Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

North Carolina field hospital helps fight coronavirus surge

Chris Rutledge peels an N-95 mask off her tired face, revealing the silhouette it leaves behind. Her name and a tiny heart are drawn on the face covering in black marker so her patients know who she is.

Vaccination

Chile approves Chinese coronavirus vaccine

Chile on Wednesday became the latest country to give emergency approval to China's CoronaVac vaccine as it battles the coronavirus epidemic which has claimed more than 17,500 lives in the country to date.

Medical research

Fatty acid may help combat multiple sclerosis

The abnormal immune system response that causes multiple sclerosis (MS) by attacking and damaging the central nervous system can be triggered by the lack of a specific fatty acid in fat tissue, according to a new Yale study. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Chinese city rushes to build massive COVID-19 quarantine centre

Thousands of prefabricated rooms fill a vast field on the outskirts of China's Shijiazhuang city as construction crews work around the clock to erect a large quarantine facility to curb the city's growing COVID-19 outbreak.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

UK imposes travel ban amid worries of new Brazil variant

The British government banned travel from South America and Portugal to ensure a new variant of COVID-19 found in Brazil doesn't derail the U.K.'s vaccination program, although there are no signs the variant has reached the ...

Vaccination

WHO deplores 95% of vaccine doses limited to 10 countries

The World Health Organization's European branch on Thursday said 95 percent of vaccine doses so far administered worldwide were limited to 10 countries and called for a more equitable distribution.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Beijing vaccinates thousands in COVID-19 jab drive

Thousands of people lined up in Beijing Monday to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as China races to innoculate millions before the Chinese New Year mass travel season in February.

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