A physician-bioethicist reflects on how health professionals are yet again facing painful reminders of the early months of the pandemic.
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The Biden administration intends to distribute an additional 500 million at-home rapid COVID tests starting in January.
Vaccines and medical treatments can only go so far in an unequal society. Facing the ongoing history of racial discrimination and bias in the US would help end the pandemic.
DNA sequencing has allowed researchers to catch new COVID-19 variants hours after receiving the first positive test sample.
Nearly all suicide-loss survivors experience guilt, wondering what they could have done to prevent it. But despite decades of research, experts struggle to identify risk factors and predict suicide.
For a number of reasons, as time goes on vaccines become less effective. So how do researchers calculate how well vaccines are working?
Pediatricians and other health care providers can take some concrete steps toward building trust and counteracting anti-vaccination misinformation.
Fear of prosecution and a history of distrust toward the government have contributed to some fundamentalist groups’ views of medicine.
Knowing when and how often to use rapid tests is key to getting an accurate picture of your COVID-19 status.
Death care workers are at high risk for burnout as well as depression and other mental health concerns.
Careful lab work will complement public health data as researchers worldwide focus on omicron, asking questions about contagiousness, severity of disease and whether vaccines hold up against it.
The new omicron variant of coronavirus has a number of mutations that may require manufacturers to update vaccines. The unique attributes of mRNA vaccines make updating them fast and easy.
Schools have not adequately educated students about the increased risks of virus transmission when it comes to being sexually intimate.
Should countries require COVID-19 vaccination for entry while vaccines remain globally scarce?
It’s too early to say whether the newly identified omicron variant is going to overtake delta. But particular mutations in the new strain have researchers deeply concerned.
Two film crews comprised of Latino and Black cinematic arts graduate students made short films to counter vaccine fears in both communities.
Supermarket employees, still laboring in crisis mode, continue to report significant rises in physical and mental health problems.
For many, the pandemic has disrupted daily habits around eating and fitness – which makes it a prime time to shake up old assumptions about achieving an ideal body.
Merck and Pfizer both have oral antiviral pills under review by the FDA. Such treatments could help turn the tide of the pandemic.
Moderna claims its scientists alone invented the mRNA sequence used to produce its COVID-19 vaccine. The US government, which helped fund the drug, disagrees.
With limited vaccines available in early 2021, the CDC had to decide which people received vaccines first. With the help of a supercomputer, researchers have shown that the CDC did an excellent job.
The CDC’s COVID-19 vaccine provider agreement prohibits health care professionals from administering the vaccines in people for whom they are not yet authorized or approved. But this departs from longstanding norms.
The pandemic brought about a sharp rise in mental health concerns, deep unemployment and an unprecedented amount of social isolation – a potentially deadly combination alongside rising gun sales.
World Diabetes Day on Nov. 14 marks an increase in diabetes deaths and new diagnoses as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hinder care for chronic conditions.
Exhausted and demoralized nurses are leaving the profession at alarming rates as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on.