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Everything we know about long covid – including how to reduce the risk
People with long covid are advised to pace themselves when it comes to being physically active REUTERS/Nacho Doce For many…
Read More »A dial for tuning the immune system: Discovery sheds light on why COVID makes some sicker than others
For years, scientists have looked to a critical piece of immune system machinery — known as the interferon pathway —…
Read More »Wuhan Lab Sequences Reveal No Close COVID Relatives, Virologist Says
December 6, 2024 3 min read Wuhan Virologist Says Lab Has No Close Relatives to COVID Virus Shi Zhengli, the virologist at…
Read More »‘Quad-demic’ warning: Vaccine information for Covid, RSV, flu and norovirus
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Read More »Long COVID brain fog linked to lung function
In patients with long COVID, lower pulmonary gas exchange may be associated with impaired cognitive function, according to a study…
Read More »Trump picks Covid lockdown skeptic as head of key national health agency
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Read More »Electrical nerve stimulation eases long COVID pain and fatigue, study finds
A wearable electrical nerve stimulation device can provide relief to people experiencing the persistent pain and fatigue linked to long…
Read More »John Hopkins surgeon and COVID contrarian Marty Makary selected to lead Trump’s FDA
President-elect Trump has picked Marty Makary, a Johns Hopkins’s surgeon who has espoused contrarian views about the COVID-19 pandemic, to…
Read More »New medical AI tool identifies more cases of long COVID from patient health records
Investigators at Mass General Brigham have developed an AI-based tool to sift through electronic health records to help clinicians identify…
Read More »What to Do If You Get COVID While Traveling
In a perfect scenario you’d be the picture of health while traveling. But COVID-19 continues to swirl worldwide, leaving a…
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