Trial: Metformin, ivermectin, fluvoxamine don’t prevent severe COVID
A phase 3 randomized, controlled trial published today in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that three drugs repurposed...
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‘Living with Covid doesn’t mean….’: WHO chief as deaths rise by 35% in 4 weeks
world news Published on Aug 18, 2022 07:49 AM IST Coronavirus global update: The world has reported over 59 crore...
Higher risk of vein blood clots in COVID vs flu patients
Hospitalized adult COVID-19 patients before and after SARS-CoV-2 vaccine availability had significantly higher odds of venous—but not arterial—thromboembolism than those...
The Forgotten Virus: Zika Families and Researchers Struggle for Support
Some babies born with devastating birth defects from the mosquito-borne illness are 7 now, but Covid turned the world’s attention...
Complications, death in pregnancy rose during COVID-19
Rates of severe pregnancy-related complications and severe maternal illness and death rose significantly amid the COVID-19 pandemic, find two retrospective...
Penn. worker with cancer wrongfully fired over COVID risk, says EEOC
In a settlement reached with the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, Gas Field Specialists of Potter County, Pennsylvania, must pay $184,000...
Health Experts Worry New CDC COVID-19 Guidelines Are ‘Fundamentally Flawed’
On Thursday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced new COVID-19 guidelines that loosened restrictions like quarantining and social...
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Why monkeypox is a repeat of the data mistakes made with Covid-19
The US declared monkeypox a public health emergency this month, but the decision may have come too late. Though states...
It’s Not Just Long COVID
Several months into the pandemic, a new aspect of COVID-19 started gaining attention from scientists, journalists, and health-care professionals. Instead...
CDC ends recommendations for social distancing and quarantine for Covid-19 control, no longer recommends test-to-stay in schools
In new guidelines released Thursday, the agency no longer recommends staying at least 6 feet away from other people to...