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SARS-CoV-2 stays in GI tract long after it clears the lungs
Researchers find COVID RNA remnants in the stool up to 7 months after diagnosis and say that infection of the GI tract may play a role in long...
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Children and COVID: New cases climb slowly but steadily
Rates of new admissions climb, vary widely among the states.
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My choice? Unvaccinated pose outsize risk to vaccinated
“The choice of some individuals to refuse vaccination is likely to affect the health and safety of vaccinated people in a manner disproportionate...
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COVID fallout: ‘Alarming’ dip in routine vax for pregnant women
Rates of influenza and Tdap immunization declined at Medicaid clinics in Houston after the pandemic hit.
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CDC predicts a rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths in coming weeks
On average, more than 2,200 COVID-19 patients are entering the hospital each day, which has increased about 20% in the last week.
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Evidence mounts for need to study Pfizer’s Paxlovid for long COVID, researchers say
“It provides evidence that we really need to study this soon, and ... systematically, which means randomized trials.”
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Pandemic’s impact on surgical training is lessening, but trainees’ mental health still at risk
“The negative impact of the pandemic on trainee emotional well-being persists.”
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COVID booster mounts ‘brisk’ response in patients with cancer
“Anti-RBD can potentially be used to prioritize additional vaccine doses, especially in regions of the world with limited vaccine resources.”
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FDA limits use of J&J COVID vaccine over blood clot risk
“We recognize that the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine still has a role in the current pandemic response in the United States and across the global...
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COVID-19 worsens asthma in children
Infected children had significantly more asthma visits, hospitalizations, emergency inhaler use, and steroid treatments during the six months...
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Awareness, use of anti-COVID drugs is low
“More awareness of effective medicines for COVID-19 among the public and healthcare workers is needed to prevent serious disease and death.”
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When it’s not long, but medium COVID?
These symptoms are not severe enough to warrant stopping their job or changing their job schedules. They go back to work but start noticing...