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The new post-pandemic national hospital occupancy average is 75% -- a full 11 percentage points higher than the pre-pandemic average, largely due to a reduction in staffed hospital beds. This puts the U.S. on track for a severe shortage of hospital beds by 2032 unless action is taken.

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New research from Northwestern Medicine reveals link between long COVID and eye health

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Vaccines, work from home, online learning, curbside pickup and masks became part of the daily routine as states issued stay-home orders in March 2020 to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

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Viruses, like those that cause COVID-19 or HIV, are formidable opponents once they invade our bodies. Antiviral treatments strive to block a virus or halt its replication. However, viruses are dynamic - constantly evolving and changing shape, which can make designing antiviral treatments a challenge.

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Our immune systems rely on iron to function, but so do invading viruses and bacteria. New research from Binghamton University, State Univerity of New York studying healthcare workers in Nigeria during COVID, reveals that very early in the arms race — when an infectious disease is emerging and still very new to humans — iron nutrition tradeoffs are in play.

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A nasal vaccine for COVID-19 – based on technology developed at Washington University in St. Louis – is poised to enter a phase 1 clinical trial in the U.S.

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It’s peak cold and flu season in the northern hemisphere. Four papers published in ACS journals provide insights into novel antiviral compounds and methods to inactivate infectious viral particles and bacteria.