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12 of the most common long Covid symptoms identified in long-awaited new report

The new research is meant to help scientists move forward in finding a treatment for a condition that still plagues millions of Americans.
Advocates for people suffering from long COVID at a news conference in Washington, D.C.
Advocates for people suffering from long COVID at a news conference in Washington, D.C.

FDA grants full approval to Paxlovid to treat Covid in high-risk adults

The FDA first made Paxlovid available under emergency use authorization. The new decision means there is extensive data showing the drug is safe and effective.
Pfizer's Paxlovid.
Pfizer's Paxlovid.
4d ago

Multivitamins may help slow loss of memory as people get older

Those who took a daily Centrum Silver pill over a period of three years had better memories than those who received a placebo treatment, new research found.
White pills and capsules on white background.
White pills and capsules on white background.

New clues emerge about possible factors behind sudden infant death syndrome

A new study finds that some infants who die of SIDS have abnormalities in a particular brain receptor that may be involved in helping them gasp for air.
Crib
Crib
5d ago

CDC investigating salmonella outbreak in 6 states linked to Papa Murphy's cookie dough

Interviews with sick people show that raw cookie dough sold at Papa Murphy’s Take ‘N’ Bake pizza stores may be contaminated. People reported eating the cookie dough raw, the CDC said.
Papa Murphy's Pizza.
Papa Murphy's Pizza.

Experimental brain and spinal cord implants restored a paralyzed man's ability to walk

A video shows how the technology translates thoughts from the brain into electrical signals that trigger movement.
Gert-Jan.
Gert-Jan.

U.S. progress in HIV fight continues to trail many other rich nations

New transmissions declined by 12% nationally between 2017 and 2021, and racial disparities have abated only slightly during this time period, according to a new CDC report.
A transmission electron microscopy image of HIV.
A transmission electron microscopy image of HIV.

Social media is driving teen mental health crisis, surgeon general warns

Advisory calls attention to growing concerns about the link between social media use and depression and anxiety in children and adolescents.
teenager texting on mobile phone
teenager texting on mobile phone
6d ago

60,000 pounds of an explosive chemical lost during rail shipment, officials say

The company transporting the ammonium nitrate from Wyoming to California said “the release should pose no risk to public health or the environment” if the loss resulted from a leak.
Union Pacific Railroad freight trains in St. Louis
Union Pacific Railroad freight trains in St. Louis

If bird flu starts to spread among people, existing vaccines may be inadequate, experts say

The current U.S. stockpile of H5N1 flu shots likely won't offer much protection in the event of a pandemic, vaccine researchers said.
Chickens are kept indoors due to Avian Flu in Lancashire, England, on Feb. 23, 2023.
Chickens are kept indoors due to Avian Flu in Lancashire, England, on Feb. 23, 2023.

Small, rural communities are becoming abortion access battlegrounds

After local leaders in rural Nevada reached an impasse over a proposed Planned Parenthood clinic, an anti-abortion activist pitching local abortion bans arrived at their remote city hall.
West Wendover City Hall
West Wendover City Hall

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