NEWS / INFECTIONS

Vitamin D Offers No COVID Protection

Vitamin D may be good for your bones, but hopes that it might help the immune system protect the body from COVID have been proven wrong. >

Oral Health As a Hedge Against Dementia

Periodontal health may protect your cognitive health. Inflamed gums and tooth loss appear to raise the risk of mental decline. >

COVID's Lasting Effects on Kids

Kids hospitalized with COVID before vaccines were available suffered from a number of long-term problems like fatigue and breathlessness. >

You May Have Already Had COVID

Blood samples taken from people during the Omicron surge showed plenty of recent infections. But many of those tested reported no symptoms. >

How Better Ventilation Can Help ‘Covid-Proof’ Your Home

When it comes to dispersing Covid viruses, good airflow is more powerful than you may think. Opening windows and turning on fans all help. >

Guidance on COVID Antiviral Drugs

Antiviral drugs are another tool to control COVID-19 infections. Here's who could benefit most from them -- and who should hold off. >

COVID Vaccines’ Safety Records

A long-term look at the adverse events occurring as a result of the mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 found they were mild and short-lived. >

Clues in the Search for COVID Immunity

Hybrid immunity, the kind you get from a breakthrough infection before or after vaccination, could be our way out of the pandemic. >

Kids Need Flu Shots, Too

Schools are open in many areas, and that means kids need protection from the flu, too. Flu can be serious; protection is easy. >

Colds and COVID

Colds are caused by coronaviruses, too, so they can, under certain conditions, offer some COVID-19 protection. But don't forgo the vaccine. >

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