COVID-19 may be a new risk factor for chronic pain, national study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2023
Fully 26% of study participants with moderate to severe COVID-19 symptoms reported frequent pain, researchers report.
COVID-19 vaccines 31 percent effective among ‘up-to-date’ residents, CDC says
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 23, 2023
COVID-19 mRNA vaccination was 31% effective against infection for nursing home residents who were up to date on their shots between November 2022 and January 2023, according to the CDC’s latest data...
HHS urges clinicians to watch for ‘devastating’ mental health effects of long COVID
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 22, 2023
Clinicians should keep a lookout for debilitating mental health symptoms related to long COVID, a new HHS advisory cautions. Older adults may be at particularly high risk.
Hospitalizations involving fungal infections up during COVID-19
Jun 20, 2023
During 2020 to 2021, patients hospitalized with COVID-19-associated fungal infections had higher length of stay, ICU admission and in-hospital mortality, researchers report.
FDA’s advisers vote for revamped COVID-19 boosters
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 16, 2023
Vaccine advisers to the FDA on Thursday voted unanimously to recommend that new COVID-19 shots for fall tackle the highly prevalent XBB omicron subvariant of SARS-CoV-2.
Gentle cleansers and harsh soaps equally effective at killing deadly viruses, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 13, 2023
Gentle cleansers are just as effective as harsh soaps at killing deadly viral pathogens — even after adding moisturizers, a new study has found.
Healthcare use rises in the 6 months after severe COVID recovery: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 14, 2022
Persistent post-COVID conditions, including alopecia (hair loss), bronchitis and pulmonary embolism, have driven excess healthcare usage, investigators say.
CDC extends free COVID-19 PCR testing program to assisted living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 07, 2022
Assisted living communities now have access to free COVID-19 testing through a federal program that previously targeted schools, shelters and correctional facilities.
Pandemic research uncovers new links between COVID and cognitive decline
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Aug 04, 2022
Studies presented at a major Alzheimer’s conference are shedding new light on how the pandemic has impacted patients’ thinking skills and memory.
AHCA/NCAL, 15 other groups pressure HHS to extend public health emergency
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 12, 2022
Sixteen national organizations were thinking of fall and the flu Tuesday when they asked HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra to extend the public health emergency related to COVID-19.