Flu cases on the rise in California; doctors urge vaccinations
With months left of flu season, influenza cases are on the rise in California and transmission is high in the San Francisco Bay Area, data shows.
Feb 2, 2026
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Respiratory Tract Diseases: News and Research on COVID-19
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Trump policies at odds with emerging understanding of COVID's long-term harm
Possible risk of autism in children. Dormant cancer cells awakening. Accelerating aging of the brain. Federal officials in May 2023 declared an end to the national COVID pandemic. But more than two years later, a growing ...
Feb 2, 2026
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Managing long COVID energy levels with a new activity-tracking app
The first study to test a digital tool designed to help people with long COVID manage their energy levels has been developed by a team of researchers. The paper published in Nature Communications is titled "A Digital Platform ...
Feb 2, 2026
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Sewage monitoring uncovers 'invisible' COVID-19 cases missed by testing
As COVID-19 testing becomes less routine, official case numbers can make outbreaks look smaller than they really are. A research team led by Professor Michio Murakami has now shown that wastewater surveillance can uncover ...
Jan 29, 2026
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Experts advocate reformulating health systems in the Amazon in light of climate change
A multidisciplinary team of Brazilian researchers argues in an article published in the BMJ that health systems in the Brazilian Amazon must be redesigned in light of climate change, extreme weather events, and food insecurity. ...
Jan 29, 2026
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Metformin shown to prevent long COVID across risk groups in multiple randomized trials
Multiple randomized clinical trials and electronic health record studies now show that metformin, a widely used and well-established medication, significantly reduces the risk of developing long COVID when taken during or ...
Jan 29, 2026
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How does long COVID develop? New piece of the puzzle found
How long COVID develops is still largely unknown. New molecular connections are revealed in a recent study led by the Center for Individualized Infection Medicine (CiiM), which is a joint institution of the Helmholtz Center ...
Jan 29, 2026
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Blood test detects lingering lung damage after COVID 19
A study into the long-term health impacts of coronavirus, led by experts from the University of Leicester, Imperial College London and University College London, has found changes in the blood after COVID-19 that might pinpoint ...
Jan 29, 2026
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US life expectancy hit an all-time high in 2024, CDC says
U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024—the highest mark in American history.
Jan 29, 2026
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Altered brain connection found in people with ME/CFS and long COVID
People with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and long COVID experience a disruption to their brain connectivity during a mentally demanding task.
Jan 28, 2026
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