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2 new COVID variants called 'FLiRT' are spreading in the U.S. What are the symptoms?
TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe new "FLiRT" COVID-19 variants, including KP.2, are spreading in the United States. Will there be...
COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record low
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 4 days agoThe number of patients hospitalized due to COVID-19 has hit its lowest weekly level since the start of the pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and...
Global survey shows COVID booster uptake in question
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 5 days agoA new survey of 23,000 adults in 23 countries taken in October 2023 finds a lower intent to get a COVID-19 booster vaccine (71.6%), compared with 2022 (...
Flu vs COVID: Stark Disparity in Vaccination and Deaths
Medscape· 4 days agoIn the first half of 2023, COVID-19 killed 42,670 people in the United States, while the flu killed...
High-risk patients with COVID symptoms should use PCR rather than rapid tests, study suggests
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 4 days agoStudy findings that reveal a sensitivity of 47% for COVID-19 rapid antigen tests (RATs) compared...
Allergies and climate: Pollen in Minnesota comes earlier with warmer temperatures
MPR News· 2 days agoMinnesota is now in peak tree pollen season. If you feel like your allergies have gotten worse in recent years, you are not alone. Studies have linked warming temperatures to longer and more ...
The Summer That COVID Went Away?
US News & World Report· 3 days agoThe milestone came and went with little fanfare. After more than four years with COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently...
Statement from March of Dimes President and CEO on CDC'S 2022 Maternal Mortality Report
Loudoun Times-Mirror· 4 days agoA new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds the number of US women dying from pregnancy-related issues remains at crisis level. In 2022, 817 deaths were reported ...
Hospitals’ COVID reporting burden to lighten as pandemic-era policies expire
Healthcare Dive via Yahoo Finance· 6 days agoDive Brief: Starting Wednesday, hospitals will no longer be required to report COVID-19 admissions,...
Controlled human infection study paves the way to improving vaccines and therapeutics development
Medical Xpress· 4 days agoThe research is published in The Lancet Microbe journal. People who do not have antibodies against a particular infectious agent are "seronegative" and those who have antibodies are called " ...