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03/23/2023

Have Brain Fog? You Might Be Deficient in These 4 Vitamins and Minerals.

Brain fog may not be a defined medical condition, but its effects are significant. And a lack of certain vitamins and minerals may be the cause.

03/21/2023

Was It the Raccoon Dog All Along? What to make of the latest evidence suggesting COVID had a natural — not laboratory — origin.

What to make of the latest evidence suggesting COVID had a natural — not laboratory — origin.

03/17/2023

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

03/16/2023

By vaccinating a few dozen healthy human volunteers and then intentionally infecting with them with a virus or bacterium, researchers determine whether a vaccine candidate works well enough to merit an expensive and time-consuming phase 3 efficacy trial.

Human challenge models save time, money, and effort.

Vaccinated, intentionally infected, and sequestered in a hospital unit, volunteers help researchers fast-track promising vaccine candidates.

03/15/2023

3 years after COVID-19 lockdowns, have we really emerged from those dark days safely?

States began issuing COVID-19 lockdowns on March 15, 2020. Three years later, USA TODAY Opinion staff look back on how the world has changed.

03/13/2023

The World Health Organization declared the COVID outbreak a pandemic three years ago. Here's what's changed since then.

The World Health Organization declared the COVID outbreak a pandemic three years ago. Here’s what’s changed since then

03/09/2023

Long COVID Now Looks like a Neurological Disease, Helping Doctors to Focus Treatments.

The causes of long COVID, which disables millions, may come together in the brain and nervous system

03/08/2023

Happy International Women's Day!😀

03/06/2023

What you need to know about long brain fog and how to manage the symptoms.

While brain fog is not a medical term, it is one of long COVID’s most misunderstood symptoms. Three physicians share how to manage brain fog.

03/03/2023

3 years since the pandemic wrecked attendance, kids still aren't showing up to school.

By some estimates, chronic absenteeism doubled during the pandemic. Now, about halfway through the most "normal" school year since 2020, the situation hasn't improved in many places.

03/01/2023

Common symptoms of Long COVID include fatigue, shortness of breath, fast heartbeat, and brain fog. If several weeks have passed since you had COVID-19 and you still have symptoms that interfere with your daily activities, talk to your doctor.

Some people experience new or ongoing symptoms lasting weeks or months.

02/24/2023

These clues can help you figure out which virus you may have.

COVID, flu, and RSV are driving what’s being called a “tripledemic” in the United States right now, as cases rise and hospital beds fill up. All three respiratory illnesses cause similar symptoms, so it can be difficult to determine which illness you have based on symptoms alone. Here are othe...

02/23/2023

When a person is infected with COVID, the immune system launches a hefty inflammatory response in an effort to fight off the virus. That inflammation, the new study found, disrupts how calcium is stored in the heart — decreasing proper heart function.

Covid is linked to heart problems and inflammation. Scientists found that the infection messes up how the heart beats. Similar damage in the brain may lead to brain fog.

02/21/2023

The pandemic took young people’s present. What will it do to their future?

02/20/2023

Happy President’s Day! 🇺🇸

02/17/2023

The purpose of the booster is to help you bounce back faster if you do get sick, and to keep you out of the hospital. Studies show it’s doing this well, even with the newer variants.

Answers to common questions about the bivalent booster, including “Do I really need to get it?”

02/17/2023

Rivals Pfizer and BioNTech have already confirmed plans to list their COVID-19 vaccines starting at $110 per dose, more than triple the cost the Biden administration paid for a bulk purchase of updated COVID boosters last summer.

The company announced a patient assistance program as it prepares for government-bought supplies to run out.

02/14/2023

Happy Valentine’s Day!