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CDC Advises Updated COVID Vaccine for Everyone Over 6 Months of Age
FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 – As a summer wave of COVID infections rolls across the country, U.S. health officials have recommended that all Americans over the age of 6 months get one of the updated COVID...
Feel Sick? Waiting at Least 2 Days Before COVID Test Is Best
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 – The COVID virus, or rather people's immune response to it, has changed and it might be prudent to wait a couple days after symptoms start before taking a COVID test,...
Summer COVID Cases Are Rising Across America
TUESDAY, June 25, 2024 – As scorching summer temperatures drive Americans indoors and millions travel for vacations and family gatherings, COVID infections are again climbing, U.S. health officials...
Cannabis Use Tied to Risk of COVID-19 Hospitalizations, ICU Admissions
TUESDAY, June 25, 2024 – Current cannabis use may be an independent risk factor for COVID-19–related complications, according to a study published online June 21 in JAMA Network Open. Nicholas B. Gr...
COVID-19 Vaccination Not Tied to Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
TUESDAY, June 25, 2024 – mRNA COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy is not associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, according to a study published in the June issue...
Plane Hygiene: Staying Healthy at 35,000 Feet
SATURDAY, June 22, 2024 – The pandemic highlighted the risk that air travel carries for the spread of infectious diseases, and that risk remains even though the health emergency has passed....
U.S. Gun Injury Rates in 2023 Topped Pre-Pandemic Levels
FRIDAY, June 21, 2024 – For the fourth year in a row, rates of gun injuries stayed above levels seen before the pandemic, a new government report shows. Race played a key role in who saw those...
Maternal Distress Tied to Changes in Brain Growth of Offspring
FRIDAY, June 21, 2024 – Regional neonatal brain volumes are associated with elevated maternal psychological distress, according to a study published online June 20 in JAMA Network Open. Susan ...
Nearly One in Four Do Not Recover From COVID-19 by 90 Days
WEDNESDAY, June 19, 2024 – Just under one-quarter of adults with self-reported COVID-19 report they had not recovered by 90 days, according to a study published online June 17 in JAMA Network Open. ...
Most Americans Believe Pandemic Policies Were Good Idea: Poll
TUESDAY, June 18, 2024 – Despite all the grumbling at the time, most Americans now look back upon pandemic-era policies as a good idea, a new poll shows. A majority of Americans see four key...
FDA Tells Vaccine Makers to Target New COVID Variant for Fall
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 – COVID vaccine makers will be advised to update their shots to target the KP.2 variant, an offshoot of the JN.1 variant that spread widely last winter, the U.S. Food and Drug...
Residual Risk Seen for Death, Postacute Sequelae in Third Year After COVID-19 Hospitalization
THURSDAY, June 13, 2024 – For individuals with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, the risks for death and postacute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) reduce over three...
Expert Panel Develops New Definition of Long COVID
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 – A new proposed definition for Long COVID could help patients get the help they need, a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine says....
Systemic Side Effects of COVID-19 Vaccine Tied to Greater nAB Response
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 – Short-term systemic side effects of the severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) mRNA vaccine are associated with greater long-lasting neutralizing antibody (nAB)...
Moderna Announces Good Results From Trial of Combo COVID/Flu Vaccine
MONDAY, June 10, 2024 – An experimental vaccine that could offer one-stop prevention for both COVID-19 and influenza is showing positive results among older adults in trials, maker Moderna announced...
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