Doctors Scramble to Understand Long Covid, but Causes and Prognosis Are Elusive
(By Michelle Andrews and Lydia Zuraw for Kaiser Health News) One night in March 2020, Joy Wu felt like her
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From Rotten Teeth to Advanced Cancer, Patients Feel the Effects of Treatment Delays
(By Bruce Alpert for Kaiser Health News) With medical visits picking up again among patients vaccinated against covid-19, health providers
Read MoreCOVID-19 booster shot ‘likely’ needed within a year, Pfizer CEO says
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, PhD, said April 15 that people will likely need
Read MoreNext-generation Covid-19 vaccines are supposed to be better. Some experts worry they could be worse
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) With Covid-19 vaccines, the world hopes to beat back the virus that causes the disease.
Read MoreHow common are these 3 variants in the US?
(By Gabrielle Masson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant, first identified in the U.K., is currently the most
Read MoreU.S. urges pause on use of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine after rare blood clotting cases
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) Federal authorities on Tuesday recommended that states stop using Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine while
Read MoreA Mystery Under Study: How, Why And When COVID Vaccines Aren’t Fully Protective
(By Rob Stein for NPR) Ginger Eatman thought she was safe after getting her second COVID-19 vaccination in February. But she
Read MoreCovid Spawns ‘Completely New Category’ of Organ Transplants
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) In a year when covid-19 shattered the pleas of so many who prayed
Read MoreScientists work toward an elusive dream: a simple pill to treat Covid-19
(By Damian Garde for STAT) The world has vaccines that can prevent most cases of Covid-19. It even has drugs
Read MoreIn rare instances, AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine linked to blood clots, regulators say
(By Helen Branswell and Matthew Herper for STAT) The European Medicines Agency has concluded there is a link between AstraZeneca’s
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