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Category: COVID

CDC says COVID-related emergency room visits climbing especially among young children

CBS Video CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook joins “CBS Mornings” to talk about the CDC’s latest alert showing a rise in COVID cases nationwide and the highest rate of ER visits for young kids since March.

Jul 23, 2025

A rare drug trial for long Covid failed, yielding lessons on study design

STAT C 007, a German infusion that had lifted hope of patients, is heading for new study. After years with long Covid — debilitated by fatigue, headaches, and neurological issues — her symptoms dramatically receded. While not fully back to her pre-Covid-19 baseline, she was able to resume university classes and other daily activities. “In […]

Jul 23, 2025

The Dangers of Crowdsourced ‘Cures’ for Long COVID

MedPageToday n my practice, it’s become a predictable pattern. A patient with long COVID arrives armed with a list of supplements, off-label drugs, and protocols culled from Reddit threads, Facebook groups, TikTok influencers, and YouTube channels. They’re not asking for my medical advice — they’re seeking validation for a plan they’ve already sourced from the […]

Jul 23, 2025

COVID cases likely rising in half of states, CDC estimates

CBS News Video Cases of COVID-19 are now likely growing in 25 states, according to estimates published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, as this year’s summer wave of the virus appears to be getting underway. The agency’s modeling suggests that the uptick is in “many” Southeast, Southern and West Coast states, the CDC said […]

Jul 15, 2025

What long covid can teach us about future pandemics

Washington Post Experts are worried that despite the hard-won lessons of covid, we are not fully prepared for the next pandemic. Outbreaks of new types of infections and, yes, even pandemics are becoming increasingly likely, and we need to prepare for not only the next one but also its long-lasting physical and mental effects, experts […]

Jul 9, 2025

Lasting COVID-19 vulnerability in childhood cancer survivors

News Medical.net Childhood cancer survivors have a substantially higher risk of developing severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) even many years after their cancer diagnosis, as reported by the first European and nationwide population-based study published in The Lancet Regional Health.  Background The prevalence of childhood cancer is rapidly increasing worldwide, with more than 400,000 children aged […]

Jul 9, 2025

Here’s what you need to know about covid this summer

Washington Post Experts say a surge may happen in the coming months and urge people to get vaccinated. Coronavirus cases may surge in the coming weeks, as they have every summer since the pandemic began five years ago, experts said. Getting vaccinated, masking, improving air quality and staying away from those who may be contagious continue to be some […]

Jul 9, 2025

What to Know About the New COVID-19 Variant XFG

Time With summer travel at an all-time high, new COVID-19 variants are brewing. Officials at the World Health Organization (WHO) recently added another one to its list of variants under monitoring: XFG. XFG is spreading most widely in Southeast Asia, although cases have been reported in 38 countries. In the U.K., it accounts for 30% of COVID-19 infections, and in […]

Jul 8, 2025

Feeling Hoarse? You Might Have the New ‘Stratus’ Covid Variant

Wired he World Health Organization has added the variant, known formally as XFG, to its monitoring list. A dry, irritated throat is among its main symptoms. Another NEW covid variant is currently rapidly gaining a foothold. Known officially as XFG—or informally as “Stratus”—it has been declared a “variant under monitoring” by the World Health Organization (WHO), and is […]

Jul 2, 2025

Long COVID Rates Higher in Women: Evidence Grows

Medscape When Brazilian scientist Letícia Soares contracted COVID-19 in April 2020, she was in the final stretch of her postdoctoral studies in disease ecology at a Canadian university. By August, she was bedbound. What began as piercing migraines quickly escalated into a cascade of long COVID symptoms — gastrointestinal distress, sleeplessness, joint and muscle pain, and crushing […]

Jul 2, 2025