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Federal Government Pulls Back $11.4 Billion in COVID Health Funds
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 – The federal government is clawing back $11.4 billion in COVID funding, a move that could affect local and state public health efforts across the country. The U.S....
Prevalence, Severity of Pediatric Astigmatism Increased After Pandemic
MONDAY, March 24, 2025 – The prevalence and severity of refractive astigmatism and corneal astigmatism increased among schoolchildren after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published...
Ensitrelvir Effectively Prevents Spread of COVID-19 in Households
THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 – For household contacts of individuals with COVID-19, taking ensitrelvir within 72 hours of symptoms is effective at preventing infection and generally well tolerated,...
Low-Income Folks Avoiding The ER Post-Pandemic
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 – Poor families have continued to avoid going to the emergency room post-pandemic, even as ER numbers bounced back for folks who are better-off, a new study says. During...
No Link Between COVID Vaccine During Pregnancy And Birth Defects, Study Says
MONDAY, March 17, 2025 – Pregnant women can get the COVID-19 vaccine without any fear of causing birth defects in their unborn child, a new study says. Researchers found no link between COVID...
COVID-19 Vaccination Not Linked to Major Structural Birth Defects
FRIDAY, March 14, 2025 – COVID-19 vaccination in early pregnancy (≤20 weeks of gestation) is not associated with increased prevalence of major structural birth defects, according to a study p...
Pandemic Set Kindergarteners Back Developmentally
THURSDAY, March 13, 2025 – The COVID-19 pandemic set kindergarteners’ development back in several ways, a new study says. Post-pandemic kindergarten students on average scored significantly lower in ...
COVID-19 Pandemic Linked to Developmental Changes in Kindergarteners
THURSDAY, March 13, 2025 – The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with varying developmental health outcomes in U.S. kindergarteners, including negative developmental trends in language and cognitive...
Free COVID-19 Test Program Stops Taking Orders
TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 – The U.S. government program that provides free at-home COVID tests is no longer accepting orders. The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has not...
Paxlovid May Offer Little Benefit for Vaccinated Older Adults
THURSDAY, March 6, 2025 -- The antiviral drug Paxlovid may not offer much protection against COVID-related hospitalizations or deaths for vaccinated older adults after all. Research published ...
Longtime NIH Leader Francis Collins Retires
MONDAY, March 3, 2025 – Dr. Francis Collins, the famed geneticist who led the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for 12 years and helped guide the U.S. through the COVID pandemic, has stepped down....
COVID Hospital Patients Face Increased Risk Of Death For 2+ Years Afterward
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 People hospitalized for a severe bout of COVID-19 are far from in the clear after they've recovered enough to return home, a new study says. COVID hospital patients have an...
Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Face Higher Long-Term Risk for Death, Rehospitalization
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 – Individuals previously hospitalized for COVID-19 have an increased risk for subsequent death or hospitalization for various organ disorders up to 30 months after discharge,...
PREFUL MRI Reveals Distinct Lung Phenotype in Children With Long COVID
THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2025 – Free-breathing phase-resolved functional lung (PREFUL) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-derived parameters can identify a distinct lung phenotype in children and...
Childhood Long COVID Might Be Caused By Lower Blood Flow In Lungs
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26, Blood flow problems within the lungs could be driving long COVID in some children, according to scans using an advanced form of MRI. Children and teens with long COVID appear to...