Month: October 2022

The findings strengthened calls from scientists for more expansive care options for long Covid patients. View original article Contributor: Benjamin Mueller

Regulators authorized the shots for older age groups in late August, but much of the general population appears either unaware or uninterested in them. View original article Contributor: Sharon LaFraniere

Human brain “organoids” wired themselves into rats’ nervous systems, influencing the animals’ sensations and behaviors. View original article Contributor: Carl Zimmer

It is the first state to legalize supervised drug consumption sites, which some addiction experts believe will help lower record overdose rates. View original article Contributor: Noah Weiland

Fall and winter have always been peak seasons for respiratory viruses. As the weather cools in many parts of the U.S., people are forced into indoor environments where viruses can spread more easily. Holiday gatherings and travel can also become breeding grounds for disease. That’s one reason why experts are worried that COVID-19 case counts … Read more

So far, COVID-19 has come with one small silver lining for health: cases of influenza have dropped dramatically. During the first flu season during the pandemic, lockdowns kept people indoors and away from one another, limiting the virus’ ability to spread. And once people began mingling more during the next flu seasons, widespread use of … Read more

“If you submitted that to a peer-reviewed journal … it would get rejected,” vaccine safety expert says about study on which it is based. View original article Contributor: Dan Diamond