May 31, 2023 | Covid-19, News
Initial findings from a study of nearly 10,000 Americans, many of whom had COVID-19, have uncovered new details about long COVID, the post-infection set of conditions that can affect nearly every tissue and organ in the body. Clinical symptoms can vary and include... 
May 23, 2023 | Covid-19, News
The World Health Organization (WHO) COVID vaccine composition advisory group met to discuss the latest SARS-CoV-2 changes and impacts on the vaccine and recommended that vaccine makers drop the ancestral strain and switch to a monovalent (single-strain) vaccine that... 
May 16, 2023 | Covid-19, Infection Control, News
Qizhong Liang, a PhD candidate in JILA and the Department of Physics, demonstrates how the laser-based breathalyzer works, in the Ye lab at JILA. Ultimately, the system could be miniaturized for “on-the-go health monitoring.” CREDIT: Patrick Campbell/CU Boulder With... 
May 9, 2023 | Covid-19, News
To help countries better prepare for future pandemics, WHO launched a new initiative that provides guidance on integrated planning for responding to any respiratory pathogen such as influenza or coronaviruses. The new Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats... 
Apr 4, 2023 | Covid-19, News
The discovery of a small molecule in the research lab of Bradley McConnell, professor of pharmacology at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy, may well be the genesis of new medication which could shorten the course of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Unlike Pfizer’s... 
Mar 21, 2023 | Covid-19, News
Scanning electron micrograph of a cell (purple) infected with the Omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (orange), isolated from a patient sample and colorized. CREDIT: NIAID/NIH The magnitude and quality of a key immune cell’s response to vaccination with two...
