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Risk for Severe COVID-19 Elevated for Childhood Cancer Survivors
FRIDAY, July 11, 2025 – Childhood cancer survivors have a lower risk for registered COVID-19 infection but a higher risk for severe COVID-19, according to a study published online July 4 in The...
Life Expectancy in California Has Not Recovered From COVID Drop
THURSDAY, July 10, 2025 — Even four years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, California residents aren’t living as long as they used to. New research published July 9 in the Journal of the Ame...
Increase in Chronic Digestive Disorders Seen During Pandemic
WEDNESDAY, July 9, 2025 – There was an increase in disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI) during the COVID-19 pandemic for those living in the United States, according to a study recently...
COVID-19 Pandemic Yielded Indirect Increases in Disease Burden
MONDAY, July 7, 2025 – The COVID-19 pandemic yielded indirect increases in disease burden for specific causes, including mental health disorders, according to a study published online July 2 in The...
70 Percent Say They Would Conduct At-Home Test for Suspected COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, July 2, 2025 – Seventy percent of U.S. adults would conduct a home test for suspected COVID-19, according to a study published online June 30 in JAMA Network Open. Kimberly A. Fisher,...
2023 to 2024 COVID-19 Vaccine Provided Additional Effectiveness
WEDNESDAY, July 2, 2025 – The 2023 to 2024 COVID-19 vaccine provided additional effectiveness against medically attended COVID-19, according to a study published online June 24 in JAMA Network Open....
IBS Rates Nearly Doubled During the Pandemic
MONDAY, July 1, 2025 — The COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on Americans’ guts, researchers report. Gut disorders like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) increased significantly during the COVID-19 pan...
COVID Vaccine Labels To Warn of Rare Heart Risk
FRIDAY, June 27, 2025 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added new warnings to the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines about a rare heart condition that mostly affects young men. The u...
Wastewater Can Accurately Predict COVID-19 Surges
THURSDAY, June 26, 2025 — Keeping tabs on COVID-19 outbreaks is as easy as tracking a city’s wastewater, a new study says. Levels of the COVID virus, SARS-CoV-2, found in wastewater samples acc...
Updated COVID Vaccines Effective Against New Strains
THURSDAY, June 26, 2025 — Updated COVID-19 vaccines are keeping up with new coronavirus strains and remain effective for keeping people out of the hospital, a new study says. The study, which e...
FDA Medwatch Alert: FDA Approves Required Updated Warning in Labeling of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Regarding Myocarditis and Pericarditis Following Vaccination
FDA Safety Communication June 25, 2025 Purpose: To inform the public and healthcare providers that FDA has required and approved updates to the Prescribing Information for Comirnaty (COVID-19 Va...
How Wildfires Might Increase Risk Of Flu, COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 — Wildfires might inadvertently increase the risk of flu and COVID-19 outbreaks, a new study argues. Sky-choking wildfire smoke tends to drive people indoors, and infectious d...
CDC Vaccine Expert Resigns After RFK Jr. Cuts Advisers
WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 — A senior scientist at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has resigned, warning that changes in leadership may weaken the country’s vaccine program. Dr...
Worse Outcomes Seen for Unvaccinated Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19, AKI
WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 – For patients hospitalized with COVID-19 infection and acute kidney injury (AKI), those who are unvaccinated have worse outcomes in terms of kidney function and mortality,...
COVID Vaccine Protects Against Kidney Damage During Infection
MONDAY, June 16, 2025 — Kidney damage is common during a severe case of COVID-19, but vaccination appears to protect people against this life-threatening side effect, a new study says. Unvaccinated C...