Vaccination
It's flu vaccine time and seniors need revved-up shots
Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans: Don't skip your flu shot this fall—and seniors, ask for a special extra-strength kind.
Oct 3, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How historical precedents impeded recognition of airborne COVID-19 transmission
Millions of people have died of coronavirus infection since 2020 because influential institutions took too long to recognize that it is primarily airborne, and a new University of Colorado Boulder-led historical analysis ...
Sep 2, 2022
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Medications
COVID-19 patients in the community do not benefit from colchicine or aspirin
A randomized trial in nearly 4,000 outpatients with COVID-19 has found no benefit of treatment with aspirin or colchicine. The late breaking research was presented in a Hot Line session on 29 August at ESC Congress 2022.
Aug 30, 2022
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Expect a different flu season: Why you'll want to be vaccinated for flu
COVID-19 may be the most prominent virus of concern in the U.S. now, but public health officials also are preparing for seasonal influenza. And indications are it could be a different season than what the U.S. experienced ...
Aug 25, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
RSV, colds, fever, COVID: This year's back-to-school guide for parents
When children go back to school, parents go back to monitoring their kids' coughs, sniffles, fevers, and other symptoms of illness. But this year will be different. Common colds and other viruses that nearly vanished during ...
Aug 16, 2022
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Polio detected in NYC's sewage, suggesting virus circulating
The virus that causes polio has been found in New York City's wastewater in another sign that the disease, which hadn't been seen in the U.S. in a decade, is quietly spreading among unvaccinated people, health officials said ...
Aug 12, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How does monkeypox spread? An expert explains why it isn't an STI and what counts as close contact
Monkeypox is caused by a virus that, despite periodic outbreaks, is not thought to spread easily from person to person and historically has not spurred long chains of transmission within communities. Now, many researchers ...
Aug 9, 2022
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CDC set to ease COVID guidance, including for schools
Americans could see an easing of COVID-19 social distancing recommendations as soon as this week.
Aug 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cases of potentially deadly parechovirus in infants are surging
Parechovirus, a virus that can cause severe illness in infants, is on the rise in parts of the United States.
Aug 3, 2022
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Genetic mutations not behind monkeypox spread, virologist says
The current monkeypox outbreak is moving faster than any in recent history, but Washington State University virologist Heather Koehler does not see a reason for the rapid spread in the virus itself.
Aug 1, 2022
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