Long-lasting symptoms from COVID-19 are rare in children, study finds
Photo Cred: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Children who develop symptoms of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) typically get better after six days, and the number who experience symptoms beyond four...
Read MoreFDA approves first COVID-19 vaccine
Photo Cred: Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, which will now be...
Read MoreGlobal eradication of COVID-19 likely feasible, experts say
Photo Cred: Anna Shvets/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The global eradication of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 is likely feasible, more so than it is for polio, although considerably less so than...
Read MoreStudy investigates role of music in regulating emotions in pandemic and beyond
Photo Cred: Siddharth Bhogra/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A new study published in the journal Humanities and Social Sciences Communications investigated whether musical engagement is an effective strategy for socio-emotional coping...
Read MoreDepression and anxiety symptoms doubled in youth amid pandemic
Photo Cred: Gaelle Marcel/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Depression and anxiety symptoms have doubled in children and adolescents due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic according to a new study by...
Read MoreStudy finds previous research on COVID-19 risk and skin conditions appear biased
Photo Cred: Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A systematic evaluation of research on the risk and outcomes of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis treated with...
Read MoreIncrease in childhood short-sightedness may be linked to pandemic
Photo Cred: Zhenzhong Liu/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A rise in cases of myopia or short-sightedness among children may be linked to a significant decrease in the time they have been...
Read MoreCOVID-19 not linked to preterm births or stillbirths, research shows
Photo Cred: Fé Ngô/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Researchers found no increases in preterm births or stillbirths during the first year of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in a new study...
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