Today is International Overdose Awareness Day
Health & Wellness
Mary Kathleen Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Those Nerdy Girls would like to take a moment to remember and honor those we’ve lost to overdose. Together, let’s help reduce the stigma of substance use disorder by recognizing it as the chronic disease it is. Any one of us can develop a chronic disease, regardless of our background, income level, education level, or …
August 30, 2022
Can IUDs be used as emergency contraception?
Reproductive Health
Mary Kathleen Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Yes! Intra-uterine devices (IUDs) are in fact the most effective form of emergency contraception there is. They do require a clinical visit and can be expensive without insurance, which can make them a challenge when time is of the essence. But IUDs are nearly 100% (99.9%) effective at pregnancy prevention when inserted within 5 days …
August 29, 2022
Last Chance for US Households to Order Free Rapid Tests
Testing and Contact Tracing
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
LAST CHANCE for U.S. households to place an order for free COVID-19 rapid tests mailed straight to your door. According to the website, “Ordering through this program will be suspended on Friday, September 2 because Congress hasn’t provided additional funding to replenish the nation’s stockpile of tests.” Every home in the U.S. is eligible to …
August 28, 2022
Recientemente tuvimos una publicación refutando los mitos de la vasectomía.
Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Heidi Schutz, PhD
Publicación aquí. Las gráficas que compartimos siguen este tema de mitos y fueron creadas por La Fundación Marie Stopes México @MarieStopesMexico y www.mariestopes.org.mx: Mitos y Realidades de la Vasectomía Partes I y II. Estas gráficas ayudan a distinguir entre mito o realidad en este método anticonceptivo. Las gráficas no fueron creadas por Querida Pandemia. Puede …
August 27, 2022
I think I have a problem with my substance use. What can I do?
Health & Wellness Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
💁🏽 If you think you have a problem with how you are using substances (anything like marijuana, opioids, stimulants, or prescription medications used for other purposes), know that you are not alone. Rates of substance use* and/or drug overdose have increased since March 2020. There are many possible reasons for this including: isolation, lack of …
August 27, 2022
El trastorno de estrés post traumático o TEPT es complejo, pero en resumen se puede decir que es la reacción del cuerpo a un evento que provoca estrés o miedo. Este causa que nuestros cuerpos entren en un estado constante de preparación para pelear contra algo peligroso.
Mental Health Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Con el paso del tiempo esto puede resultar en depresión, ansiedad, alteración del sueño y síntomas físicos de salud. TEPT no es algo que puede pararse, pero sí hay medidas que podemos tomar para aliviar los síntomas y ayudar a una persona a conseguir recuperarse y mantenerse en remisión. Para entender cómo esto funciona, primero …
August 26, 2022
When are Omicron-specific boosters coming?
Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Both Pfizer and Moderna have asked FDA to authorize “bivalent” COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, and they could be available to people 12 and up as early as the first week of September. Bivalent means that the vaccine is designed to protect against two strains of the virus. In this case, the two strains are the …
August 25, 2022
¡Las Nerdy Girls dan la bienvenida al Escuadrón de Salud Reproductiva!
Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Las Nerdy Girls siguen comprometidas a brindarle respuestas prácticas, fácticas y sensatas a todas sus preguntas sobre salud y hoy nos complace presentar al Escuadrón de Salud Reproductiva. Este equipo de científicas y proveedoras de atención médica tiene la experiencia para responder sus preguntas, incluso a aquellas que le dé pena hacer o le parezcan …
August 25, 2022
How do the monkeypox vaccines work?
Infectious Diseases Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
The JYNNEOS vaccine is a live, attenuated FDA-approved vaccine for the prevention of monkeypox and smallpox. This means that the vaccine contains a weakened version of the vaccinia virus, a virus very similar to monkeypox and smallpox. This weakened virus cannot make copies of itself or spread. The body recognizes the virus and makes antibodies …
August 24, 2022
How well do COVID-19 rapid antigen tests work? Is a single antigen test enough?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Chana Davis, PhD, Contributing Writer
COVID-19 rapid antigen tests detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus very well when used at the right time – when viral levels are high. Repeat (serial) testing is a powerful way to catch more SARS-CoV-2 infections and reduce false negatives. In a recent study, COVID-19 rapid antigen tests detected the virus roughly 80% of the time when …
Those Nerdy Girls would like to take a moment to remember and honor those we’ve lost to overdose. Together, let’s help reduce the stigma of substance use disorder by recognizing it as the chronic disease it is. Any one of us can develop a chronic disease, regardless of our background, income level, education level, or …
Can IUDs be used as emergency contraception?
