Hospitals with advanced IT and trial participation cut COVID-19 mortality faster, study finds

There's an unsung success story about the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. At its outset, U.S. hospitals faced huge ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

2024-2025 COVID-19 Vaccines Provided Moderate Protection Against JN.1 Variants

COVID-19 vaccination showed effectiveness in reducing hospitalizations and severe disease outcomes associated with the SARS-CoV-2 JN.1 lineage, according to a recent study published in JAMA Network ...
Medscape

Mortality Up, Hospitalizations Down for Medicare Beneficiaries During Late vs Pre-COVID-19 Pandemic

Medicare beneficiaries with cardiovascular disease or risk factors had increased mortality rates and fewer hospitalizations ...

We’re Even Less Prepared For the Next Pandemic After COVID-19, Expert Warns

A dismantled health infrastructure leaves the U.S. incredibly vulnerable, warns infectious-disease expert Michael Osterholm.

How to Order Your Free COVID-19 Tests

Households will be able to obtain four free antigen COVID-19 tests by visiting COVIDtests.gov, and filling out their name and shipping address, a repeat of the 2023 program. And the department says ...
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14.2M COVID-19 vaccines administered despite foreign substance reports

Foreign substances such as mold, hair, and silicon dioxide (silica) were found in COVID-19 vaccines, potentially introduced ...
CNN

Scientists have identified a new coronavirus in bats, but it’s not a public health threat

Scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China have discovered a new lineage of a coronavirus in bats that can enter human cells in a similar fashion as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid ...