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Vaccine trust plunges in U.S., with misinformation drowning out truth: survey
Harrisburg Patriot-News

Vaccine trust plunges in U.S., with misinformation drowning out truth: survey

A survey by Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center and colleagues finds that American trust in vaccines has fallen significantly in just a few years, even with more fact-checking and pleas from doctors in response to viral misinformation.

Long COVID brain fog may originate in a surprising place, say scientists
NPR

Long COVID brain fog may originate in a surprising place, say scientists

A study by Christoph Thaiss and Maayan Levy of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues finds that long COVID’s neurological symptoms, like brain fog, memory loss, and fatigue, may stem from serotonin reduction.

Long COVID research is in its ‘most hopeful’ phase yet
Time

Long COVID research is in its ‘most hopeful’ phase yet

A study by Christoph Thaiss and Maayan Levy of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues suggests that serotonin could be a target for long COVID treatment.

A crucial pattern behind long COVID may have been identified
ScienceAlert

A crucial pattern behind long COVID may have been identified

A study by Christoph Thaiss and Maayan Levy of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues suggests that several current hypotheses for the pathophysiology of long COVID are linked by a single pathway that is connected by serotonin reduction.

Study of serotonin levels offers hope for long COVID treatment
WebMD

Study of serotonin levels offers hope for long COVID treatment

A study by Christoph Thaiss and Maayan Levy of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues finds that long COVID is associated with lower levels of circulating serotonin, which could be relevant for its neurological, cognitive, and memory symptoms.

New research links symptoms of long COVID to serotonin levels—and more
WGN-TV

New research links symptoms of long COVID to serotonin levels—and more

A study by Christoph Thaiss and Maayan Levy of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues shows that long COVID can deplete peripheral serotonin levels, offering a baseline for treatment with serotonin supplementation.

Who should get a COVID vaccine this year?
Reuters

Who should get a COVID vaccine this year?

Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine believes that the COVID boosters should be recommended annually only for high-risk groups.