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Long COVID symptoms linked to effects on vagus nerve
Several long COVID symptoms could be linked to the effects of the coronavirus on a vital central nerve, according to new research being released...
Feature
Can cancer patients get approved COVID therapies?
Conference Coverage
New stroke risk score developed for COVID patients
The user-friendly score represents a step forward but also points to the need to better risk-stratify patients for this complex, expensive, and...
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FDA delays action on Pfizer vaccine for kids under 5
“At this time it makes sense for us to wait until we have the data of the evaluation of a third dose before taking action.”
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Omicron death rate higher than during Delta surge
“Even if on a per-case basis fewer people develop severe illness and die, when you apply a small percentage to a very large number, you get a...
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Scientists see hope in new therapy for COVID-19 brain fog patients
“There’s not a week that goes by that I don’t see someone recovering from COVID-19.”
From the Journals
Seniors face higher risk of other medical conditions after COVID-19
The risk of a new condition being triggered by COVID is more than twice as high in seniors, compared with younger patients, new research suggests...
From the Journals
Promising leads to crack long COVID discovered
It’s likely that research will show long COVID is a condition with more than one cause, experts said.
Commentary
Enough is enough: the pandemic and loss of female oncologists
While we know that female physicians already experience a greater degree of burnout, the pandemic has only added fuel to the fire.
Feature
Q&A: Long COVID symptoms, management, and where we’re headed
Long COVID continues to be a moving target – continuously evolving and still...
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Boosted Americans 97 times less likely to die of COVID-19 than unvaccinated
“The data are really stunningly obvious why a booster is really very important.”