Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Short hospitalizations hit hard for COVID patients

Even a relatively short hospital stay for COVID-19 can result in long-term health and financial impacts for patients, according to early results from a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), ...

Vaccination

Swiss approve second COVID jab for young people

Switzerland on Monday approved Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for youngsters aged between 12 and 17 years old, weeks after EU regulators authorised the drug for the same age group.

Neuroscience

Manual workers face twice the risk of developing ALS

ALS is a progressive neurological disease that attacks the nerves that interact with the body's muscles. The disease typically leads to complete paralysis of the body, robbing patients of their ability to walk, speak, eat ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Studies extend hopes for antibody drugs against COVID-19

New results extend hopes for drugs that supply antibodies to fight COVID-19, suggesting they can help keep patients out of the hospital and possibly prevent illness in some uninfected people.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study: In pandemic era, older adults isolated but resilient

Since the pandemic's descent, they have generally been viewed as among those at higher risk—older Americans, some of them medically vulnerable, figuring out how to navigate life in a COVID-saturated, increasingly isolated ...

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