Reproductive Health
Mary Kathleen Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Yes! Intra-uterine devices (IUDs) are in fact the most effective form of emergency contraception there is. They do require a clinical visit and can be expensive without insurance, which can make them a challenge when time is of the essence. But IUDs are nearly 100% (99.9%) effective at pregnancy prevention when inserted within 5 days …
August 29, 2022
Last Chance for US Households to Order Free Rapid Tests
Testing and Contact Tracing
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
LAST CHANCE for U.S. households to place an order for free COVID-19 rapid tests mailed straight to your door. According to the website, “Ordering through this program will be suspended on Friday, September 2 because Congress hasn’t provided additional funding to replenish the nation’s stockpile of tests.” Every home in the U.S. is eligible to …
August 28, 2022
Recientemente tuvimos una publicación refutando los mitos de la vasectomía.
Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Heidi Schutz, PhD
Publicación aquí. Las gráficas que compartimos siguen este tema de mitos y fueron creadas por La Fundación Marie Stopes México @MarieStopesMexico y www.mariestopes.org.mx: Mitos y Realidades de la Vasectomía Partes I y II. Estas gráficas ayudan a distinguir entre mito o realidad en este método anticonceptivo. Las gráficas no fueron creadas por Querida Pandemia. Puede …
August 27, 2022
I think I have a problem with my substance use. What can I do?
Health & Wellness Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
💁🏽 If you think you have a problem with how you are using substances (anything like marijuana, opioids, stimulants, or prescription medications used for other purposes), know that you are not alone. Rates of substance use* and/or drug overdose have increased since March 2020. There are many possible reasons for this including: isolation, lack of …
August 27, 2022
El trastorno de estrés post traumático o TEPT es complejo, pero en resumen se puede decir que es la reacción del cuerpo a un evento que provoca estrés o miedo. Este causa que nuestros cuerpos entren en un estado constante de preparación para pelear contra algo peligroso.
Mental Health Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Con el paso del tiempo esto puede resultar en depresión, ansiedad, alteración del sueño y síntomas físicos de salud. TEPT no es algo que puede pararse, pero sí hay medidas que podemos tomar para aliviar los síntomas y ayudar a una persona a conseguir recuperarse y mantenerse en remisión. Para entender cómo esto funciona, primero …
August 26, 2022
When are Omicron-specific boosters coming?
Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Both Pfizer and Moderna have asked FDA to authorize “bivalent” COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, and they could be available to people 12 and up as early as the first week of September. Bivalent means that the vaccine is designed to protect against two strains of the virus. In this case, the two strains are the …
August 25, 2022
¡Las Nerdy Girls dan la bienvenida al Escuadrón de Salud Reproductiva!
Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Las Nerdy Girls siguen comprometidas a brindarle respuestas prácticas, fácticas y sensatas a todas sus preguntas sobre salud y hoy nos complace presentar al Escuadrón de Salud Reproductiva. Este equipo de científicas y proveedoras de atención médica tiene la experiencia para responder sus preguntas, incluso a aquellas que le dé pena hacer o le parezcan …
August 25, 2022
How do the monkeypox vaccines work?
Infectious Diseases Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
The JYNNEOS vaccine is a live, attenuated FDA-approved vaccine for the prevention of monkeypox and smallpox. This means that the vaccine contains a weakened version of the vaccinia virus, a virus very similar to monkeypox and smallpox. This weakened virus cannot make copies of itself or spread. The body recognizes the virus and makes antibodies …
August 24, 2022
How well do COVID-19 rapid antigen tests work? Is a single antigen test enough?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Chana Davis, PhD, Contributing Writer
COVID-19 rapid antigen tests detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus very well when used at the right time – when viral levels are high. Repeat (serial) testing is a powerful way to catch more SARS-CoV-2 infections and reduce false negatives. In a recent study, COVID-19 rapid antigen tests detected the virus roughly 80% of the time when …
Yes! Intra-uterine devices (IUDs) are in fact the most effective form of emergency contraception there is. They do require a clinical visit and can be expensive without insurance, which can make them a challenge when time is of the essence. But IUDs are nearly 100% (99.9%) effective at pregnancy prevention when inserted within 5 days …
Last Chance for US Households to Order Free Rapid Tests
Testing and Contact Tracing
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
LAST CHANCE for U.S. households to place an order for free COVID-19 rapid tests mailed straight to your door. According to the website, “Ordering through this program will be suspended on Friday, September 2 because Congress hasn’t provided additional funding to replenish the nation’s stockpile of tests.” Every home in the U.S. is eligible to …
August 28, 2022
Recientemente tuvimos una publicación refutando los mitos de la vasectomía.
Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Heidi Schutz, PhD
Publicación aquí. Las gráficas que compartimos siguen este tema de mitos y fueron creadas por La Fundación Marie Stopes México @MarieStopesMexico y www.mariestopes.org.mx: Mitos y Realidades de la Vasectomía Partes I y II. Estas gráficas ayudan a distinguir entre mito o realidad en este método anticonceptivo. Las gráficas no fueron creadas por Querida Pandemia. Puede …
August 27, 2022
I think I have a problem with my substance use. What can I do?
Health & Wellness Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
💁🏽 If you think you have a problem with how you are using substances (anything like marijuana, opioids, stimulants, or prescription medications used for other purposes), know that you are not alone. Rates of substance use* and/or drug overdose have increased since March 2020. There are many possible reasons for this including: isolation, lack of …
August 27, 2022
El trastorno de estrés post traumático o TEPT es complejo, pero en resumen se puede decir que es la reacción del cuerpo a un evento que provoca estrés o miedo. Este causa que nuestros cuerpos entren en un estado constante de preparación para pelear contra algo peligroso.
Mental Health Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Con el paso del tiempo esto puede resultar en depresión, ansiedad, alteración del sueño y síntomas físicos de salud. TEPT no es algo que puede pararse, pero sí hay medidas que podemos tomar para aliviar los síntomas y ayudar a una persona a conseguir recuperarse y mantenerse en remisión. Para entender cómo esto funciona, primero …
August 26, 2022
When are Omicron-specific boosters coming?
Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Both Pfizer and Moderna have asked FDA to authorize “bivalent” COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, and they could be available to people 12 and up as early as the first week of September. Bivalent means that the vaccine is designed to protect against two strains of the virus. In this case, the two strains are the …
August 25, 2022
¡Las Nerdy Girls dan la bienvenida al Escuadrón de Salud Reproductiva!
Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Las Nerdy Girls siguen comprometidas a brindarle respuestas prácticas, fácticas y sensatas a todas sus preguntas sobre salud y hoy nos complace presentar al Escuadrón de Salud Reproductiva. Este equipo de científicas y proveedoras de atención médica tiene la experiencia para responder sus preguntas, incluso a aquellas que le dé pena hacer o le parezcan …
August 25, 2022
How do the monkeypox vaccines work?
Infectious Diseases Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
The JYNNEOS vaccine is a live, attenuated FDA-approved vaccine for the prevention of monkeypox and smallpox. This means that the vaccine contains a weakened version of the vaccinia virus, a virus very similar to monkeypox and smallpox. This weakened virus cannot make copies of itself or spread. The body recognizes the virus and makes antibodies …
August 24, 2022
How well do COVID-19 rapid antigen tests work? Is a single antigen test enough?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Chana Davis, PhD, Contributing Writer
COVID-19 rapid antigen tests detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus very well when used at the right time – when viral levels are high. Repeat (serial) testing is a powerful way to catch more SARS-CoV-2 infections and reduce false negatives. In a recent study, COVID-19 rapid antigen tests detected the virus roughly 80% of the time when …
LAST CHANCE for U.S. households to place an order for free COVID-19 rapid tests mailed straight to your door. According to the website, “Ordering through this program will be suspended on Friday, September 2 because Congress hasn’t provided additional funding to replenish the nation’s stockpile of tests.” Every home in the U.S. is eligible to …
Recientemente tuvimos una publicación refutando los mitos de la vasectomía.
Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Heidi Schutz, PhD
Publicación aquí. Las gráficas que compartimos siguen este tema de mitos y fueron creadas por La Fundación Marie Stopes México @MarieStopesMexico y www.mariestopes.org.mx: Mitos y Realidades de la Vasectomía Partes I y II. Estas gráficas ayudan a distinguir entre mito o realidad en este método anticonceptivo. Las gráficas no fueron creadas por Querida Pandemia. Puede …
August 27, 2022
I think I have a problem with my substance use. What can I do?
Health & Wellness Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
💁🏽 If you think you have a problem with how you are using substances (anything like marijuana, opioids, stimulants, or prescription medications used for other purposes), know that you are not alone. Rates of substance use* and/or drug overdose have increased since March 2020. There are many possible reasons for this including: isolation, lack of …
August 27, 2022
El trastorno de estrés post traumático o TEPT es complejo, pero en resumen se puede decir que es la reacción del cuerpo a un evento que provoca estrés o miedo. Este causa que nuestros cuerpos entren en un estado constante de preparación para pelear contra algo peligroso.
