Moderna Will Offer Free COVID Shots to Uninsured After Emergency Ends
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — American adults who have no health insurance or those who are underinsured will still be able to get free COVID vaccines from Moderna, even after government-purchased supplies run out, the company announced …
Learn MoreModerna Will Offer Free COVID Shots to Uninsured After Emergency Ends
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — American adults who have no health insurance or those who are underinsured will still be able to get free COVID vaccines from Moderna, even after government-purchased supplies run out, the company announced …
Learn MoreAd26.RSV.preF-RSV preF Protein Vaccine Immunogenic in Seniors
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An adenovirus serotype 26 respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vector encoding a prefusion F (preF) protein (Ad26.RSV.preF) in combination with RSV preF protein is immunogenic and prevents RSV-mediated lower re…
Learn MoreLong COVID’s Organ Damage Lingers for Many: Study
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most COVID-19 cases resolve relatively quickly. But some patients go on to develop long COVID, a constellation of debilitating chronic health issues that can persist for weeks, months, or even years.Scientis…
Learn More‘The Last of Us’: How Likely Is a Fungal Apocalypse?
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — HBO’s hit series “The Last of Us” envisions a world decimated by a fungal apocalypse.A real-life insect fungus called Cordyceps makes the leap into humans, turning those stricken into violent zombie-like cre…
Learn More¿Qué tan preocupado debe estar el mundo sobre la gripe aviar en humanos?
MARTES, 14 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una cepa de influenza aviar altamente infecciosa está asolando a las bandadas de aves comerciales y particulares, haciendo que el precio de los huevos aumente, a medida que se sacrifican las gallinas p…
Learn MoreGetting COVID Boosts Odds for Diabetes in Unvaccinated
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A COVID infection appears to drive up diabetes risk, new research warns.The good news? Being vaccinated before becoming infected appeared to eliminate any increase in post-infection risk.The finding follows…
Learn MoreLong COVID Seen in Most Cancer Patients After Infection
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than half of cancer patients diagnosed with COVID-19 report postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection (PASC) that may persist beyond six months, according to a stu…
Learn MoreMany Face Months of Lingering Symptoms After COVID Hospital Discharge
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most people hospitalized for COVID-19 are taking months to bounce back, a new study confirms. More than 70% of patients reported experiencing lingering symptoms, including coughing, rapid or irregular heart…
Learn MoreMany COVID-19 Hospital Survivors Face Adverse Effects at Six Months
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — At six months after hospital discharge for COVID-19, symptoms, functional status, and fatigue remain highly prevalent, with even new symptoms being reported, according to a study published online Feb. 14 in J…
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