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Simple Swab Test Helps Identify Severe Cases of RSV, New Study Finds
A nasal swab test helps researchers identify which children may require more time in the ICU to recover from RSV.
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RSV Vaccine Given in Pregnancy to Help Shield Newborns Receives Full U.S. Approval
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 22, 2023
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Women may soon have a vaccine they can take during a pregnancy to help protect their newborn from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Following approval one month ago by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday also a...
Today's COVID Is Increasingly Looking Like a Cold or Flu
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 21, 2023
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Symptoms of mild COVID-19 infection have shifted this season, and now are more akin to those of allergies and the common cold, doctors say.
Many people with COVID-19 now are presenting with upper respiratory symptoms like runny nose, watery eyes and a sore throat, said <...
Can You Still Get COVID Tests for Free?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 13, 2023
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COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are gradually increasing in the United States, as two new variants gain a foothold in the nation. And with that rise, more people are looking for COVID test kits.
Hospitalizations rose by nearly 9% and deaths by nearly 11% in late Aug...
CDC Panel Gives Support to New COVID Booster Shots
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- September 12, 2023
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Following on an approval granted Monday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, an expert panel from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday also signed off on new COVID boosters for Americans.
Final approval is expected from CDC Director Dr. Ma...
People Exhale Less COVID Virus as Their Infection Wanes
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 12, 2023
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When you have COVID-19, when are you most infectious? Researchers are getting closer to an answer, with a new study finding that folks exhale the highest amounts of virus during the first eight days of their illness.
Scientists found that patients exhale quite a bit of ...
FDA Approves New COVID Booster Shots
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- September 11, 2023
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday gave the green light to new COVID boosters for Americans, setting the stage for the updated vaccines to become available within days.
The COVID-19 shots from Pfizer and Moderna will join the flu shot and newly approved RSV ...
Yet Another Mosquito-Borne Threat: The 'Jamestown Canyon Virus'
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- September 11, 2023
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You've probably heard of West Nile virus, but mosquitoes spread various other illnesses, too, including the little-known Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV), which is garnering attention across the United States.
For example, health officials in Connecticut have so far identifi...
Moderna Says Updated COVID Shot Shields Against Highly Mutated New Variant
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- September 6, 2023
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Some good news for folks who are worried about the new, troublesome COVID variant known as BA.2.86: Moderna Inc. said Wednesday that its updated vaccine held its own against this highly mutated version of the virus.
While approval for the newest version of the vaccine i...
CDC Warns of Rise in RSV Cases Among Young Children, Infants
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 6, 2023
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Doctors are seeing a spike in severe cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among young children in Florida and Georgia, U.S. health officials warned Tuesday.
Rising COVID Hospitalizations, New Variants Have Americans on Edge
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 29, 2023
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A new COVID-19 surge is underway, with seasonal changes and new variants fueling an increase in hospitalizations and deaths.
A new Omicron variant, named Eris, has become dominant in the United States amid signs that an even more highly evolved COVID variant called BA.2....
COVID Virus Is Evolving Three Times Faster in Deer Versus Humans
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 28, 2023
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COVID-19 variants are evolving three times faster in white-tailed deer than in humans, according to a new study.
Deer serve as virus reservoirs, places where a virus thrives and multiplies, making them the perfect host for ongoing mutation.
The virus also appears...
U.S. Wastewater Tests Spot Highly Mutated Variant of COVID-19
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 24, 2023
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Public health officials have detected the new BA.2.86 variant of COVID-19 in U.S. wastewater, giving rise to concerns about the highly mutated variant in the United States.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced
FDA Approves RSV Vaccine for Pregnant Women to Help Shield Newborns
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 22, 2023
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Women may soon have a vaccine they can take during a pregnancy to help protect their newborn from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), following U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of the shot, called Abrysvo, on Monday
The vaccine is designed to be given to pregnan...
'Do Your Own Research': Was It Dangerous Advice During the Pandemic?
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 17, 2023
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The idea of “doing your own research” didn’t begin with the pandemic, but new research suggests that those who follow that ideology have been more likely to believe COVID misinformation.
“We had heard the phrase a lot before,” prior to the pandemic, said resear...
Pediatricians' Group Urges That All Infants Get New RSV Shot
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 16, 2023
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All infants should receive the new long-acting preventive monoclonal antibody for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the nation's leading pediatrics group said.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) urged that access to the new medication, called nirsevimab, be equita...
Summer Buzzkill: Sorting Out Mosquito Myths & Facts
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 15, 2023
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Mosquitoes can be a big pest, leaving behind itchy bumps on skin and potentially spreading serious diseases, such as West Nile virus.
Sam Telford III is a professor of infectious disea...
For Some, Long COVID Symptoms Can Come and Go
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 10, 2023
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As researchers continue to try to better understand the condition known as long COVID, a new study has discovered that symptoms can emerge months after infection or even return later for some folks.