Mental Health Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Con el paso del tiempo esto puede resultar en depresión, ansiedad, alteración del sueño y síntomas físicos de salud. TEPT no es algo que puede pararse, pero sí hay medidas que podemos tomar para aliviar los síntomas y ayudar a una persona a conseguir recuperarse y mantenerse en remisión. Para entender cómo esto funciona, primero …
August 26, 2022
When are Omicron-specific boosters coming?
Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Both Pfizer and Moderna have asked FDA to authorize “bivalent” COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, and they could be available to people 12 and up as early as the first week of September. Bivalent means that the vaccine is designed to protect against two strains of the virus. In this case, the two strains are the …
August 25, 2022
¡Las Nerdy Girls dan la bienvenida al Escuadrón de Salud Reproductiva!
Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Las Nerdy Girls siguen comprometidas a brindarle respuestas prácticas, fácticas y sensatas a todas sus preguntas sobre salud y hoy nos complace presentar al Escuadrón de Salud Reproductiva. Este equipo de científicas y proveedoras de atención médica tiene la experiencia para responder sus preguntas, incluso a aquellas que le dé pena hacer o le parezcan …
August 25, 2022
How do the monkeypox vaccines work?
Infectious Diseases Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
The JYNNEOS vaccine is a live, attenuated FDA-approved vaccine for the prevention of monkeypox and smallpox. This means that the vaccine contains a weakened version of the vaccinia virus, a virus very similar to monkeypox and smallpox. This weakened virus cannot make copies of itself or spread. The body recognizes the virus and makes antibodies …
August 24, 2022
How well do COVID-19 rapid antigen tests work? Is a single antigen test enough?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Chana Davis, PhD, Contributing Writer
COVID-19 rapid antigen tests detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus very well when used at the right time – when viral levels are high. Repeat (serial) testing is a powerful way to catch more SARS-CoV-2 infections and reduce false negatives. In a recent study, COVID-19 rapid antigen tests detected the virus roughly 80% of the time when …
Publicación aquí. Las gráficas que compartimos siguen este tema de mitos y fueron creadas por La Fundación Marie Stopes México @MarieStopesMexico y www.mariestopes.org.mx: Mitos y Realidades de la Vasectomía Partes I y II. Estas gráficas ayudan a distinguir entre mito o realidad en este método anticonceptivo. Las gráficas no fueron creadas por Querida Pandemia. Puede …
I think I have a problem with my substance use. What can I do?
Health & Wellness Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
💁🏽 If you think you have a problem with how you are using substances (anything like marijuana, opioids, stimulants, or prescription medications used for other purposes), know that you are not alone. Rates of substance use* and/or drug overdose have increased since March 2020. There are many possible reasons for this including: isolation, lack of …
August 27, 2022
El trastorno de estrés post traumático o TEPT es complejo, pero en resumen se puede decir que es la reacción del cuerpo a un evento que provoca estrés o miedo. Este causa que nuestros cuerpos entren en un estado constante de preparación para pelear contra algo peligroso.
Mental Health Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Con el paso del tiempo esto puede resultar en depresión, ansiedad, alteración del sueño y síntomas físicos de salud. TEPT no es algo que puede pararse, pero sí hay medidas que podemos tomar para aliviar los síntomas y ayudar a una persona a conseguir recuperarse y mantenerse en remisión. Para entender cómo esto funciona, primero …
August 26, 2022
When are Omicron-specific boosters coming?
Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Both Pfizer and Moderna have asked FDA to authorize “bivalent” COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, and they could be available to people 12 and up as early as the first week of September. Bivalent means that the vaccine is designed to protect against two strains of the virus. In this case, the two strains are the …
August 25, 2022
¡Las Nerdy Girls dan la bienvenida al Escuadrón de Salud Reproductiva!
Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Las Nerdy Girls siguen comprometidas a brindarle respuestas prácticas, fácticas y sensatas a todas sus preguntas sobre salud y hoy nos complace presentar al Escuadrón de Salud Reproductiva. Este equipo de científicas y proveedoras de atención médica tiene la experiencia para responder sus preguntas, incluso a aquellas que le dé pena hacer o le parezcan …
August 25, 2022
How do the monkeypox vaccines work?
