A second COVID-19 booster shot is now recommended for certain individuals. This fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine series will continue to protect individuals from serious illness, hospitalization, and death...
The first year of a child’s life goes by quickly for parents as they keep track of their baby’s developmental milestones. But the first year also brings what may seem...
Typically, the fall and winter months are times when sickness increases and spreads more easily. . This has been the case with respiratory viruses, especially influenza and, more recently, COVID-19...
Desde el comienzo de la pandemia de Covid-19, la coagulación de la sangre se ha identificado como un efecto secundario del SARS-CoV-2 y, posteriormente, como un efecto secundario, extremadamente raro...
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, blood clotting has been identified as a side effect of SARS-CoV-2 and later as an extremely rare side effect of some COVID-19 vaccines...
Mammography screening is safe for all women who have received a COVID-19 vaccine or booster shot. Yet women should pay attention to the timing of their COVID-19 vaccine shots and...
For new parents, it can be hard to keep your child’s vaccines straight. When do they get DTAP? What is MMR? Does my child really need all of these shots? Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, has the answers about vaccines for kids—from birth to college. On this episode of The Basics, learn more about recommended vaccines, when they should be received, and how to ensure your kid grows up with the maximum protection against infections.
La ola de Omicron no ha terminado. Y la variante más reciente puede ser la cepa más contagiosa del virus SARS-CoV-2 hasta ahora. La subvariante BA.5 es ahora la cepa...
COVID-19 vaccines are now available for young children in the U.S. who are six months to five years old. This table compares the two COVID-19 vaccines authorized for this age...
Pregnancy has its own unique challenges and stresses. Throw in a COVID-19 pandemic and the situation becomes even more challenging for pregnant people and their families.
With the current Omicron surge, people across the country are clamoring to get tested for COVID-19. Long lines at testing centers and shortages of over-the-counter rapid test kits have many...
Masks are one of the best ways we can protect ourselves and others against the COVID-19 virus. But with new developing variants, research has discovered that not all masks are...
