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Over 3 Million Americans Struggle With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
MONDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 – Chronic fatigue syndrome strikes more Americans than many might think: In a first national estimate, new government data puts that number at 3.3 million. The condition...
One in Seven Adults Report Experiencing Long COVID
TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 – One in seven U.S. adults report having had long COVID at some point, according to a study published online Nov. 2 in PLOS ONE. David G. Blanchflower, Ph.D., from Dartmouth ...
Flu, COVID Cases Climb as RSV Infections Start to Level Off
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 (Healthday News) – While flu and COVID cases are now on the rise, RSV infections may soon peak and level off, U.S. health officials report. COVID-19 continues to fuel the most...
Respiratory Illnesses in China Not Caused by New Virus, CDC Director Testifies
FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 (Healthday News) – In testimony provided Thursday to members of Congress, the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that a surge in respiratory...
Day Cares Aren't COVID 'Super Spreaders,' Study Finds
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 (Healthday News) – Parents should worry less about whether their young child could catch COVID while in daycare, and worry more about them being infected at home once a...
Rates of COVID-19 Variant BA.2.86 Increasing
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning of a highly mutated COVID-19 variant, the prevalence of which has tripled in the past two weeks. Now, nearly...
U.S. Life Expectancy Makes Post-Pandemic Rise
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 – With fewer Americans dying from COVID in 2022, U.S. life expectancy rebounded a bit from declines experienced during the pandemic. According to provisional data from the...
COVID Vaccines Curbed Pandemic-Linked Surge in Preemie Births
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 – COVID vaccines saved the lives and health of countless babies by preventing their premature births, a new study shows. COVID-19 initially caused an alarming surge in...
Pandemic's Impact on Child Cognitive, Emotional Well-Being Mixed
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 – Pandemic exposure is associated with both positive and negative aspects of young children’s cognitive and emotional well-being, according to a study published online Nov. 16 ...
Fluvoxamine Does Not Shorten Duration of COVID-19 Symptoms
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 – Fluvoxamine does not reduce duration of COVID-19 symptoms in patients with mild or moderate COVID-19, according to a study published online Nov. 17 in the Journal of the ...
New COVID Variant Takes Hold in the United States
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 (Healthday News) – The prevalence of a highly mutated COVID variant has tripled in the past two weeks, new government data shows. Now, nearly 1 in 10 new COVID cases are...
Scans Show Brain Changes in People With Long COVID
MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 – People with long COVID exhibit brain changes that are different from the brains of fully recovered COVID-19 patients, a new brain scan study reports. COVID-19 induced a...
Long COVID Now Common in U.S. Nursing Homes
MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 — Repeated COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes have had a stark and lasting impact on vulnerable older residents, a new study reports. Long COVID has left many residents of t...
COVID-19 Vaccination Before Infection Cuts Risk for Long COVID
MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 – COVID-19 vaccination before infection is associated with a reduced risk for post-COVID-19-condition (PCC), according to a study published online Nov. 22 in The BMJ. Lisa...
Incidence of Local-Stage Cancers Decreased From 2019 to 2022
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 – From 2019 to 2020, the incidence of local-stage disease decreased significantly for 19 of 22 cancer types compared with stable year-over-year changes pre-COVID-19,...
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