Category: COVID
NIH plans to test GLP-1s, other drugs for long COVID
Chemical & Engineering News The National Institutes of Health’s flagship long COVID initiative, RECOVER—short for Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery—has after a year of deliberation selected several drug candidates to test as treatments for the condition. Over the course of a 2-day workshop in Bethesda, Maryland, this week, RECOVER representatives detailed plans to launch clinical […]
Sep 17, 2025
Women With Long COVID May Have Heavier Menstrual Bleeding
MedPageToday Long COVID was associated with abnormal uterine bleeding but not impaired ovarian function, a study of U.K. women found. Survey respondents with long COVID reported increased menstrual volume, duration, and intermenstrual bleeding without differences in regularity and frequency of their period compared with those who never had COVID. And women who recovered from acute […]
Sep 17, 2025
Covid-19 falls off list of top 10 causes of death in U.S.
STAT Death rates declined overall, but not for leading killers heart disease and cancer. Covid-19 fell out of the top 10 causes of death in the United States in 2024, according to new data released Wednesday, and the estimated overall mortality rate declined to its lowest level since 2020. Suicide took Covid’s place on the list. Heart […]
Sep 10, 2025
Health Officials Hunt for Cases Connecting Covid Shot and Harm in Pregnant Women
MSN op health officials under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are compiling examples of harmful effects of Covid shots on pregnant women to share with the public, people familiar with the matter said, furthering the administration’s scrutiny of vaccines and a debate with GOP lawmakers over their efficacy. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary and […]
Sep 10, 2025
COVID cases, hospitalizations ticking up in the US but remain lower than last year
ABC News COVID-19 cases are ticking up in the U.S. as children head back to school and the country prepares to enter the colder weather months. For the week ending Aug. 9, the COVID hospitalization rate was 1.7 per 100,000, double the rate from two months ago, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control […]
Sep 3, 2025
A common nasal spray may block Covid infection, trial results indicate
NBC The over-the-counter antihistamine azelastine works against a range of respiratory infections, including the flu and RSV, according to German researchers. An over-the-counter nasal spray which has been used for years as a safe and effective treatment for seasonal allergies could potentially prevent Covid infections, according to clinical trial results released Tuesday. The antihistamine azelastine works […]
Sep 3, 2025
Why COVID keeps roaring back every summer, even as pandemic fades
Los Angeles Times The summer season continues to see spikes in COVID-19 activity. The latest jump is being fueled by the subvariant XFG, nicknamed ‘Stratus.’ Masks have been stored away. Social distancing is just a vague memory. Interest in vaccines is waning. COVID, for many, feels like an inevitable annoyance, like the flu. Then, each […]
Aug 27, 2025
What Americans Need to Know About Covid Shots This Season
Bloomberg Covid confusion Between conflicting opinions, leadership upheavals and a lot of misinformation, you can be forgiven for not knowing what’s going on with Covid vaccines this year in the US. Here’s the need-to-know ahead of the impending fall season. Covid confusion Between conflicting opinions, leadership upheavals and a lot of misinformation, you can be forgiven for not knowing what’s going on with Covid vaccines […]
Aug 27, 2025
COVID surges nationwide with highest rates in Southwest as students return to school
LA Times COVID-19 rates in the Southwestern United States reached 12.5% — the highest in the nation — according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released this week. Meanwhile, Los Angeles County recorded the highest COVID levels in its wastewater since February. The spike, thanks to the new highly […]
Aug 20, 2025
Covid-19 seems to age blood vessels – but only among women
New Scientist Women’s arteries seem to be stiffer if they have had covid-19, with the same effect not being found among men.Covid-19 seems to accelerate the ageing of blood vessels, but perhaps only among women. The infection has previously been linked to cardiovascular complications, like heart disease, but how it has this effect isn’t entirely clear. To […]
Aug 20, 2025