New data compares infection rates before and during pandemic
Photo Cred: SJ Objio/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury After years of steady reductions in healthcare-associated infections, significantly higher rates of four out of six routinely tracked infections were observed in hospitals...
Read MoreLong-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 MoreRare disorder helps researchers uncover roots of inflammatory disease
Photo Cred: ThisisEngineering RAEng/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Researchers from Yale University have discovered the underlying genetic cause of a rare childhood disorder that mimics inflammatory bowel disease, a finding that...
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 MoreCDC says COVID-19 vaccine safe for pregnant people
Photo Cred: Anastasiia Chepinska/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data earlier this week on the safety of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Read MoreCOVID-19 patients with malnutrition more likely to have severe outcomes, study finds
Photo Cred: Amir Arabshahi/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Adults and children with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) who have a history of malnutrition may have an increased likelihood of death and the...
Read MoreStudy takes in-depth look at COVID-19 variant affects on immune system
Photo Cred: FRANK MERIÑO/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Researchers from the German Primate Center Leibniz Institute for Primate Research in Göttingen have investigated the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) B.1.617 variant in detail,...
Read MoreHealthcare orgs call for call for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations
Photo Cred: Pixabay/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Major healthcare organizations, including the American Medical Association (AMA), American Nurses Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Association of American Medical Colleges, and the National...
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