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Q&A: Updated CDC guidance has implications for children, schools
Healio spoke with Sonja C. O’Leary, MD, medical director of school-based health centers at Denver Health and chair of the AAP’s Council on School Health, about updated CDC guidance and other challenges facing K-12 systems this year.
Novavax asks FDA to authorize COVID-19 booster
Novavax said Monday that it has asked the FDA to authorize a booster shot of its COVID-19 vaccine.
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FDA approves flu medication Xofluza for younger children
The FDA has approved the oral influenza medication Xofluza for children aged 5 to 11 years who have been symptomatic for no more than 48 hours, Genentech announced.
FDA: Multiple at-home COVID tests needed to confirm negative result
The FDA recommended that people take multiple at-home COVID-19 antigen tests to confirm a negative result, whether they have symptoms or not.
Fatigue, headache most common long COVID symptoms
Fatigue and headache were the most common symptoms reported by people an average of 4 months after COVID-19 infection, according to research in Brain, Behavior, & Immunity.
Hospital patients with COVID-19 at increased risk for antibiotic-resistant infections
Patients with COVID-19 had a higher risk for hospital-onset antibiotic-resistant infections compared with patients with influenza-like illness before the pandemic, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Long COVID increases children’s risk for several serious conditions
Long COVID increases children’s risk for several serious conditions, although the conditions remain rare, according to findings reported in MMWR.
Exposure to children associated with less severe COVID-19 among adults
Exposure to young children was associated with less severe COVID-19 illness among adults, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
Regular dental care reduces risk for nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia
Undergoing preventive dental treatment within 12 months or periodontal treatment within 6 months of hospitalization was associated with a reduced risk for nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia, researchers found.
COVID-19 rebounds like Biden’s ‘should not dissuade’ patients from taking Paxlovid
President Joe Biden tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 again on Monday, the White House announced — the third day in a row he tested positive after testing negative for 3 days last week.
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VIDEO: If you want the health benefits of infrared light, ‘you’ve got to get outside’
September 23, 20248 min watch -
Headline News
FDA OKs Bimzelx for psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, non-radiographic axSpA
September 23, 20243 min read -
Headline News
Early childhood exposure to more green spaces linked to improved lung function
September 24, 20242 min read