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Long COVID ties with heart disease for health outcomes: Vaccines reduce risk, study finds

Long COVID ties with heart disease for health outcomes: Vaccines reduce risk, study finds

by Serina DeSalvio, St. Louis Post-DispatchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLong COVID is on par with heart disease in terms of its severity, but vaccination reduces risks of long COVID by nearly 70%,

Long COVID ties with heart disease for health outcomes: Vaccines reduce risk, study finds

by Serina DeSalvio, St. Louis Post-DispatchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLong COVID is on par with heart disease in terms of its severity, but vaccination reduces risks of long COVID by nearly 70%,
COVID-19 virus can stay in the body more than a year after infection, research finds

COVID-19 virus can stay in the body more than a year after infection, research finds

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 virus can persist in the blood and tissue of patients for more than a year after the acute phase of the ill

COVID-19 virus can stay in the body more than a year after infection, research finds

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 virus can persist in the blood and tissue of patients for more than a year after the acute phase of the ill
Tracking administrative complexity within the 340B Drug Pricing Program

Tracking administrative complexity within the 340B Drug Pricing Program

by University of MinnesotaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPart of the Public Health Service Act of 1992, the 340B Drug Pricing Program lowers drug costs and increases revenues for safety-net hea

Tracking administrative complexity within the 340B Drug Pricing Program

by University of MinnesotaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPart of the Public Health Service Act of 1992, the 340B Drug Pricing Program lowers drug costs and increases revenues for safety-net hea
Why the immune systems of prematurely born babies are susceptible to deadly infections

Why the immune systems of prematurely born babies are susceptible to deadly infections

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichGraphical abstract. Credit:JCI Insight(2023). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.155968Every year, thousands of babies in Germany are born many weeks to

Why the immune systems of prematurely born babies are susceptible to deadly infections

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichGraphical abstract. Credit:JCI Insight(2023). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.155968Every year, thousands of babies in Germany are born many weeks to
Researchers map how measles virus spreads in human brain

Researchers map how measles virus spreads in human brain

byMayo ClinicIllustration of the virus which causes measles. Credit: CDC/ Allison M. Maiuri, MPH, CHESMayo Clinic researchers mapped how the measles virus mutated and spread in the brain of a pe

Researchers map how measles virus spreads in human brain

byMayo ClinicIllustration of the virus which causes measles. Credit: CDC/ Allison M. Maiuri, MPH, CHESMayo Clinic researchers mapped how the measles virus mutated and spread in the brain of a pe
Salt seekers: Sodium reduction initiative thwarted by consumers

Salt seekers: Sodium reduction initiative thwarted by consumers

by University of Massachusetts AmherstCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs a group, Americans consume more salt than recommended by health experts, and when presented with reformulated products co

Salt seekers: Sodium reduction initiative thwarted by consumers

by University of Massachusetts AmherstCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs a group, Americans consume more salt than recommended by health experts, and when presented with reformulated products co
New web app for COVID-19 immune antibody helps guide vaccine timing

New web app for COVID-19 immune antibody helps guide vaccine timing

by Julie Parry,Yale UniversityA medical assistant prepares a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to be administered to a patient. Credit: Public domain image courtesy of Lisa Ferdinando, U.S. Department

New web app for COVID-19 immune antibody helps guide vaccine timing

by Julie Parry,Yale UniversityA medical assistant prepares a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to be administered to a patient. Credit: Public domain image courtesy of Lisa Ferdinando, U.S. Department