Pediatrics
Pediatrician explains how COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest children are being tested
For some parents of young children, the wait for COVID-19 vaccines has been long and agonizing.
Mar 31, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Diabetes & COVID-19: Scientists explore potential connection
When their 11-year-old son started losing weight and drinking lots of water, Tabitha and Bryan Balcitis chalked it up to a growth spurt and advice from his health class. But unusual crankiness and lethargy raised their concern, ...
Mar 16, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
I'm at home with COVID. When do I need to see a doctor? And what treatments are available?
Sorry to hear you tested positive.
Mar 9, 2022
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Vaccination
Needle-free injection evolves toward a highly precise, safe and low-waste technology
Fear of needles is, for part of the population, the main reason for not getting a COVID-19 vaccine. That fear is demonstrated by the fact that needleless techniques have been in development for more than 150 years. A new ...
Jan 21, 2022
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Medications
Two COVID-19 pills could change the course of the pandemic
Imagine being able to go to your local pharmacy and pick up a bottle of pills to treat COVID-19 that would have you feeling better in days. Soon, that could be the reality because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is ...
Nov 29, 2021
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Medications
Pfizer's pill is the latest COVID treatment to show promise. Here are more
Pfizer says its antiviral COVID treatment Paxlovid cuts the chance of ending up in hospital or dying by 89%.
Nov 12, 2021
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Health
Can healthy people who eat right and exercise skip the COVID-19 vaccine? Nope.
I'm a fitness enthusiast. I also adhere to a nutrient-dense, "clean" eating program, which means I minimize my sugar intake and eat a lot of whole foods for the purpose of optimizing my health.
Sep 28, 2021
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Medications
New treatments for COVID-19 may stave off the worst effects of the virus
Even with three highly effective vaccines available in abundance throughout the country, the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 continues to cause a large number of new infections, particularly in states where vaccination rates ...
Sep 20, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Making the case for intranasal COVID-19 vaccines
A microbiologist and an immunologist from the University of Alabama at Birmingham have published a Perspective piece in the journal Science outlining the possible benefits of developing COVID-19 vaccines delivered in an intranasal ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID correlated to loss of brain tissue
Early in the pandemic, it became clear that COVID-19 wasn't just a disease of the lungs. The heart, kidneys and liver could also be affected. Many patients also suffered from neurological problems, including "brain fog", ...
Jun 30, 2021
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