Poll shows Americans view COVID-19 vaccines as unsafe for pregnant women
Love Employee / iStock Today, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published updated guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and...
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Inhaled heparin slashes ventilation, death in COVID patients, analysis suggests
A meta-trial of randomized clinical studies conducted in 6 countries suggests that the use of inhaled heparin dramatically reduced the risk...
Viewpoint: What we don’t see about vaccines COULD hurt us
Leaders with the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have announced changes to vaccine recommendations and made statements...
COVID vaccines may have averted thousands of hospital stays in infants, pregnant women over 18 months
A US modeling study published yesterday in JAMA Pediatrics estimates that vaccinating pregnant women against COVID-19 prevented 7,000 hospitalizations in infants...
Nearly 7 in 10 COVID survivors tested didn’t know they had a dulled sense of smell
Even if they don't notice it, COVID-19 survivors' sense of smell may remain impaired for years after infection, the Researching...
Infectious disease specialists lament ‘chaos’ of recent ACIP meeting
Experts with the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) today expressed alarm and concern about vaccine access now and in...
Study links long COVID to higher risk of heavy menstrual bleeding
m-gucci / iStock Women who have long COVID are at higher risk for heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB), perhaps from an...
Older adults less likely to be classified as having long COVID, study finds
Self Magazine / Flickr cc Seven Northeast states and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative (NPHC)...
CDC advisers weaken COVID vaccine recommendations but stop short of requiring prescriptions
After at times contentious discussions over the science behind COVID vaccine and suspicions over its impacts, the vaccine advisory panel...
Northeast states form alliance to make public health guidance as Vermont, DC ensure COVID vaccine access
Self Magazine / Flickr cc Seven Northeast states and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative (NPHC)...