The new COVID vaccine is out. Why you might not want to rush to get it.
The FDA has approved an updated COVID-19 shot for everyone 6 months old and up, which renews a now-annual quandary for Americans: Get the shot now, with the latest covid outbreak sweeping the country,...
View ArticleThe technology used to make the COVID vaccine may be key to pancreatic cancer...
Kendall Staton | (TNS) Lexington Herald-Leader LEXINGTON, Ky. — Researchers at the University of Kentucky are testing the effectiveness of a vaccine that may be able to treat pancreatic cancer. As one...
View ArticleNew COVID-19 XEC variant circulating just before fall
Ella Gonzales | (TNS) Fort Worth Star-Telegram A new COVID-19 variant, XEC, has arrived just before fall. The new variant has sprouted from the omicron variant that developed in late 2021. Although XEC...
View ArticleStudy shows how pandemic affected teen boys and girls differently
Jayati Ramakrishnan | (TNS) The Seattle Times SEATTLE — Being a teen during the first part of the COVID pandemic meant experiencing many milestones — the first day of high school, birthdays, graduation...
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Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after ‘nightmare’ COVID conditions, with little...
Amy Maxmen | (TNS) KFF Health News One evening in May, nursing assistant Debra Ragoonanan’s vision blurred during her shift at a state-run Massachusetts veterans home. As her head spun, she said, she...
View ArticleHere’s why getting a COVID shot during pregnancy is important
Jackie Fortiér | Kaiser Health News (TNS) 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...
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Do at-home COVID tests actually expire?
Angela Rodriguez | (TNS) The Sacramento Bee While many respiratory viruses — including COVID-19, RSV and influenza — circulate year-round in California, they are typically more active between October...
View ArticleStudy: Severe COVID raised risk of heart attack, stroke as much as having...
Emily Alpert Reyes | (TNS) Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — People hospitalized for COVID-19 early in the pandemic suffered an increased risk of serious “cardiac events” such as heart attacks and...
View ArticleDo I need a second dose of the new COVID-19 vaccine?
Yes, older Americans should get yet another COVID shot — but if you have already gotten the latest version, there’s no rush. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week said that people 65...
View ArticleDon’t throw out expired COVID-19 tests, FDA says
Morayo Ogunbayo | (TNS) The Atlanta Journal-Constitution You probably have a cabinet full of rapid COVID-19 tests you’ve accumulated. The expiration dates have come closer and closer, with some tests...
View ArticleTrump chooses Stanford’s Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, outspoken critic of COVID...
WASHINGTON — President elect Donald J. Trump announced on Tuesday night that he would nominate Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford professor of health policy and outspoken critic of the nation’s public...
View Article5 things we know and still don’t know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared
By LAURAN NEERGAARD, LAURA UNGAR and MIKE STOBBE Five years ago, a cluster of people in Wuhan, China, fell sick with a virus never before seen in the world. The germ didn’t have a name, nor did the...
View ArticleLong-COVID patients are frustrated that federal research hasn’t found new...
By Sarah Boden, KFF Health News Erica Hayes, 40, has not felt healthy since November 2020 when she first fell ill with COVID. Related Articles Health | Lehigh Valley food safety reports: Moldy produce,...
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Long COVID is creating tension between doctors and patients
It’s been four years since Jennifer Hooper, 56, has been able to work or drive. On bad days, she can’t make herself dinner. Her career as a senior marketing director with a software startup came to a...
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Photos: The 5-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic
Five years ago, reports of a new and mysterious virus emanating from China gripped the globe in terror and uncertainty. As infections spread across continents, humanity raced to better understand the...
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Five years ago, COVID gripped the world in fear. Now scientists, doctors warn...
CHICAGO — The patient wasn’t initially worried when she first caught COVID-19. Fully vaccinated and relatively healthy at the age of 41, Johanna Claudette of the Irving Park neighborhood thought the...
View ArticleWhat are people asking about COVID-19 – and what do doctors wish patients knew?
By Michael Merschel, American Heart Association News In the first days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was full of questions. Dr. Jeffrey Hsu recalls the fear of the unknown as he and other health...
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