COVID‑19 Cicada Variant Spreads
The BA.3.2 variant of COVID-19, nicknamed Cicada, features significant genetic changes that may impact vaccine effectiveness for patients with chronic lung disease.
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COVID‑19 Cicada Variant Spreads
The BA.3.2 variant of COVID-19, nicknamed Cicada, features significant genetic changes that may impact vaccine effectiveness for patients with chronic lung disease.
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Long COVID Patients Benefit from Cognitive Therapy
Patients with long COVID receiving individualized cognitive rehab showed significantly higher goal attainment scores at three months compared to standard care.
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HHS Ends COVID-19 Emergency Use Authorizations
HHS secretary Robert F Kennedy, Jr signed determinations to end COVID-19 emergency use authorizations for drugs, biological products, and medical devices because the emergency circumstances no longer exist.
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Cystic Fibrosis Care Still Below Pre-Pandemic Levels
New data shows that patient visits and lung function tests for cystic fibrosis have not returned to 2019 levels despite new treatments and telehealth options.
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Same-Day COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines Are Safe for Adults
Research involving 2.5 million patients found no increase in serious adverse events when receiving both COVID-19 and influenza vaccinations during the same visit.
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Tech-funded Project Intercept Aims to Strike Down Cold and Flu
Backed by approximately $500 million in investment from Big Tech, the Intercept initiative will back broad-spectrum preventatives and air-cleaning technologies to reduce the global health burden of respiratory infections.
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Factors That Influence Parent Decisions on Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination
Researchers found that five core values—safety, knowledge, trust, humanity, and autonomy—shape how minority parents approach pediatric vaccination.
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Autoimmunity Link in Long COVID Patients
Researchers identified autoantibodies as a driver of long COVID symptoms in a subset of individuals, suggesting new treatment pathways.
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COVID-19 Travel Lessons for Hantavirus, Ebola
Recent outbreaks of Hantavirus and Ebolavirus raise concerns about risks linked to travel, with responses varying between countries.
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The Toll of Pediatric Long COVID
Children with long COVID report higher levels of fatigue and sleep disturbance than those with cancer or autism.
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Shared Bathroom Vents Linked to COVID-19 Aerosol Spread
Vertical ventilation ducts in residential buildings can facilitate the spread of infectious respiratory aerosols in multi-family buildings.
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Significant Gaps in Vaccine Uptake, Trust for US Adults
An NFID initiative provided evidence-based guidance on influenza, COVID-19, and RSV during the 2025-2026 season.
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HCWs Report Fewer Side Effects from Protein-based COVID-19 Vaccine
A survey of frontline healthcare workers suggests a protein-based COVID-19 vaccine may cause fewer symptoms and less work disruption compared to mRNA options.
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Pandemic Increases in Pregnancy-related Maternal Deaths Remain Elevated for Black Women
While maternal mortality rates have returned to pre-pandemic levels for many groups, deaths among Black mothers remain significantly elevated.
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COVID-19 Outcomes in Cystic Fibrosis Transplant Patients
New research indicates that baseline lung health is a stronger predictor of SARS-CoV-2 outcomes in cystic fibrosis transplantation patients than the time elapsed since transplantation.
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Common Antidepressant May Reduce Long COVID Fatigue
A clinical trial found that fluvoxamine significantly improved fatigue and quality of life for Long COVID patients with persistent symptoms.
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Roche Launches New Respiratory Pathogen Test in CE Markets
The new Roche diagnostic test identifies 25 viruses and bacteria to help clinicians provide...
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COVID Variant BA.3.2 Spreads Internationally and in US
CDC surveillance is monitoring a highly divergent COVID-19 viral lineage BA.3.2 with mutations that may enhance immune evasion.
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Nearly 30M Americans Purchased Firearms After the COVID Pandemic
More than 11 million people became gun owners for the first time, with most being women, Hispanic, or people of color.
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Natural Fungal Supplement Improved COVID-19 Vaccine Response
Participants with no prior exposure to SARS-CoV-2 experienced fewer vaccine side effects and continued increases in antibody levels over six months.
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Link Between COVID Response, State Tax Policies
US states more dependent on sales tax revenue tended to implement shorter stay-at-home orders during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Cardiorespiratory Fitness Tied to Lower COVID-19 Hospitalization
Higher cardiorespiratory fitness linked to lower COVID-19 hospitalization risk, but not SARS-CoV-2 infection, in a large population cohort.
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COVID-19 Jumped to Humans Without Prior Adaptation
Many viruses causing human outbreaks—including SARS-CoV-2—do not show evidence of special evolutionary adaptation before jumping from animals to humans.
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Metformin, UDCA Fail to Improve Long COVID Recovery
A two-week course of metformin or ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) did not meaningfully improve recovery from long COVID symptoms.
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