The research is considered the most comprehensive look at how symptoms e...
CDC Recommends RSV Shot for All Infants
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 4, 2023
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended that all infants under the age of 8 months be given a new antibody shot to help guard against severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
The antibody shot, sold as Beyfortus, has been shown to red...
Moderna or Pfizer? One COVID Shot May Be Safer for Older Adults
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 3, 2023
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While both the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines are considered safe and highly effective, new research finds the Moderna shot has been the safest and most effective for seniors.
“The results of this study can help public health experts weigh which mRNA vaccine mig...
As a Summer Surge of COVID Takes Hold, Don't Mistake It for a Cold
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 31, 2023
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For the fourth summer in a row, Americans are experiencing a COVID-19 surge, this one marked by a rise in hospital admissions, emergency room visits, test positivity rates and wastewater data.
The good news: It's unlikely that most cases will be severe or that the surge ...
How Common Are Co-Infections With COVID, Flu, RSV?
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 25, 2023
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Results from more than 26,000 respiratory tests in late 2022 found simultaneous infections with COVID-19, influenza or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in more than 1% of positive tests.
Co-infections were especially widespread in children and teens. In people under age...
HIV Meds Help Slash Infection Risk to Nearly Zero: Study
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 24, 2023
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People taking antiretroviral therapy to treat HIV who have low but detectable virus levels have almost zero risk of transmitting the virus to others, according to a new research review.
Researchers looked at eight studies of more than 7,700 couples in which one person wa...
European Man May Be 6th Person to Be 'Cured' of HIV
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 20, 2023
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It's rare for someone with HIV to go into remission and be considered "cured," but a European man may be the sixth to do so.
First diagnosed with HIV in 1990, the man had been taking antiretroviral drugs since 2005 and received a stem cell transplant two years ago to tre...
Could Your Genes Guard You From the Symptoms of COVID Infection?
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- July 19, 2023
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In the world of COVID-19 infections, the majority of patients develop symptoms, while about one-fifth mysteriously don't develop a cough, sore throat or other tell-tale signs of illness.
Now, new research finds that these symptom-free super-dodgers are more than twi...
Nursing Homes Used COVID Meds Less Than Expected During Pandemic
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 18, 2023
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While nursing home residents are at high risk for bad outcomes if they get COVID-19, use of antiviral treatments, such as monoclonal antibodies, was low through most of 2021 and 2022.
FDA Approves New Drug to Protect Against RSV in Infants
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 17, 2023
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MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay Now) -- Parents now have a new long-acting drug to protect their children against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common germ that hospitalizes as many as 3% of children under the age of 1 in the United States each year.
The U.S. Foo...
COVID Infection in Women Having Ovary Stimulation Lowered Chances for Pregnancy
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 14, 2023
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Testing positive for a COVID-19 infection during a particular phase of fertility treatment could reduce the odds for a successful pregnancy, a new study says.
That phase of treatment is called controlled ovarian stimulation — a technique use...
COVID-19 May Have Spread Between Humans, Deer
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 12, 2023
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New research shows that humans and deer passed the coronavirus back and forth in late 2021 and early 2022, raising concerns that this animal reservoir could become a source of new variants.
Humans passed the virus to deer more than 100 times during that period, according...
Scientists Develop 'All Species' COVID Test
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 10, 2023
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Researchers can now detect the COVID-19 virus in any animal using a new all-species test.
It's an advance that they say will help track COVID-19 variants in wild and domesticated animals.
“Highly sensitive and specific diagnostic reagents and assays are urgently ...
CDC Gives Full Approval to RSV Shots for People Over 60; Vaccines Available This Fall
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 29, 2023
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Americans ages 60 and up can get their vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) this fall, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.
On Thursday, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the outgoing CDC director, gave her signature to a recommendation m...
COVID Could Harm Men's Sperm Months After Infection
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 27, 2023
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Having even a mild COVID-19 infection could trigger a months-long drop in sperm, a new study finds.
Researchers found both lower sperm concentrations and fewer sperm that were able to swim when studying men an average of 100 days after COVID-19 infection, which is enoug...
New U.S. Report on COVID Origins Refutes Wuhan Lab Leak Theory
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- June 26, 2023
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U.S. intelligence officials have released a report that rejects some points made by those who say the new coronavirus leaked from a lab in Wuhan, China.
The report was issued Friday in response to a Congressional bill that gave agencies 90 days to declassify intelligenc...
There's No Hepatitis C Vaccine, But You Can Still Prevent Infection
- Sue Benzuly, RN HealthDay Reporter
- June 12, 2023
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Hepatitis C can ruin your liver, and there's no vaccine to prevent it, but you can take steps to lower your chances of infection.
Is There a Cure for Hepatitis C Infection?
