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Monday, July 8, 2024 8:02 AM
AstraZeneca said on Monday that the European Union drug regulator has accepted a market authorization application for its investigational COVID-19 prevention drug, sipavibart, for an accelerated assessment.
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Friday, July 5, 2024 8:02 AM
People who have recovered from long COVID can suffer relapses or flare-ups from new viral infections—not just from COVID but from cold, flu, and other viral pathogens, researchers have found.
By Staff
Friday, July 5, 2024 7:59 AM
COVID-19 cases have been on the rise nationwide this summer, and now wastewater monitoring data suggests a further increase may be underway in the Western part of the U.S.
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Tuesday, July 2, 2024 8:02 AM
The majority of physicians assistants (PAs) expressed high career satisfaction. The physicians they work with treat them well, and they’re glad they became a PA. However, some reported ongoing challenges: lingering issues from the pandemic, lack of respect from physicians, challenging times ahead with the proposed title change, and a fight for greater practice autonomy.
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Tuesday, July 2, 2024 6:09 AM
Getting an mRNA COVID-19 shot during the first trimester of pregnancy didn't lead to an increased risk of major structural birth defects, a multi-site retrospective cohort study found.
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Monday, July 1, 2024 6:09 AM
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) endorsed new COVID-19 and influenza vaccines for the 2024-2025 respiratory virus season on Thursday.
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Friday, June 28, 2024 8:02 AM
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that individuals aged six months and older should be given an updated COVID-19 vaccine for the 2024-25 immunization campaign, irrespective of whether they have previously been vaccinated for the disease.
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Friday, June 28, 2024 7:59 AM
Like clockwork, the summer resurgence of COVID-19 has become as expected as the changing of seasons.
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Thursday, June 27, 2024 8:02 AM
The annual summer surge of COVID-19 infections has begun, fueled by the spread of new variants. People congregating indoors to avoid extreme heat and an extremely busy July 4 travel period are expected to drive up infections.
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Wednesday, June 26, 2024 8:02 AM
When the National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched a $1 billion dollar research effort in 2021 focused on long COVID, hopes were high that it would lead to some answers for the mysterious riddle of the complex condition. Now, more than 3 years later and with total funding of about $1.6 billion, critics contend the federal government has little to show for its efforts.
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Tuesday, June 25, 2024 8:02 AM
Cannabis use was significantly associated with a greater risk of severe outcomes following a COVID-19 infection, according to a retrospective study that spanned the first 2 years of the pandemic.
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Monday, June 24, 2024 8:02 AM
New research found women aged 21-65 years who were due for a Papanicolaou (Pap) test to screen for cervical cancer were about 30% less likely in 2022 to report having received one in the past year than women were in 2019. The likelihood of Pap testing in the past year did not differ between 2019 and 2020, during the early part of the pandemic.
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Friday, June 21, 2024 8:02 AM
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Thursday it will provide up to $500 million for mid-stage trials evaluating vaccines administered as a nasal spray or pill to protect against symptomatic COVID-19.
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Friday, June 21, 2024 6:09 AM
Left amygdalar volumes were smaller in newborns whose mothers had high psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic, a small cross-sectional study suggested.
By Staff
Thursday, June 20, 2024 8:02 AM
Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I'm Dr F. Perry Wilson of the Yale School of Medicine. I want to help people suffering from long COVID as much as anyone. But we have a real problem. In brief, we are being too inclusive. The first thing you learn, when you start studying the epidemiology of diseases, is that you need a good case definition. And our case definition for long COVID sucks.