Federal health agencies recommend pausing Johnson & Johnson vaccine amid clotting reports
Photo Cred: CDC/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) along with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are jointly calling for a pause...
Read MoreStudy examines prevalence, risk factors for nonconvulsive seizures hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Photo Cred: Olga Kononenko/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Some hospitalized patients with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19 experience non-convulsive seizures, which may put them at a higher risk of dying, according to...
Read MoreHigh-fiber diet may help control inflammation associated with COVID-19, study finds
Photo Cred: Vie Studio/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Compounds produced by gut microbiota during fermentation of insoluble fiber from dietary plant matter do not affect the ability of the novel coronavirus...
Read MoreLongitudinal study finds neutralizing COVID-19 antibodies may last days to decades
Photo Cred: Gustavo Fring/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) could wane at different rates, lasting for days in some individuals while...
Read MoreCOVID-19 survivors may have an increased risk of blood clots or strokes, study says
Photo Cred: Plato Terentev/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Serious complications due to blood clots, such as heart attacks and strokes, that are experienced by some novel coronavirus (COVID-19) survivors may be...
Read MoreCDC updates travel guidelines for vaccinated people
Photo Cred: Anna Shvets/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its travel guidelines for individuals fully vaccinated against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19),...
Read MoreCOVID-19 vaccines effective in pregnant and lactating women
Photo Cred: Nappy/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The new mRNA novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines are highly effective in producing antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus in pregnant and lactating women and confer...
Read MoreCountries respond to WHO report on origins of COVID-19
Photo Cred: Macau Photo Agency/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Fourteen countries, including the United States, responded to a report released Tuesday by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the origins of...
Read More