(HealthDay News) – A group of 36 volunteers have completed the first human challenge study of COVID-19, after being given the virus and then monitored to examine what happened to them after infection. Researchers from the Imperial College of London learned a great deal about the virus during the initial study period in March 2021… read on > read on >
If you’ve had COVID-19 but not your COVID shot, you may wonder if getting a vaccine now will really help you. It will, two new studies say. Researchers in Brazil and Sweden confirmed that COVID-19 vaccines provided significant additional protection for people who had already been infected with SARS-CoV-2. The vaccines were especially effective in… read on > read on >
If there’s any doubt that America’s teens have suffered mightily during the pandemic, a new government survey offers fresh proof of the pain restrictions from the coronavirus has inflicted on this vulnerable group. Many high schoolers have experienced physical and emotional abuse, poor mental health and chronic sadness and hopelessness as COVID-19 raged across the… read on > read on >
The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it has launched a new website that includes help for people trying to find free COVID prevention and treatment quickly. COVID.gov will bring into one place several types of critical COVID-19 information, from finding high-quality masks to testing requirements for international travel. “We could not have done this six… read on > read on >
(HealthDay News ) — An emergency health order that has curtailed immigration at U.S. land borders is expected to be lifted in late May. An announcement about rescinding the order — which has been in place since the start of the pandemic and is called Title 42 — is expected by the Biden administration this… read on > read on >
A two-year advisory that warned Americans against going on cruises has been dropped by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency first warned Americans against cruise ship travel in 2020 at the height of the pandemic, and last year said there was an increased risk of getting infected when on the crowded… read on > read on >
The Pfizer COVID vaccine significantly reduced U.S. children’s risk of severe illness and hospitalization during the recent Omicron surge, according to a new study. But researchers noted that only 27% of 5- to 11-year-olds in the United States and just 57% of 12- to 17-year-olds had received two vaccine doses as of March 16, and… read on > read on >
Many parents of preschoolers insist that naps are essential to recharge their little ones during the day and improve their mood. Turns out that daytime shut-eye may also boost early literacy skills. New research by scholars in Australia and England suggests that naps help preschoolers map letters to sounds, a key to reading success later… read on > read on >
Researchers report that overgrowth of a part of the brain that’s associated with autism occurs during infancy, a finding that may make it possible to diagnose the disorder at an earlier age. The amygdala is a small structure in the brain that’s crucial in interpreting social and emotional clues, such as understanding facial expressions or… read on > read on >
COVID-19 vaccines appear to be safe for kids who have had a rare complication called MIS-C after being infected by the coronavirus, according to a new small study. Some kids get MIS-C — shorthand for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children — four to six weeks after a bout with COVID. Many have few or no… read on > read on >
