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Why we still don’t have a vaccine for the common cold
'Science Closes In on the Common Cold' appeared in the November 1955 issue of Popular Science. Popular Science From cities in the sky to robot butlers, futuristic visions fill the history of PopSci....
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Study shows Paxlovid may help prevent long COVID
Paxlovid is an anti-viral treatment for COVID-19. Deposit Photos As the world enters yet another pandemic winter, as many as 4 million people are suffering from brain fog, headaches, chest pain, and...
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Getting COVID more than once might be even worse than we thought
Positive COVID-19 blood sample. Deposit Photos Infection with COVID-19 brings with it the possibility of a high fever, dry hacking cough, and losing taste and smell. But, even months down the road, it...
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Wearing a well-fitted mask is still a smart choice for holiday travel
The best kinds of masks to wear include tight-fitting N95s and KN95s. Kev via Pixabey The US is battling rising cases of flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) this winter, and the...
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Twitter quietly removed its ban on COVID-19 misinformation last week
Twitter previously suspended over 11,000 accounts for posting COVID-19 misinformation. Deposit Photos Since January 2020, Twitter’s internal statistics cite over 11,000 accounts suspensions and nearly...
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Dr. Fauci on fighting stigmas on infectious diseases, from AIDS to COVID
Social activists in India prepare to release a traditional hot air balloon to create awareness about HIV AIDS on the eve of World AIDS Day. DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP via Getty Images On June 5, 1981, the...
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Some teenagers’ brains have been aging faster during the pandemic
A series of brain scans. Deposit Photos Between lockdowns, missing milestone events such as prom or graduation, and general worry over the state of the world in the past few years, times have been...
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The most powerful health innovations of 2022
It's the Best of What's New. STAAR Surgical Almost three years into the pandemic, the spotlight isn’t just on COVID medicine anymore. While booster shots and take-home antiviral pills gave us new...
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What patients find at long COVID clinics: rejection, outdated therapies, and...
Long COVID presents in many forms and symptoms, including complex chronic illnesses that healthcare providers might not readily diagnose or treat. DrAfter123/Getty Images This story was supported by...
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This flu season is bound to be historic, but masks can help, says the CDC
A face mask that can offer protection from respiratory infection. Deposit Photos In a press briefing yesterday, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rachelle Walensky announced...
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Cold temperatures could make our respiratory systems more vulnerable to...
A man blows his nose as the weather beings to get colder. Deposit Photos On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its weekly flu activity map. The newest map shows that...
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Bivalent COVID-19 vaccines now available for children under 5 in the US
A medical professional prepares a COVID-19 vaccine. Deposit Photos This story has been updated. This week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) changed their emergency use authorizations (EUAs) for...
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Demand for children’s medications during ‘tripledemic’ forces pharmacies to...
A sleeping baby with an adult holding a thermometer. Deposit Photos Due to increased demand, pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens have limited purchases of children’s pain relievers and fever reducers....
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How our pandemic toolkit fought the many viruses of 2022
COVID tools like mRNA vaccines are being adapted to defend against a variety of viruses. Deposit Photos COVID-19 caused headlines again this year, but it was matched by a slew of other newsworthy...
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China is facing a COVID-19 surge—and that could mean complications for travel
Over a dozen countries have announced testing requirements and other restrictions on travelers from China. Deposit Photos Following an abrupt end to the Chinese government’s strict lockdowns and “zero...
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The new Omicron subvariant XXB.1.5 may the next big COVID strain
A scientist testing samples in a lab. Deposit Photos As multiple respiratory viruses circulate in the United States, a subvariant of Omicron named XBB.1.5 appears to be poised to dominate other...
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Pregnant people with COVID-19 are 7 times more likely to die in childbirth
Babies born to those infected with COVID-19 were almost twice as likely to be admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) after birth. Deposit Photos A large comprehensive study published...
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Older, rural populations enjoy—and benefit from—online workout classes
COVID-19 isolation has long since ended, but virtual classes remain. DepositPhotos This article was originally featured on KHN. MALMO, Minn. — Eight women, all 73 or older, paced the fellowship hall...
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What’s really going on with myocarditis and COVID vaccines
A heart viewed by MRI, one way to look for signs of myocarditis. Deposit Photos In the two years since the COVID vaccines became available to the public, they have become a popular target for...
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The FDA says get used to COVID-19 vaccine boosters
A doctor with a vial of Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine in November 2020. Deposit Photos On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory...
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Biden will end COVID-19 national emergencies in May. Here’s what that means.
President Joe Biden speaks at the Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) Tunnel North Portal on January 30, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland. Drew Angerer/Getty Images On Monday, President Joe Biden informed...
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In the latest State of the Union, Biden highlights infrastructure, chips, and...
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on February 7, 2023 in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Jacquelyn...
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Moderna says it will keep its COVID-19 vaccine free (for now)
Syringes with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine lay ready to be used at the Dennis Avenue Health Center in Silver Spring, Maryland on November 21, 2022. Eric Lee for The Washington Post via Getty Image...
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Airplane toilets are a surprisingly good place to track COVID outbreaks
A small trial from the CDC shows that testing airplane wastewater is an effective and inexpensive way to detect viruses. On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the...
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Camels and sharks have small, sneaky antibodies that can help fight human...
Camel antibodies get into "little nooks and crannies of different proteins that human antibodies cannot access.". DepositPhotos This article was originally featured in Knowable Magazine. Every four...