Infectious Diseases Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
The JYNNEOS vaccine is a live, attenuated FDA-approved vaccine for the prevention of monkeypox and smallpox. This means that the vaccine contains a weakened version of the vaccinia virus, a virus very similar to monkeypox and smallpox. This weakened virus cannot make copies of itself or spread. The body recognizes the virus and makes antibodies …
August 24, 2022
How well do COVID-19 rapid antigen tests work? Is a single antigen test enough?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Chana Davis, PhD, Contributing Writer
COVID-19 rapid antigen tests detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus very well when used at the right time – when viral levels are high. Repeat (serial) testing is a powerful way to catch more SARS-CoV-2 infections and reduce false negatives. In a recent study, COVID-19 rapid antigen tests detected the virus roughly 80% of the time when …
💁🏽 If you think you have a problem with how you are using substances (anything like marijuana, opioids, stimulants, or prescription medications used for other purposes), know that you are not alone. Rates of substance use* and/or drug overdose have increased since March 2020. There are many possible reasons for this including: isolation, lack of …
El trastorno de estrés post traumático o TEPT es complejo, pero en resumen se puede decir que es la reacción del cuerpo a un evento que provoca estrés o miedo. Este causa que nuestros cuerpos entren en un estado constante de preparación para pelear contra algo peligroso.
Mental Health Posts en Español
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
Con el paso del tiempo esto puede resultar en depresión, ansiedad, alteración del sueño y síntomas físicos de salud. TEPT no es algo que puede pararse, pero sí hay medidas que podemos tomar para aliviar los síntomas y ayudar a una persona a conseguir recuperarse y mantenerse en remisión. Para entender cómo esto funciona, primero …
August 26, 2022
When are Omicron-specific boosters coming?
Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Both Pfizer and Moderna have asked FDA to authorize “bivalent” COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, and they could be available to people 12 and up as early as the first week of September. Bivalent means that the vaccine is designed to protect against two strains of the virus. In this case, the two strains are the …
August 25, 2022
¡Las Nerdy Girls dan la bienvenida al Escuadrón de Salud Reproductiva!
Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Las Nerdy Girls siguen comprometidas a brindarle respuestas prácticas, fácticas y sensatas a todas sus preguntas sobre salud y hoy nos complace presentar al Escuadrón de Salud Reproductiva. Este equipo de científicas y proveedoras de atención médica tiene la experiencia para responder sus preguntas, incluso a aquellas que le dé pena hacer o le parezcan …
August 25, 2022
How do the monkeypox vaccines work?
Infectious Diseases Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
The JYNNEOS vaccine is a live, attenuated FDA-approved vaccine for the prevention of monkeypox and smallpox. This means that the vaccine contains a weakened version of the vaccinia virus, a virus very similar to monkeypox and smallpox. This weakened virus cannot make copies of itself or spread. The body recognizes the virus and makes antibodies …
August 24, 2022
How well do COVID-19 rapid antigen tests work? Is a single antigen test enough?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Chana Davis, PhD, Contributing Writer
COVID-19 rapid antigen tests detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus very well when used at the right time – when viral levels are high. Repeat (serial) testing is a powerful way to catch more SARS-CoV-2 infections and reduce false negatives. In a recent study, COVID-19 rapid antigen tests detected the virus roughly 80% of the time when …
Con el paso del tiempo esto puede resultar en depresión, ansiedad, alteración del sueño y síntomas físicos de salud. TEPT no es algo que puede pararse, pero sí hay medidas que podemos tomar para aliviar los síntomas y ayudar a una persona a conseguir recuperarse y mantenerse en remisión. Para entender cómo esto funciona, primero …
When are Omicron-specific boosters coming?
Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Both Pfizer and Moderna have asked FDA to authorize “bivalent” COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, and they could be available to people 12 and up as early as the first week of September. Bivalent means that the vaccine is designed to protect against two strains of the virus. In this case, the two strains are the …
August 25, 2022
¡Las Nerdy Girls dan la bienvenida al Escuadrón de Salud Reproductiva!
Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Las Nerdy Girls siguen comprometidas a brindarle respuestas prácticas, fácticas y sensatas a todas sus preguntas sobre salud y hoy nos complace presentar al Escuadrón de Salud Reproductiva. Este equipo de científicas y proveedoras de atención médica tiene la experiencia para responder sus preguntas, incluso a aquellas que le dé pena hacer o le parezcan …
August 25, 2022
How do the monkeypox vaccines work?
