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COVID-19 vaccine statistics: Rare side effects
If you’re considering vaccination, you may be concerned about the long-term risks. Ease your uncertainty with fact-checked information by our experts.
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You asked we answered: Can a person transmit COVID-19 through hair?
Can a person transmit COVID-19 through hair or hair follicles?
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8 surprising long-COVID symptoms
As of today, there’s no one treatment for long COVID. It’s a complicated illness that can affect multiple areas of the body. Many symptoms can come and go. What’s more, one person’s long COVID course can look very different from another’s.
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A curious case of COVID blood clots, solved by a surgeon named Cook
When Veronica Calero caught COVID-19 in November 2020, she couldn’t eat or drink for days.
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Your N95 respirator guide: The right way to wear and reuse
The federal government is sending free N95 respirators to pharmacies across the country. If you’re new to N95 masks, we’ve got guidance for using and reusing N95 masks effectively.
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[Video] At-home rapid tests for COVID-19: An expert's how-to guide
Watch Claire Cook, Nebraska Medicine medical lab scientist, demonstrate with a BinaxNOW test, one of the most common tests available to the public.
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COVID-19 treatments: What are the options, and are they better than vaccines?
COVID-19 therapies, including antivirals and monoclonal antibodies, are making headlines. However, many COVID-19 treatments are currently in short supply, while others aren’t effective against omicron.
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[Q&A] The latest on omicron symptoms, at-home COVID-19 tests and treatment options
In this video, watch infectious diseases experts Mark Rupp, MD, and Armando De Alba Rosales, MD, MPH, answer your questions about the omicron variant.
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You asked, we answered: Why should I get vaccinated if I can still get and spread COVID-19?
Why should someone get the COVID vaxx when people who are already vaxxed and boosted are still getting and spreading COVID?
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Malnutrition increases risk of death for hospitalized COVID-19 patients
University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) research shows that COVID-19 patients without proper nutrition make ventilation or death more likely.
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