By Staff
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 6:09 AM
The FDA authorized the first at-home dual flu and COVID antigen test outside of emergency use authorities.
By Staff
Monday, October 7, 2024 8:02 AM
When Kimberly Fisher, MD, was a junior doctor, she got fired up when patients showed hesitancy about vaccines. She responded by providing numbers, data, and facts that proved vaccines were safe and effective in preventing life-threatening diseases. But she soon realized that regurgitating scientific evidence wasn't a winning strategy.
By Staff
Monday, October 7, 2024 8:02 AM
In Germany, the activity of acute respiratory diseases is at a higher level than usual for this time of year because of rhinoviruses and SARS-CoV-2, according to the Robert Koch Institute, Germany. If a patient has a fever and cough and feels exhausted, it could be COVID-19. What significance do rapid tests have? And when should doctors advise their patients about them?
By Staff
Monday, October 7, 2024 8:02 AM
Nearly 90% of babies who had to be hospitalized with COVID-19 had mothers who didn't get the vaccine while they were pregnant, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings appear in the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
By Staff
Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:02 AM
Gabrielle Jospa, 15, was diagnosed with long COVID after a serious bout with acute COVID-19 that left her hospitalized in 2021. Since then, the Long Island, New York, teen has had crippling headaches, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), fatigue, joint pain, anxiety, and problems at school.
By Staff
Thursday, October 3, 2024 6:09 AM
Low doses of lithium aspartate did not successfully treat neurologic symptoms of long COVID, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial showed.
By Staff
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 7:59 AM
What’s the outlook for COVID-19 and flu this fall and winter? It’ll probably be a lot like last year, experts say.
By Staff
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 8:02 AM
For patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D), a positive test or hospitalization for COVID-19 increases the risk of developing hypertension, chronic kidney disease (CKD) and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).
By Staff
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 7:59 AM
Pregnant mothers plan and envision their child’s first months of life in detail, from buying adorable tiny socks to researching the best strollers. But health care officials are urging more mothers to consider a move that could help keep their babies from being hospitalized during early infancy: getting a COVID vaccine while pregnant.
By Staff
Monday, September 30, 2024 6:09 AM
Fewer children born during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic received recommended vaccines compared with those born in the 2 years before the pandemic, according to CDC data.
By Staff
Friday, September 27, 2024 8:02 AM
The origin of the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked much debate, and various hypotheses have been put forward.
By Staff
Friday, September 27, 2024 6:09 AM
The rate of sudden unexpected infant deaths (SUID) increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a potential link to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) hospitalizations, according to a national study.
By Staff
Thursday, September 26, 2024 6:09 AM
The new COVID-19 variant XEC may overtake others in circulation to become dominant in the coming months, experts said, but will not prompt a meaningful change in symptoms or vaccine response.
By Staff
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 6:09 AM
Treatment with the antiviral remdesivir (Veklury) plus dexamethasone was linked to fewer deaths among patients hospitalized for COVID-19 compared with dexamethasone monotherapy, a retrospective study suggested.
By Staff
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 7:59 AM
Free COVID tests from the federal government will soon be available for order, perhaps as early as late September.