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An at-home test for both COVID-19 and the flu gains approval
The FDA authorized The Lucira COVID-19 & Flu Test which can detect both viruses in about half an hour. Lucira Health On February 24, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) authorized what the...
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Pandemic shipping took a heavy toll on the climate
In 2021, 1,650 ships generated 3.5 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions. Deposit Photos Many Americans remained locked down and logged online throughout 2021, changing the way people...
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Little kids drew their grim—and hopeful—reality of COVID
A drawing made by a five year-old child in Sweden with the description, “A boy coughed and put his hands over there (on the house) and someone came and touched it, then they got sick. X means that you...
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How to cope with collective grief—and even turn it into action
Flowers are placed to mourn the seven victims of a mass shooting in Half Moon Bay, CA, on January 24, 2023. Li Jianguo/Xinhua via Getty Images As a New Yorker, there’s a difference in whether it’s...
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Healthy adults don’t need to keep getting COVID-19 boosters, says WHO
The World Health Organization's guidelines on COVID-19 boosters is subject to change as the pandemic evolves. Deposit Photos Following its March meeting, the World Health Organization’s Strategic...
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White House invests $5 billion in new COVID vaccines and treatments as...
The fast pace evolution of COVID-19 has made many treatments ineffective. Deposit Photos The national COVID-19 emergency is drawing to a close, which means certain treatments and tests that have...
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COVID-19 is no longer a ‘global health emergency,’ says WHO
World Health Organization WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a press briefing at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2023. On the eve of its 75th...
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Your guide to COVID testing for the unforeseeable future
A school superintendent grabs boxes of COVID-19 at-home testing kits to pass out to families before school starts next week at Canyon Middle School in Castro Valley, California. San Francisco...
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The deadliest viruses in human history, from COVID to smallpox
HIV particles, in red and yellow, are budding from an infected cell in a electron micrograph. NIAID/NIH Over the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the coronavirus directly or indirectly killed...
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FCC slaps voter suppression robocall scammers with a record-breaking fine
The FCC fined two men over $5 million for attempt to suppress votes ahead of the 2020 election. Deposit Photos This week, the Federal Communications Commission issued a record-breaking fine against...
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Rural patients could suffer if the DEA restricts telehealth prescribing
Opponents argue that health care providers, not a law enforcement agency, should decide which patients need in-person appointments. Deposit Photos This article originally appeared in KFF Health News....
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COVID lockdown drinking habits led to a rise in deaths from alcoholic liver...
Histology image of the liver in a case of cirrhosis of the liver from alcoholism. Alcoholic liver disease is the most common cause of alcohol-induced deaths nationally. Photo by DeAgostini/Getty...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases rise in possible summer wave
The Midwestern region of the United States is the only part of the country that did not record more hospitalizations last week than the one before. Deposit Photos New numbers from the Centers for...
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What to know about the newly dominant ‘Eris’ COVID variant
Wearing masks remains a great way to protect yourself from airborne infections. Depositphotos As summer winds down, there’s a new COVID variant on the rise. EG.5.1, nicknamed the “Eris” variant, has...
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New COVID variant under monitoring carries slew of novel mutations
On August 17, the World Health Organization designated BA.2.86, or Pirola, a “variant under monitoring.”. Juliana Tan/World Health Organization The World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for...
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The effects of Long COVID might rival heart disease and cancer
Some of the health problems associated with long COVID include blood clots, diabetes, heart issues, blood clots, diabetes, neurologic complications, gastrointestinal disorders, fatigue, and...
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How to avoid getting COVID again
COVID is making a comeback as kids head to school again. Deposit Photos With the changing weather comes virus season. Throughout the pandemic, infectious disease experts have seen an uptick in COVID...
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Do I need a COVID booster? And all of your other questions answered.
The number of hospitalized patients with covid has ticked up modestly in recent weeks. DepositPhotos This article was originally published on KFF Health News. Everyone over the age of 6 months should...
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Why healthcare workers are worried about possible changes to masking...
Lab technician Alejandra Sanchez works at Providence St. Mary Medical Center on March 11, 2022, in Apple Valley, California. Mario Tama/Getty Images This article was originally featured on KFF Health...
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How do bats stay cancer-free? The answer could be lifesaving for humans.
Egyptian fruit bats were one of the species included in a new genetic immunity study on bats and other mammals. YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images After getting bit by a bat bug at a recent...
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mRNA vaccine innovators win the Nobel Prize in medicine
The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is jointly awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman. Niklas Elmehed/Nobel Prize Outreach The 2023 Nobel Prize in...
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The study of smell loss still struggles for support
Despite the increased attention to smell loss more broadly, some researchers still face challenges in funding studies. DepositPhotos This article was originally published on Undark. Growing up, Julian...
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FTC smacks down makers of bogus ‘invisible mask’ against COVID-19
The '1 Virus Buster Invisible Mask' promised to generate a 3-foot-radius of protection in public spaces. Deposit Photos If the existence of a cheap, easy-to-use “Invisible Mask” device that generates...
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CDC recommends Americans 65 and over get additional COVID-19 vaccine
The most recent vaccines are about 54 percent effective at preventing symptomatic illness from COVID-19. Deposit Photos The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending that...
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Nature wasn’t healing: What really happened with wildlife during pandemic...
A pair of mountain goats camera trapped walking along a hiking trail near Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Canada. Madeleine Wrazej, Parks Canada & UBC WildCo During the lockdowns of the early...
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