Infectious Diseases Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
The JYNNEOS vaccine is a live, attenuated FDA-approved vaccine for the prevention of monkeypox and smallpox. This means that the vaccine contains a weakened version of the vaccinia virus, a virus very similar to monkeypox and smallpox. This weakened virus cannot make copies of itself or spread. The body recognizes the virus and makes antibodies …
August 24, 2022
How well do COVID-19 rapid antigen tests work? Is a single antigen test enough?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Chana Davis, PhD, Contributing Writer
COVID-19 rapid antigen tests detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus very well when used at the right time – when viral levels are high. Repeat (serial) testing is a powerful way to catch more SARS-CoV-2 infections and reduce false negatives. In a recent study, COVID-19 rapid antigen tests detected the virus roughly 80% of the time when …
Both Pfizer and Moderna have asked FDA to authorize “bivalent” COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, and they could be available to people 12 and up as early as the first week of September. Bivalent means that the vaccine is designed to protect against two strains of the virus. In this case, the two strains are the …
¡Las Nerdy Girls dan la bienvenida al Escuadrón de Salud Reproductiva!
Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Las Nerdy Girls siguen comprometidas a brindarle respuestas prácticas, fácticas y sensatas a todas sus preguntas sobre salud y hoy nos complace presentar al Escuadrón de Salud Reproductiva. Este equipo de científicas y proveedoras de atención médica tiene la experiencia para responder sus preguntas, incluso a aquellas que le dé pena hacer o le parezcan …
August 25, 2022
How do the monkeypox vaccines work?
Infectious Diseases Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
The JYNNEOS vaccine is a live, attenuated FDA-approved vaccine for the prevention of monkeypox and smallpox. This means that the vaccine contains a weakened version of the vaccinia virus, a virus very similar to monkeypox and smallpox. This weakened virus cannot make copies of itself or spread. The body recognizes the virus and makes antibodies …
August 24, 2022
How well do COVID-19 rapid antigen tests work? Is a single antigen test enough?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Chana Davis, PhD, Contributing Writer
COVID-19 rapid antigen tests detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus very well when used at the right time – when viral levels are high. Repeat (serial) testing is a powerful way to catch more SARS-CoV-2 infections and reduce false negatives. In a recent study, COVID-19 rapid antigen tests detected the virus roughly 80% of the time when …
Las Nerdy Girls siguen comprometidas a brindarle respuestas prácticas, fácticas y sensatas a todas sus preguntas sobre salud y hoy nos complace presentar al Escuadrón de Salud Reproductiva. Este equipo de científicas y proveedoras de atención médica tiene la experiencia para responder sus preguntas, incluso a aquellas que le dé pena hacer o le parezcan …
How do the monkeypox vaccines work?
Infectious Diseases Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
The JYNNEOS vaccine is a live, attenuated FDA-approved vaccine for the prevention of monkeypox and smallpox. This means that the vaccine contains a weakened version of the vaccinia virus, a virus very similar to monkeypox and smallpox. This weakened virus cannot make copies of itself or spread. The body recognizes the virus and makes antibodies …
August 24, 2022
How well do COVID-19 rapid antigen tests work? Is a single antigen test enough?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Chana Davis, PhD, Contributing Writer
COVID-19 rapid antigen tests detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus very well when used at the right time – when viral levels are high. Repeat (serial) testing is a powerful way to catch more SARS-CoV-2 infections and reduce false negatives. In a recent study, COVID-19 rapid antigen tests detected the virus roughly 80% of the time when …
The JYNNEOS vaccine is a live, attenuated FDA-approved vaccine for the prevention of monkeypox and smallpox. This means that the vaccine contains a weakened version of the vaccinia virus, a virus very similar to monkeypox and smallpox. This weakened virus cannot make copies of itself or spread. The body recognizes the virus and makes antibodies …
How well do COVID-19 rapid antigen tests work? Is a single antigen test enough?
Testing and Contact Tracing
Chana Davis, PhD, Contributing Writer
COVID-19 rapid antigen tests detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus very well when used at the right time – when viral levels are high. Repeat (serial) testing is a powerful way to catch more SARS-CoV-2 infections and reduce false negatives. In a recent study, COVID-19 rapid antigen tests detected the virus roughly 80% of the time when …
COVID-19 rapid antigen tests detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus very well when used at the right time – when viral levels are high. Repeat (serial) testing is a powerful way to catch more SARS-CoV-2 infections and reduce false negatives. In a recent study, COVID-19 rapid antigen tests detected the virus roughly 80% of the time when …