Long COVID risk declines but remains a concern
A VA study shows long COVID fell since the pandemic start, with 3.5 percent of vaccinated and 7.8 percent of unvaccinated people affected a year after infection during the Omicron era. The finding, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, notes that vaccination further reduced risk and clarified lasting symptoms like fatigue, brain fog, and post exertional malaise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Ziyad Al-Aly
Veterans Affairs
Al-Aly
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Yan Xie
Taeyoung Choi
U.S
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC Simplifies U S Border Dog Rule Change
The CDC will ease rules for bringing dogs into the United States from Canada starting Aug 1. Dogs from low risk or rabies-free countries must be micro chipped be at least six months old and have a Dog Import Form receipt. waivers for airlines may be possible. Public backlash highlighted concerns over the six month age limit and delays and costs previously required. Deborah Williams of Colden New York lauded the change but urged reconsideration of the age requirement and criticized the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
United States
Canada
CDC
Deborah Williams
Colden
N.Y
Golden Lab
Sam
Williams
Twice-yearly HIV shot shows 100 percent prevention in trial
A randomized study of over 5,000 adolescent girls and young women in South Africa and Uganda found none who received lenacapavir injections contracted HIV. The two-dose yearly regimen, produced by Gilead, was halted early for superior efficacy versus daily pills, with ongoing calls for affordable global distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Uganda
New England Journal of Medicine
Sarah Palmer
Center For Virus Research
Westmead Institute For Medical Research
Sydney
Africa
Sub- Saharan Africa
Doctors Without Borders
Gilead
United States
Helen Bygrave
Also Mentioned on This Page
Connor Mayer
Courtney Gavin
Irvine
Calif
Courtney
Los Angeles Times
TNS
Washington Post
Thandeka Nkosi
Xolile Mhlanga
Desmond Tutu Health Foundation
Cape Town
Associated Press
Ary
Falena
the Gazette
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!