U.S. COVID cases tick higher as BA.5 takes hold, and U.K. to offer second booster to those aged 50 and older
U.S. COVID cases are rising again after being steady for several months, as the BA.5 omicron subvariant becomes dominant. BA.5...
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Indiana coronavirus updates: 19 Indiana counties at ‘high risk’ of spreading COVID-19
Monday's latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic for July 18, 2022. INDIANAPOLIS — Here are Monday's latest updates on the...
Lack of trust is fueling the current COVID-19 surge
The nation is experiencing a COVID-19 tsunami. Yet, people’s behavior suggests that no one is noticing. Are the surge and the...
The Covid Virus Keeps Evolving. Why Haven’t Vaccines?
On March 16, 2020, the first volunteer received a shot of Moderna’s then-experimental Covid-19 vaccine, just 63 days after the...
Long COVID: National Academies’ Panel Examines Long-Term Health Effects of COVID-19
Long COVID is associated with multisystem dysfunction affecting the cerebrovascular, autonomic, peripheral, respiratory, and inflammatory systems, which may be caused...
China braced for renewed lockdowns as Omicron subvariant spreads
China is at risk of more frequent lockdowns and mass testing as officials struggle to contain the spread of the...
Economy Is at Risk of Recession by a Force Hiding in Plain Sight
This past week brought home the magnitude of the overlapping crises assailing the global economy, intensifying fears of recession, job...
Moderna’s new variant-busting COVID vaccine starting trial in Israel
An Israeli hospital announced Monday that it is part of a trial for Moderna’s new variant-busting coronavirus vaccine. Moderna and...
Study suggests COVID-19 vaccination may be associated with short-term changes in usual menstrual cycle length
In a recent work published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, investigators analyzed the connections between severe acute respiratory...
25 million children at risk of getting dangerous but preventable illnesses amid steep backslide in vaccinations
The coronavirus pandemic has caused the biggest backslide in childhood vaccinations in about 30 years, putting some 25 million children...