BY ALEXANDER TIN The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now forecasting an acceleration in new COVID-19 hospitalizations over the coming month, the agency said this week, replacing a previous projection that admissions would “remain stable or have an uncertain trend.” It comes as health officials are racing to study a new highly mutated...
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What this CDC report reveal about long Covid in children?
ReutersA new report suggested that in 2022, 1% of children in the United States suffered from long-term Covid-19 symptoms, as researchers showed that those infected with the virus can sustain several signs for months. According to the report recently published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 92% of those 17 and younger...
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Covid-19 has changed and so has our immunity. Here’s how to think about risk from the virus now
By Brenda Goodman, CNNUpdated 7:58 AM EDT, Mon August 28, 2023 Experts say it’s less risky to catch Covid-19 than it used to be, but there are still good reasons not to treat it casually.Daly and Newton/The Image Bank RF/Getty ImagesCNN—Covid-19 was never just another cold. We knew it was going to stick around and...
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Long COVID Leads to Greater Health Risks, Research Finds
Editor’s note: Find the latest long COVID news and guidance in Medscape’s Long COVID Resource Center. People who have been infected with the COVID-19 virus have a greater risk of many long-term health conditions, including diabetes, lung problems, fatigue, blood clots and disorders affecting the gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal systems. That is the finding of a...
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Do You Still Need to Isolate If You Have COVID?
By Alyssa Hui Published on August 24, 2023Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels. Key Takeaways – If you test positive for COVID-19, you should isolate for at least five days even if you don’t have symptoms.– While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a five-day isolation, experts say you may have to...
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26 states see ‘substantial’ spike in COVID hospitalizations, CDC says
BY ALIX MARTICHOUX – 08/29/23 1:45 PM ET (NEXSTAR) – The summer surge in COVID-19 spread could extend into fall. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said hospitalizations rose yet again last week by another 19%. Deaths from the virus also saw a large jump: 21% in one week. The spread of the virus...
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DOGS SNIFF OUT COVID MORE EFFECTIVELY THAN TESTS
AUGUST 21ST, 2023POSTED BY SONIA FERNANDEZ-UCSB Dogs can be a faster, more precise, less expensive—not to mention friendlier—method of detecting COVID-19 than even our best current technology, a new review shows. A growing number of studies over the last two or so years has highlighted the power of dogs in detecting the stealthy virus and...
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An mRNA COVID vaccine (and potentially more) with nanoparticles, no shot needed.
by Yale University Credit: Yale University A team of researchers has developed an inhalable vaccine that successfully protects against the COVID virus. It also opens the door to delivering other messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics for gene replacement therapy and other treatments in the lungs. Results of the study, led by Prof. Mark Saltzman, are published in Science...
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Raising awareness of long COVID ‘blue legs’ symptom
by University of Leeds Patient standing at 0 minutes. Credit: Use crediting University of Leeds An unusual case of a long COVID patient’s legs turning blue after 10 minutes of standing highlights the need for greater awareness of this symptom among people with the condition, according to new research. The study, “Venous insufficiency and acrocyanosis in...
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How to protect yourself from COVID, flu and RSV this fall
It may still feel like summer, but the fall is quickly approaching — along with the risk of seasonal viruses. On “CBS Mornings” Monday, Dr. Céline Gounder, a CBS News medical contributor and editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News, shared what you need to know about protecting yourself from COVID-19, the respiratory illness RSV and...