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Researchers believe they are one step closer to a universal flu vaccine, even as concerns over the seasonal virus move to the back burner during the COVID-19 pandemic....Read More

Symptoms such as fatigue and shortness of breath persist for more than 10 weeks after a COVID-19 diagnosis, a study published Friday by the Annals of the American Thoracic Society found....Read More

The COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech may be effective against new variants of the coronavirus that have emerged in Britain and South Africa, a new study indicates....Read More

The COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China, may have lasted into May, according to an analysis published Thursday by PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. China declared the city virus-free and lifted lockdown in April....Read More

Surviving cancer “ages” a person’s heart by up to nine years, an analysis released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found....Read More

At least half of COVID-19 transmission globally may have been caused by symptom-free infected people unknowingly spreading the virus to others, a study published Thursday by JAMA Network Open found....Read More

Rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines in the United States has gone slower than expected but should ramp up by the end of January, former U.S. Food and Drug Administration director Dr. Mark McClellan said Wednesday....Read More

A severe allergic reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine is “exceedingly rare,” reported by 21 of 1.9 million people in the United States who have received the vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced...Read More

Carrying the sickle cell trait does not play a significant role in the increased risk for coronary heart disease among African Americans, a study published Tuesday by JAMA Network Open found....Read More

An international group of researchers called Tuesday for studies to explore the potential long-term effects of COVID-19 on the brain....Read More