- Sue Benzuly, RN HealthDay Reporter
- June 12, 2023
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Hepatitis C is a serious viral infection that can damage your liver over time, but is there a cure for this insidious disease?
Over 2 million adults in the United States are infected with hepatitis C, according to the
Diabetes Med Metformin Might Help Prevent Long COVID
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 9, 2023
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A safe, generic diabetes pill can help people avoid long COVID, a new clinical trial shows.
Metformin cut the risk of long COVID by about 40% for patients who received a two-week course of the drug while battling their infection, the researchers reported.
The ...
FDA Panel Backs RSV Vaccine for Infants, Some Toddlers
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 9, 2023
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A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday recommended that the agency approve an RSV vaccine for infants and some toddlers.
The monoclonal antibody shot would protect against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants born during or entering their ...
Your Guide to Hepatitis C Medications
- Ann Schreiber HealthDay Reporter
- June 8, 2023
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Hepatitis C is a serious viral infection that can scar your liver, cause your liver to fail and raise your risk for liver cancer, but there are a multitude of medications that can treat it.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, an estimated
Your Risk of COVID-Linked Smell Loss Is Much Lower Now: Study
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 7, 2023
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One of the signature symptoms of COVID-19 infection in the early months of the pandemic was a loss of the sense of smell.
Now, new research finds that is no longer the case, thanks to the new variants that have been circulating more recently.
The risk of losing se...
1 in 6 Unvaccinated People Struggle With Symptoms 2 Years After Getting COVID
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 2, 2023
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People unvaccinated for COVID-19 have significant odds of lingering illness if they get the virus, with one in six still suffering symptoms two years later, new research shows.
A study from Switzerland found that 17% of that group did not return to their previously ...
FDA Approves Pfizer's RSV Shot for Older Adults
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 1, 2023
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Older adults may have a second vaccine option for RSV following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of a Pfizer vaccine on Wednesday.
The other shot for adults 60 and up is made by GSK. It was approved May 3.
Both should be available by fall, before th...
Long COVID Can Make It Tougher to Exercise, and Research Is Revealing Why
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- May 31, 2023
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Lack of energy for exercise is a common problem for folks with so-called long COVID.
New research pinpoints the most likely reason why: diminished capacity to get the heart pumping fast enough to support the effort. The name for this is chronotropic incompetence.
Viruses in the Gut Might Help People Live to Be 100
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 31, 2023
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A key to living to 100 may be the viruses living in a centenarian's guts.
“This snapshot of how the virome interacts with gut microbiomes could tell us about how microbial and viral ecology evolves over the lifetime of a person,” said
More Mpox Cases Reported as Health Officials Fear a Summer Resurgence
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 25, 2023
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U.S. health officials are bracing for the possibility that mpox could surge again this summer as cases mount in several states.
On Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Experts Devise Symptom Checklist to Help Define Long COVID
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 25, 2023
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Researchers have developed a definition and symptom checklist for long COVID, based on initial findings from a study of nearly 10,000 Americans.
The study identified a set of 12 long-term symptoms that can occur following infection with COVID-19. These symptoms — rangi...
New Clues to Why Some People Suppress HIV Without Drugs
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- May 19, 2023
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Some HIV patients are naturally able to keep the virus fully in check without any medicinal help, a phenomenon that has intrigued scientists for decades.
New research appears to identify at least one reason why: an abnormally powerful version of an infection-fightin...
Mpox Virus Can Replicate on Surfaces for Days: Study
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 18, 2023
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Most cases of mpox are spread from skin-to-skin contact, but it is possible to catch the virus by touching a contaminated surface in a house or a hospital room, according to a new study.
Researchers studying this found temperature made a difference. The virus could surv...
Scientists May Understand Link Between Common Virus & Multiple Sclerosis
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 18, 2023
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It's been known for years that Epstein-Barr virus can trigger multiple sclerosis or drive progression of the degenerative disease, and Swedish researchers think they now understand why.
Some people have antibodies against the common Epstein-Barr virus that mistakenly att...
The COVID 'Emergency' Is Over. Here's What You Need to Know
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 15, 2023
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While the official COVID-19 public health emergency has ended, the virus hasn't disappeared.
Some of the special programs put in place during the pandemic have ended, however, and the University of Michigan offers a guide to help Americans understand what's changed and w...
Severe Obesity Could Mean Faster Decline of Immunity From COVID Shot
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 12, 2023
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Severely obese people may need more frequent COVID-19 booster shots to keep their immunity going, new research suggests.
Protection from the shots declines more rapidly in those who are severely obese compared to those at a normal weight, according to scientists at the ...
COVID in Cats Mirrored What Was Happening in People
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 11, 2023
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Cats who became infected with COVID-19 had the same variants as their owners throughout the different phases of the pandemic, new research finds.
Scientists looked at retrospective samples to assess COVID-19 infections in U.K. cats from April 2020 to February 2022. The c...