Researchers in Belgium discovered that some men who had recovered from COVID-19 experienced lower sperm counts and reduced sperm motility up to 3 months after the infection had resolved. The semen itself, however, did not carry any risk of…

While we all hoped that this holiday season would bring a greater return to “normal,” the arrival of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 has sent cases skyrocketing and the revisiting of pandemic restrictions. New York State has seen an epic…

The British Dental Association (BDA) is warning the country’s public health officials that many dentists will simply leave the profession rather than adhere to a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, leaving vulnerable Brits without access to oral…

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization unanimously recommended that Americans receive either the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as opposed to Johnson & Johnson’s. This…

Those infected with SARS-CoV-2 but show no symptoms are spreading COVID-19 throughout their communities according to a new analysis published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open. Out of nearly 20,000 subjects…

Oregon Health & Science University researchers found that vaccinated individuals who developed breakthrough COVID-19 infections were left with “super immunity” against the Delta and other variants. Published in the Journal of the…

The United States Army is developing a vaccine that may be effective against all coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2. The vaccine, called spike ferritin nanoparticle, utilizes ferritin, a protein, in a ball-like scaffold that encompasses…

As of December 14, 2021, more than 800,000 Americans have died due to COVID-19. This is approximately the same number of Americans who die annually due to heart disease or stroke. The United States has the highest morbidity rate of any…

New research out of South Africa, one of the first countries to report the new SARS-CoV-2 variant—Omicron—shows that the Pfizer vaccine is not as successful at preventing hospitalization among those with COVID-19. The study found that while…

Small businesses hoping to start off the new year with some extra funding to offset pandemic-related losses are almost out of time. The Small Business Association has set December 31, 2021, as the deadline for three types of COVID-19 relief…