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Can You Ace This RNA Quiz?
Test your scientific knowledge of COVID-19 and the RNA vaccines.
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One in 10 Older Adults Have Gotten a “Pandemic Pet,” Poll Finds
People over 50 have been getting pandemic puppies, dogs and cats, and other companion animals, in 2020 and early 2021, according to a new poll.
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Wanting the Pandemic to be Over is Not Enough
As vaccination continues, the power of masks and distancing to prevent the spread of coronavirus is still critical to reducing disease and death from COVID-19
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Conquering COVID-19 Disparities Among Communities of Color
A federal NIH grant supports work to promote COVID-19 research and inclusivity among African Americans and Hispanics/Latino populations.
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MIS-C: The COVID-Related Condition Parents Need to Know About
A pediatrician answers parents’ questions about the COVID-related multi-system inflammatory syndrome, MIS-C.
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One Nurse’s Journey Back to Health After COVID-19
In May, the Michigan Health blog told the story of Michelle Davis’s COVID hospitalization. A year later, her return to work, and life, fills her with gratitude.
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What Will Future Historians Say About COVID-19?
Research on the history of pandemics shaped COVID-19 response, and studying the current pandemic could help reduce future death tolls.
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Finding Silver Linings and a Sense of Normalcy After COVID-19
Almost a year after being one of the first patients diagnosed at Michigan Medicine, a doctor shares how he and his family are doing now.
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When COVID Strikes a Family
The coronavirus felt like a distant threat, until an entire family experienced it firsthand.
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Flu Shot Associated With Fewer, Less Severe COVID Cases
What does getting a flu shot have to do with COVID-19? A new study suggests that getting your flu shot may help protect you against severe disease from coronavirus.
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12 Mental Health Tips as Life Gets 'Back to Normal'
The anniversaries of COVID-19 lockdowns, deaths, and other milestones may hit you and others hard. Tips for coping or preventing distress.
A health care worker on a COVID-19 unit during the early months of the pandemic.
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Leading the Way in Practical Treatment of COVID-19
A Michigan Medicine team has created online guidelines for therapies and practical treatments for COVID-19.
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One Year Later: Michigan Medicine’s First COVID-19 Patient
Livonia resident Paul DeWyse reflects on being the hospital’s first patient, feeling like a social pariah and how precious life is.
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Big Shift Seen in High-Risk Older Adults’ Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Vaccination
Black, Hispanic and chronically ill adults over 50 are much more likely to say they’ll get the COVID-19 vaccine than before, showing a reduction in vaccine hesitancy in just three months.
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COVID Vaccines: Does it Matter Which One You Get?
Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson – with more COVID vaccines available, does it matter which one you get? An expert on COVID variants discusses the available vaccines.