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Seniors intend to receive variant-specific COVID booster in coming months
The vast majority of respondents said their clinician’s recommendations were “very important” or “somewhat important” in their decision to receive...
From the Journals
Sexual dysfunction, hair loss linked with long COVID
The symptoms, among others, join a list of better-known symptoms linked to long COVID.
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Regular fasting linked to less severe COVID: Study
“Intermittent fasting has already shown to lower inflammation and improve cardiovascular health.”
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Children and COVID: Severe illness rising as vaccination effort stalls
New cases continue to climb, but the pace of that increase has slowed.
From the Journals
Updates on treatment/prevention of VTE in cancer patients
“Because patients with cancer have a baseline increased risk of VTE, compared with patients without cancer, the combination of both COVID-19 and...
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New Omicron COVID boosters coming soon: What to know now
Federal health officials are still hammering out details of guidelines and recommendations of who should get the boosters.
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Haven’t had COVID yet? Wanna bet?
These silent COVID-19 cases reflect a hidden side of the pandemic that may be helping to drive new surges and viral variants.
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: Weekly cases top 95,000, admissions continue to rise
The first children under age 5 years to receive the COVID-19 vaccine have been getting in line again for their second shot.
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Evusheld for COVID-19: Lifesaving and free, but still few takers
“HHS hasn’t made a major educational effort to promote it.”
From the Journals
‘Striking’ disparities in CVD deaths persist across COVID waves
Black Americans have almost threefold higher rates of excess cardiovascular disease mortality than Whites, according to a national analysis of...
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More evidence that COVID-19 started in Wuhan marketplace
“Now I realize it sounds like I just said that a once-in-a-generation event happened twice in short succession, and pandemics are indeed rare.”