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How Common Are Co-Infections With COVID, Flu, RSV?
TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 – Results from more than 26,000 respiratory tests in late 2022 found simultaneous infections with COVID-19, influenza or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in more than 1% of...
HIV Meds Help Slash Infection Risk to Nearly Zero: Study
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 – People taking antiretroviral therapy to treat HIV who have low but detectable virus levels have almost zero risk of transmitting the virus to others, according to a new...
European Man May Be 6th Person to Be 'Cured' of HIV
THURSDAY, July 20, 2023 – It’s rare for someone with HIV to go into remission and be considered "cured," but a European man may be the sixth to do so. First diagnosed with HIV in 1990, the man had b...
Could Your Genes Guard You From the Symptoms of COVID Infection?
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 – In the world of COVID-19 infections, the majority of patients develop symptoms, while about one-fifth mysteriously don’t develop a cough, sore throat or other tell-tale s...
Nursing Homes Used COVID Meds Less Than Expected During Pandemic
TUESDAY, July 18, 2023 – While nursing home residents are at high risk for bad outcomes if they get COVID-19, use of antiviral treatments, such as monoclonal antibodies, was low through most of 2021...
COVID-19 May Have Spread Between Humans, Deer
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 – New research shows that humans and deer passed the coronavirus back and forth in late 2021 and early 2022, raising concerns that this animal reservoir could become a...
U.S. Livestock, Pet Industries Pose Disease Threat to People
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 – American industry engages in some of the same high-risk practices as other countries in keeping and selling commercial animals that have the potential for triggering outbreaks...
Sick? You'll Need Multiple Tests to Rule Out COVID
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 – For much of the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors have told patients who get a negative result after taking a rapid antigen test at home to test again 48 hours later. A new study...
More Than Three-Quarters of Americans 16 and Older Have Been Infected With COVID: CDC
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 – While a little more than half of American adults think they’ve had COVID-19, the reality is about 77.5% have been infected at least once, new government data shows. The U.S. ...
CDC Gives Full Approval to RSV Shots, Arexvy and Abrysvo, for People Over 60; Vaccines Available This Fall
THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 – Americans ages 60 and up can get their vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) this fall, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday. On...
New U.S. Report on COVID Origins Refutes Wuhan Lab Leak Theory
MONDAY, June 26, 2023 – U.S. intelligence officials have released a report that rejects some points made by those who say the new coronavirus leaked from a lab in Wuhan, China. The report was issued...
Letermovir Noninferior for CMV Prophylaxis in Kidney Recipients
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 – Letermovir is noninferior to valganciclovir for prevention of cytomegalovirus (CMV) among CMV-seronegative kidney transplant recipients who receive an organ from a...
Is There a Cure for Hepatitis C Infection?
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 – Hepatitis C is a serious viral infection that can damage your liver over time, but is there a cure for this insidious disease? Over 2 million adults in the United States are...
FDA Panel Backs RSV Vaccine for Infants, Some Toddlers
FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 – A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday recommended that the agency approve a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for infants and some toddlers....
Diabetes Med Metformin Might Help Prevent Long COVID
FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 – A safe, generic diabetes pill can help people avoid long COVID, a new clinical trial shows. Metformin cut the risk of long COVID by about 40% for patients who received a...
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