COVID 19 Articles

Women and Long COVID: Learning About Your Risk

If you or someone you love has ever had COVID-19, you might be aware that symptoms can last long after the onset of infection. Symptoms may persist for four to 12 weeks after diagnosis, and sometimes even longer. Women are more likely than men to experience long...

COVID-19 Vaccines for Under 5

Vaccination is the best way to reduce the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in all age groups. Babies and younger children are now eligible to get protected with the emergency use authorization of two vaccines. Donna Zappi Fox, MD, Board Certified pediatrician...

What to Do Next When You Test Positive for COVID-19

When you get a positive COVID-19 test, you need to know your next steps and how to feel better. A positive test confirms you have COVID-19 and may be able to spread it to others. Rebecca Curran, MD, PhD, family medicine doctor and epidemiologist with Lourdes Physician...

Answers to FAQs About the Omicron Variant of COVID-19

Here we are again, facing a fifth surge of COVID-19. We all have questions about the COVID-19 Omicron variant. Katie Taylor, MD, medical director of infection prevention at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center and assistant professor of clinical medicine at...