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Common cold may protect against COVID-19, according to researchers

August 26, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / common cold, covid

by National Jewish Health edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Gustavo Fring from Pexels A new study led by researchers at National Jewish Health has found that recent infection with the common cold—often caused by rhinoviruses—may offer temporary protection against infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The research provides fresh insight into why […]

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Covid is rising. New vaccines may not be ready until mid-September.

August 18, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / covid

Updated coronavirus vaccines may not be available until mid-September, and people who are not considered high risk may not be able to access them. August 16, 2025 at 6:00 a.m. EDTYesterday at 6:00 a.m. EDT A pharmacist holds a coronavirus vaccine shot in April 2025. (Jenny Kane/AP) By Sabrina Malhi Coronavirus infections are climbing again, marking

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COVID rising in California: How bad will this summer be?

July 29, 2025 / Clinical Practice, Vaccination / InnovateMed Author / covid

by Rong-Gong Lin II edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Maksim Goncharenok from Pexels COVID-19 is once again on the rise in California. It remains to be seen whether this latest uptick foreshadows the sort of misery seen last year—when the state was walloped by its worst summertime surge since 2022—or proves fleeting. But

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With COVID cases rising this summer, what to know about the Paxlovid treatment

July 24, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / covid, Paxlovid treatment

by Jeremy Olson edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain COVID-19 is rising in prevalence in many states nationally following the July 4 holiday week, but the role of the main therapy to treat it—the antiviral drug Paxlovid—is less clear. Research studies over the past year found the drug less effective in

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From COVID to cancer, new at-home test spots disease with startling accuracy

July 9, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / cancer, covid

by Kara Manke, University of California – Berkeley edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Robert Egan As a droplet of liquid evaporates, any particles suspended in the liquid will naturally migrate to the edge of the droplet, leaving behind a “coffee-ring” pattern when the liquid fully dries. UC Berkeley engineers used this natural phenomena to boost the sensitivity

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COVID ‘long-haulers’ lack reliable information, study shows

June 19, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / covid

by John Tucker, University of Maryland edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Until 2023, Adriana Alatorre was in peak condition, running at least 30 miles a week before a mild bout of COVID knocked her off her feet. The 49-year-old Pittsburgh running store manager seemed to recuperate quickly, but after hitting

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People Are Reporting A Frightening COVID Symptom Right Now — Here’s What To Know

June 11, 2025 / Patient education / InnovateMed Author / covid

Some people in China are using a dreadful term for it. Should we worry? A positive COVID-19 test result is not something that anyone wants to see — but now there may be an extra reason to avoid getting sick. COVID infections cause miserable symptoms such as fever, fatigue, congestion and more. Now, though, some people infected

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People with COVID-like symptoms may take up to nine months post-infection to regain mental well-being

June 10, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / covid

by University of California, Los Angeles edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Credit: Vlada Karpovich from Pexels New research finds that people with COVID-like symptoms returned to optimal physical well-being an average of three months after infection, but took up to nine months to return to top mental well-being. Even one year after infection, about

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A new COVID subvariant spreads rapidly as Trump pivots away from vaccines

June 2, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / covid

by Rong-Gong Lin II edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new, highly transmissible COVID subvariant has been detected in California—heightening the risk of a potential summer wave as recent moves by the Trump administration threaten to make vaccines harder to get, and more expensive, for many Americans, some health

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There’s a new COVID variant driving up infections. A virologist explains what to know about NB.1.8.1

May 28, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / covid

by Lara Herrero, The Conversation edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As we enter the colder months in Australia, COVID is making headlines again, this time due to the emergence of a new variant: NB.1.8.1. Last week, the World Health Organization designated NB.1.8.1 as a “variant under monitoring,” owing to its growing global spread and some

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