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Johns Hopkins Medicine

COVID-19 and POTS: Is There a Link?

Researchers are still determining the cause of these extended symptoms, but some COVID-19 "long-haulers" may actually be ...
mlive

Michigan study links PFAS to weaker COVID vaccine response

EAST LANSING, MI — A new health study found that adults exposed to PFAS-contaminated drinking water in Michigan showed a ...

What you should know about the new COVID-19 'Cicada' variant

A new COVID-19 variant that some have dubbed the "Cicada" variant is quietly spreading across the globe, carrying an unusually high number of mutations that could help it slip past existing immunity, ...
South Carolina Public Radio

Lead state epidemiologist who helmed response to measles outbreak and COVID-19 pandemic retires

The South Carolina Department of Public Health's lead epidemiologist retired shortly before the start of April and the ...

CDC Report Calls BA.3.2 COVID-19 Variant Dubbed ‘Cicada’ A New Lineage

A recent CDC MMWR report described the BA.3.2 SARS-CoV-2 variant, nicknamed "cicada," as a new lineage of COVD-19 virus. The ...

Exclusive-Pfizer, BioNTech halt US COVID vaccine study after recruitment struggles

Vaccine makers Pfizer and BioNTech have halted recruitment for a large U. ‌trial of their updated COVID-19 vaccine in healthy ...

Cicada COVID-19 subvariant detected in Louisiana

A COVID variant known as “Cicada” has now been detected in Louisiana, with cases reported across more than two dozen states.