Health

Removing barriers to participation for people with disability

For many people, being able to engage in everyday life is something they take for granted. Gaining employment, finding a place to live and pursuing travel, leisure and social activities become more about "which" movie to ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Blood clot risk remains elevated nearly a year after COVID-19

People who got COVID-19 had a higher risk of dangerous blood clots for close to a year later, according to a large new study on the aftereffects of a SARS-CoV-2 infection during the period before vaccines became available.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

First human case of avian influenza A(H5N1) in Europe

Following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) in a flock of around 125 Muscovy ducks in a domestic setting in South West England on 22 December 2021, the virus was later also confirmed in the asymptomatic ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

UK says omicron to become its dominant variant within days

The omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly throughout Great Britain and is likely to become the dominant form of the disease across the country by the middle of this month, the U.K. Health Security Agency said Friday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

When will life return to normal after the pandemic?

No one can ever know for sure when life will return to normal after a particular event, not least because what's normal keeps on changing, even in normal times. Nevertheless, it's a question we can't help pondering—particularly ...

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