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• Pneumonia, Not Just Inflammation, May Cause Severe COVID New research from Northwestern University and the University of Wisconsin, however, is pointing to bacterial pneumonia as the cause of many severe COVID deaths.
  WebMD Health News, September 25, 2023
• Paxlovid Weaker Against Current COVID-19 Variants A real-world study found that Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid is now less effective at preventing hospitalization or death in high-risk patients as compared with earlier studies.
  WebMD Health News, September 22, 2023
• How a 'Beer Goggles' Study Could Lead to Sobering Insights Avoiding the health consequences of alcohol starts with understanding its appeal.
  WebMD Health News, September 22, 2023
• Premenstrual Disorders May Be Preview of Early Menopause Women with premenstrual disorders may be more likely go through menopause before they are 45 years old.
  WebMD Health News, September 21, 2023
• As US Syphilis Cases Rise, Those at the Epicenter Scramble Syphilis has been on the rise in the US for more than two decades. From 2017 to 2021, the number of cases shot up 75% (to 176,713), according to the CDC. Houston seems to be at the epicenter.
  WebMD Health News, September 21, 2023
• Wastewater Data Hint at Possible COVID Decline in Some Areas The summer-long surge of COVID-19 may be peaking in some parts of the US, according to wastewater monitoring.
  WebMD Health News, September 21, 2023
• Long COVID Is Very Rare Among Children, Research Finds The rate of long COVID for children is "strikingly low," less than 1%, say researchers.
  WebMD Health News, September 21, 2023
• Glaucoma: A Hidden Threat to Vision Health Rising Swiftly "Late in the disease, people may notice they're tripping over the curb, or walking into things they didn't see. It really is only in very advanced disease that people notice there's anything wrong."
  WebMD Health News, September 20, 2023
• Closely Watched COVID Variant Detected in 10 US States In a study widely reported earlier this month and published Monday in The Lancet, Japanese researchers raised concerns that BA.2.86 may be 'spreading silently worldwide.'
  WebMD Health News, September 19, 2023
• Artificial Nose Could 'Sniff Out' Diseases, Rotten Food The latest e-nose features an energy-efficient design that researchers hope will be applicable in food and healthcare settings.
  WebMD Health News, September 19, 2023
• Cost May Lead Many to Skip COVID Testing There's a concern that we don't yet know the true size of the surge because cost may lead some to skip testing. People who don't know they have COVID are unlikely to take precautions to stop its spread.
  WebMD Health News, September 14, 2023
• COVID Hospitalizations Rise for Eighth Week in a Row Newly recommended COVID booster shots are expected to be available within days after a flurry of required approvals and recommendations this week from the CDC and the FDA.
  WebMD Health News, September 13, 2023
• CDC Panel Debates Who Should Get Latest COVID Vaccine Today's recommendation is the second-to-last step needed before the new version of the shots can become available.
  WebMD Health News, September 12, 2023
• New COVID Vaccines Force Bivalents Out­ Bivalent vaccines lost their authorization for use in the United States after a decision announced today by the Food and Drug Administration focuses new vaccine efforts on circulating variants.
  WebMD Health News, September 11, 2023
• New Moderna Vaccine to Work Against Recent COVID Variant 'We think this is news people will want to hear as they prepare to go out and get their fall boosters.'
  WebMD Health News, September 07, 2023
• 3D-Printed Meds Customize the Exact Dose for Sick Children Researchers hope to enhance pediatric care by printing tablets in child-friendly doses, shapes, and flavors.
  WebMD Health News, September 07, 2023
• RSV Season Has Started, and This Year Could Be Different An increase in cases of respiratory syncytial virus in Florida and Georgia signals that RSV season has begun.
  WebMD Health News, September 07, 2023
• New AI-Enhanced Bandages Poised to Transform Wound Treatment Doctors, engineers, and AI experts are teaming up to develop "smart bandages" capable of treating chronic wounds, battlefield injuries, or even minor cuts and scrapes.
  WebMD Health News, September 06, 2023
• New COVID Shots Could Be Available Next Week The updated vaccine better protects against currently circulating strains of the virus.
  WebMD Health News, September 06, 2023
• Highly Mutated COVID Strain Can't Evade Immunity as Feared Having so many mutations increased the chance that it would behave differently from previous versions of the virus, possibly making it more dangerous.
  WebMD Health News, September 06, 2023
• Study Links Preterm Births to Mother's Poor Mental Health Women with mental health issues are 50% more likely to give birth to a premature infant, according to a new study of 2 million pregnancies in England.
  WebMD Health News, August 17, 2023
• It May Be Time to Pay Attention to COVID Again Since April, a new COVID variant has cropped up. According to recent CDC data, EG.5 — from the Omicron family — now makes up 17% of all cases in the US, up from 7.5% in the first week of July.
  WebMD Health News, August 11, 2023