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Insomnia Found to Be Common Among Nonhospitalized COVID-19 Survivors

TUESDAY, Feb. 13, 2024 – There is a substantial burden of insomnia among nonhospitalized COVID-19 survivors, according to a study published online Feb. 4 in Frontiers in Public Health. Huong Thi ...

COVID-19 Tied to Significant Increase in Outpatient Health Care

TUESDAY, Feb. 13, 2024 – Outpatient use increases significantly in the month after COVID-19 infection when compared with uninfected individuals, according to a study published online Feb. 9 in JAMA ...

Exercise a Lot? You May Lower Your Risk of COVID Infection, Hospitalization

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14, 2024 – Folks who get regular exercise are less likely to become infected with COVID or develop a severe case requiring a hospital stay, a new study finds. Compared to couch...

CDC May Consider Loosening COVID Isolation Guidance

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14, 2024 – New, proposed guidance being weighed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to...

One in 10 Pregnant Women With COVID Will Develop Long COVID

TUESDAY, Feb. 13, 2024 – Nearly 1 in every 10 women infected with COVID during pregnancy will go on to develop long COVID, a new study says. A little more than 9% of pregnant women developed long...

COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Safe During Pregnancy

TUESDAY, Feb. 13, 2024 – Vaccination of pregnant individuals with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines is not associated with increased risks for neonatal adverse events, according to a study published online in...

Online Physical, Mental Rehab Aids Quality of Life With Long COVID

FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 – An online, home-based group physical and mental health rehabilitation program improves health-related quality of life in adults with long COVID, according to a study published...

Dr. Anthony Fauci to Publish Memoir 'On Call' in June

THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – Dr. Anthony Fauci, who helped Americans navigate the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the COVID-19 pandemic, will reflect on his career in a memoir set for release this summer. His...

Americans Have One Trusted Source for Info on COVID Vaccines

THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – A doctor or nurse might be the only person capable of convincing a vaccine-hesitant person to get the COVID jab, a new study shows. Those who trust the medical profession...

Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Has Effectiveness of 54 Percent

TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 – Updated monovalent COVID-19 vaccines offer vaccine effectiveness (VE) of 54 percent against symptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)...

More Evidence COVID Shot in Pregnancy Is Safe, Healthy for Babies

TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 – The COVID-19 vaccine given to pregnant women does no harm to their unborn babies, and can actually lower the risk of serious complications in newborns, a new study finds....

Even Mild Cases of COVID Can Leave Lingering Insomnia

MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 – Even mild cases of COVID can trigger insomnia in most people, a new study reports. About three out of four people with mild COVID (76%) reported experiencing insomnia...

Wellness Visits, Preventive Screenings Not Back to Prepandemic Levels

FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – Wellness visits and preventive health screenings have not returned to prepandemic levels, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in JAMA Health Forum. Christopher Alba,...

Why Some Folks Get COVID and Others Never Do

FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) – Everyone knows someone who gets COVID-19 repeatedly, and they probably also have that annoying friend who's never had the illness. What gives? According to...

Latest COVID Vaccine Shields Against Current Dominant Strain

FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – In some good news for those folks who rolled up their sleeves for the latest COVID vaccine last fall, new government research shows the updated shots halve the chances of...

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