Some people who have experienced symptomatic COVID-19 infections have reported intense side effects after one vaccine dose, leading researchers to believe two doses may not be necessary, reports The New York Times.  

Over the last week, COVID-19 hospitalizations have dropped by at least 10 percent in 38 states, reports The COVID Tracking Project.  

The CDC is now aiming to sequence 7,000 coronavirus samples per week to detect new variants, marking a large boost from the 251 samples sequenced during the week of Jan. 10, The New York Times reported Feb. 1. 

The use of updated concussion management guidelines dropped the duration of symptoms from one month to one week in female athletes and from 11 to five days in male athletes, according to a study published in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine Feb. 1

There is a movement afoot promoting the potential benefits of testing a one-dose COVID-19 vaccine strategy instead of the two dose vaccination currently recommended in the United States under emergency use authorization.

New-onset diabetes could be another complication added to the list of health problems associated with COVID-19, The Washington Post reported Feb. 1. 

Being a nurse practitioner is one of the top jobs in the U.S., with a median salary of $109,820 in 2019, according to a U.S. News & World report. 

COVID-19 test positivity fell in every U.S. region in the week ending Jan. 23, representing the second consecutive week of decline, according to the CDC's latest COVIDView report published Jan. 29. 

The Joint Commission on Feb. 1 began publicly reporting hospitals' performance on two perinatal care measures. 

Black and Hispanic children are less likely to undergo diagnostic imaging during an emergency department visit than white children, suggesting race and ethnicity may influence diagnostic decisions in the ED, according to a study published Jan. 29 in JAMA Network Open.

The first COVID-19 vaccination sites operated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency could be running by mid-February, a senior White House official told CBS News Jan. 30. 

The U.S. reported nearly 20,000 more COVID-19 deaths in January than December, the highest number of known virus deaths since the pandemic began, according to data by The COVID Tracking Project. 

An anti-vaccine protest temporarily shut down a COVID-19 public vaccination site at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium Jan. 30, reports the Los Angeles Times.

Staunton, Va.-based Mary Baldwin University will begin offering a doctorate of nursing practice degree program through its Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences in August. 

A graduate student at the University of Texas at Dallas created a first-of-its-kind rapid sepsis biosensor, which is now awaiting patent approval, according to a recent news release. 

The Biden administration hopes to start administering COVID-19 vaccines to children by late spring or summer, Anthony Fauci, MD, said during a Jan. 29 White House news briefing.

David Bell died in the parking lot of Barnes-Jewish St. Peter's (Mo.) Hospital during his third attempt to receive care, his wife told CBS affiliate KMOV.

The first swine flu case of the 2020-21 flu season was reported in Wisconsin during the week ending Jan. 23, according to the CDC's FluView report.

A number of new reports suggest a coronavirus infection can mistakenly produce antibodies that attack the body's own tissues instead of the virus, The New York Times reported Jan. 28. 

The U.S. identified its first two known cases of the South Africa variant of the novel coronavirus in South Carolina, public health officials said Jan. 28.