Paxlovid is the leading oral medication for preventing severe cases of COVID-19 in high-risk individuals. However, symptoms returned in some patients after treatment was completed, prompting the Centers for Disease Control ...
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After adding, and then deleting, a recommendation that U.S. travelers wear masks to protect themselves from monkeypox, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still says that those traveling to countries where ...
Jun 8, 2022
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Understanding how infectious diseases, such as COVID-19 (causative pathogen—SARS-CoV-2), spread requires a deep understanding of our social connections and networks. It is the way forward for efficient infection prevention ...
Apr 27, 2022
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If you're wondering why after two vaccination doses and a booster shot, you still got sick from the Omicron strain of the virus that causes COVID-19, one possible answer may have been found in a recent study by researchers ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Almost three-quarters of antibiotics prescriptions to patients aged 65 years or older, and two thirds to Black patients, are inappropriate, according to a study analyzing over 7 billion visits to doctor's offices, hospital ...
Apr 21, 2022
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A new U.S. government center aims to become the National Weather Service for infectious diseases—an early warning system to help guide the response to COVID-19 and future pandemics.
Apr 19, 2022
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Immunity from a bout of COVID-19 may provide some protection against the virus, but a new study suggests it may not be enough to keep you out of the hospital.
Apr 14, 2022
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A very small percentage of people with HIV-1, known as "post-treatment controllers" (PTCs), are able to control their infection after interrupting all antiretroviral therapy. Understanding the fundamental mechanisms that ...
Apr 14, 2022
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As we head toward winter, the likelihood of picking up a pesky cold increases. But COVID changes how we approach sore throats and runny noses.
Mar 28, 2022
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The new Omicron subvariant, BA.2, is spreading across the United States and will soon take over as the major COVID variant, White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday.
Mar 24, 2022
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