London declares 'major incident' over Omicron spread London mayor Sadiq Khan on Saturday declared a "major incident" in the British capital due to the spread of the Omicron variant. Dec 18, 2021 0 18
WHO: Omicron detected in 89 countries, cases doubling fast The omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in 89 countries, and COVID-19 cases involving the variant are doubling every 1.5 to 3 days in places with community transmission and not just infections acquired abroad, ... Dec 18, 2021 0 25
Netherlands 'going into lockdown again' to curb omicron Nations across Europe moved to reimpose tougher measures to stem a new wave of COVID-19 infections spurred by the highly transmissible omicron variant, with the Netherlands leading the way by imposing a nationwide lockdown. Dec 18, 2021 0 7
Portugal, France begin vaccinating younger children Portugal, one of the countries with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates worldwide, began inoculating over-fives Saturday, and France said it was ready to roll out jabs for them from next week. Dec 18, 2021 0 3
FACT FOCUS: Masks help curb spread of COVID-19 on planes The CEO of a major airline suggested during a congressional hearing this week that face masks provide little value on planes—a claim that was quickly amplified online. Dec 18, 2021 0 5
Surging COVID-19 cases bring a 2020 feel to the end of 2021 U.S. officials intensified calls Friday for unvaccinated Americans to get inoculated in the face of the new omicron variant that contributed to a record number of infections in New York and threatened to wipe out a second ... Dec 18, 2021 0 14
Egypt reports first cases of Omicron variant Egypt on Saturday said it had detected its first three cases of the coronavirus Omicron variant, at the height of the economically vital tourist season. Dec 18, 2021 0 2
Physicians over-relying on a commonly used laboratory test can miss liver cirrhosis A recent study at the Medical University of South Carolina's (MUSC) Digestive Disease Research Core Center (DDRCC) provides insight into why physicians should be cautious when using a certain liver function test to diagnose ... Dec 18, 2021 0 16
Why are some COVID cases more severe than others? 'Humanized' mice offer a clue Why do 80 to 90% of people infected with COVID-19 experience only mild cases while 10 to 20% face more severe or life-threatening symptoms? Dec 18, 2021 0 350
A more targeted therapy to treat inflammatory bowel disease Biomedical scientists at the University of California, Riverside, propose a way for drugs to be more effective against inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, in which the intestine undergoes inflammation. Dec 18, 2021 0 118
