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April 20, 2023 – Imani Ibrahim, a 33-year-old Chicago-based clinical social worker, became ill in January 2020. “I was very sick for a few days with flu-like symptoms. At that point, COVID-19 had not yet become a big outbreak, and I didn’t know what I had,” she said. Two months later, she went to a …
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April 20, 2023 – Imani Ibrahim, a 33-year-old Chicago-based clinical social worker, became ill in January 2020. “I was very sick for a few days with flu-like symptoms. At that point, COVID-19 had not yet become a big outbreak, and I didn’t know what I had,” she said. Two months later, she went to a …
Continue reading “Long COVID Treatment Not ‘One-Size-Fits-All’”
The CDC has endorsed a plan to allow people over age 65 and those who are immunocompromised to get a second dose of the COVID-19 bivalent booster. This backs the FDA’s authorization Tuesday of the additional shot. “Following FDA regulatory action, CDC has taken steps to simplify COVID-19 vaccine recommendations and allow more flexibility for …
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The CDC has endorsed a plan to allow people over age 65 and those who are immunocompromised to get a second dose of the COVID-19 bivalent booster. This backs the FDA’s authorization Tuesday of the additional shot. “Following FDA regulatory action, CDC has taken steps to simplify COVID-19 vaccine recommendations and allow more flexibility for …
Continue reading “CDC Backs Call for Second COVID Booster for High Risk People”
When we think about how hard it would be to lose one of our senses, we usually imagine losing our sight or our hearing. But what about losing our sense of smell? Being able to smell may not seem as important as being able to see or hear, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a …
April 18, 2023 – The FDA on Tuesday approved a second bivalent COVID-19 booster for Americans at higher risk, in the hopes of increasing the public’s protection and encouraging more people to get the vaccine, which targets both the original strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and two Omicron variants. The Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech monovalent (single-strain) mRNA …
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April 18, 2023 – The FDA on Tuesday approved a second bivalent COVID-19 booster for Americans at higher risk, in the hopes of increasing the public’s protection and encouraging more people to get the vaccine, which targets both the original strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and two Omicron variants. The Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech monovalent (single-strain) mRNA …
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April 18, 2023 – A new federal research project aims to answer lingering questions about long COVID using mobile monitoring devices to help track the condition. The federally funded RECOVER Initiative expects to give out 10,000 sensors to people with long COVID to collect data in real time. The hope is that researchers will be …
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April 13, 2023 – If you or someone you know is experiencing “brain fog” after COVID-19, scientists now have a possible explanation — and it might not bring much comfort. Researchers in Germany found that part of the virus, the spike protein, remains in the brain long after the virus clears out. These investigators discovered …
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When we think about how hard it would be to lose one of our senses, we usually imagine losing our sight or our hearing. But what about losing our sense of smell? Being able to smell may not seem as important as being able to see or hear, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a …
April 11, 2023 – The 30-second commercial, part of the government’s We Can Do This campaign, shows everyday people going about their lives, then reminds them that, “Because COVID is still out there and so are you,” it might be time to update your vaccine. But in real life, the message that COVID-19 is still …
Continue reading “As COVID Tracking Wanes, Are We Letting Our Guard Down Too Soon?”
Since David Crosby‘s death this past January, fans have been in mourning. When the news broke, a cause of death had not been reported. During an appearance on Kyle Meredith’s Kyle Meredith With podcast, Graham Nash, Crosby’s bandmate from Crosby, Stills, And Nash, shared that Crosby had passed following a bout of COVID-19. “He was …
