Listening to music was tied to significantly lower stress levels and improved mood among Austrian and Italian adults during lockdowns early in the pandemic.
The study assessed stool samples to demonstrate higher SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in infants breastfeeding from vaccinated moms.
Paying people to take a first COVID-19 vaccine dose didn't lower the likelihood of seeking the second or third dose or of other positive health behaviors.
Of 556 passengers originating from China, 23% tested positive for COVID-19, including 42% on one flight.
New data suggest that transfusion of COVID-19 convalescent plasma improves survival in hospitalized, infected patients who have impaired immune systems.
ICU care for COVID-19 patients averaged $24,200, compared with $4,700 for general-admission patients.
Follow-up investigations in the US and other nations and by the company have not found the same increase.
The number of affected COVID-19 survivors is based on the estimated global rate of 10% of infected people and more than 651 million documented cases and is likely an undercount.
People who have long COVID and experience anxiety and depression following a mild infection may have brain changes that affect its structure and function.
Nearly half of the newborns (46%) stayed in the same room as their mothers, a practice that rose from 23% in March to June 2020 to 74% in January to March 2021.
US celebrity Twitter posts—especially those from politicians and news anchors—likely influenced the increasingly negative US public attitudes toward efforts to combat COVID-19.
COVID-19 survivors with persistent symptoms are at more than double the risk of new-onset cardiovascular symptoms, suggests a meta-analysis.
Indicators continue to decline, with the 7-day average for new daily cases down 9.2% from a week ago.
Two years into the pandemic, US cancer screening rates still hadn't recovered to pre-crisis levels, putting millions at risk, new data reveal.
The authors conclude that some of the increased antibiotic prescribing may have been inappropriate.
The Department of Energy, with "low confidence," says SARS-CoV-2 may have come from a lab, and a controversial doctors groups touts ivermectin for the flu and RSV.
The company, however, recently filed for bankruptcy, citing the prolonged FDA authorization process.
Transmission in healthcare settings and bars and nightclubs was most likely to involve at least 5 infections, with nightlife cases more likely to generate further spread.
Structural changes in the brain may explain the persistent fatigue and neuropsychiatric complications tied to long COVID.
COVID activity is on the rise in the WHO's Eastern Mediterranean and European regions, as well the South East Asia region where infections are up sharply in India.
Improving uptake of the drug, a component of Paxlovid, could help reduce longer term outcomes, as well as severe disease, the authors said.
Survey results also revealed that women who had been sick with COVID were more likely to report heavy bleeding, missed periods, and spotting.
Recently approved for emergency use, the first combo at-home test for COVID-19 also marks the first self-test for flu.
For the first time, the recommendations factor in cost-effectiveness for vaccinating those at lower risk, partly due to concerns about maintaining coverage of crucial routine vaccines such as measles.
Within the first 21 days after diagnosis, the risk of all-cause death was 68 to 81 times higher in COVID-19 patients.
