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Long COVID Severity Linked to White Blood Cell Count
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 – A simple blood test might determine which patients are at risk for long COVID, a new study says. Higher levels of leukocytes – a form of white blood cell – are associated w...
Leukocyte Count Predictor of Future Long COVID Severity in Postmenopausal Women
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 – Leukocyte count is an independent predictor of future postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 infection (PASC) in postmenopausal women, according to a...
Stimulant Dispensing to Children Decreased After Start of Pandemic, During Shortage
MONDAY, Jan. 27, 2025 – Stimulant dispensing to children aged 5 to 17 years decreased after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and during a shortage of immediate-release mixed amphetamine salts in...
CIA Now Backs Lab Leak Theory for COVID-19, But Confidence Remains Low
MONDAY, Jan. 27, 2025 – After years of speculation, the CIA has weighed in yet again: A lab leak is now considered the likely origin of the COVID pandemic. However, the agency admits it has "low ...
Women Face Higher Risk for Long COVID
MONDAY, Jan. 27, 2025 – Women have a higher risk for developing long COVID than men, according to a study published online Jan. 22 in JAMA Network Open. Dimpy P. Shah, M.D., Ph.D., from the ...
How To Fight Common Wintertime Respiratory Viruses
SATURDAY, Jan. 25, 2025 — In the throes of winter's yearly round of respiratory virus outbreaks, it pays to remember what Grandma told you. Wash your hands often, cover your nose and mouth with a t...
Most People With Long COVID Do Not Recover in Second Year of Illness
THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 – The majority of working-age patients with postacute sequelae of COVID-19/post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) do not recover in the second year of their illness, according to a...
COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Reducing Childhood Vaccinations
FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 – Hesitancy over the COVID-19 vaccine is leading some parents to skip important vaccinations for their children. Young children of parents who declined the COVID vaccine are...
Trump Issues Executive Order Withdrawing U.S. From WHO
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 – In one of his first presidential actions on Monday, President Trump issued an executive order withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization. The...
COVID-19 Doesn't Worsen Multiple Sclerosis, Study Says
FRIDAY, Dec. 27, 2024 – People with multiple sclerosis (MS) have been concerned that a COVID-19 infection could cause the symptoms of their nerve disease to become even worse. But a new study should...
COVID-19 Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 – COVID-19 appears to increase a person’s risk of developing chronic fatigue syndrome. People who’ve caught COVID are nearly five times more likely to develop chronic fatigue s...
Risk for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Higher After COVID-19
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2025 – The risk for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is increased following COVID-19, according to a study published online Jan. 13 in the Journal of ...
Vaccination Does Not Impact Long COVID Neurological Symptoms
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2025 – Vaccination prior to COVID-19 infection does not significantly affect neurological symptoms in patients with postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to a...
Interviews ID Factors Tied to COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Black Women
TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 – Three main themes may largely explain COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Black women in the United States: mistrust in health care and government, concerns over vaccine...
Long COVID Burden Has Decreased Over Time in Health Care Workers
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2025 – The prevalence and burden of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) has decreased over time in health care workers, according to a study published online Nov. 12 ...