Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Tokyo asks restaurants, bars to shut early as virus spikes

Tokyo's governor called Thursday for restaurants, bars and karaoke parlours to shut earlier to help contain the coronavirus as the Japanese capital reported a record number of new infections.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Can a Zika outbreak be sustained sexually?

In most ways, Zika is a lot like other tropical fevers. People become infected when they are bitten by mosquitos. Infected mothers pass the virus to their unborn children.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Staying coronavirus-safe on trains, planes, and automobiles

Living under lockdown and the uncertainty that COVID-19 has brought to our lives has been difficult for everyone. We have all welcomed the opportunity to return to a more normal way of life. But a resurgence in cases after ...

Medical economics

NHS plans to expand 'virtual wards.' But who will staff them?

To tackle ever-increasing hospital waiting times, the government is reforming the way the NHS provides services. One of these reforms is the expansion of virtual wards. The goal is to treat 50,000 people a month in their ...

Vaccination

Moderna asks FDA to OK its booster shot for all adults

(HealthDay)—Moderna asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday to allow emergency use of the company's coronavirus vaccine booster for all adults aged 18 and older.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Youth focus of COVID-19 infections in Mexico's 3rd wave

Hours after Mexico City authorities raised the capital's COVID-19 alert level in the face of surging infections, especially among young people, residents packed a plaza on a pleasant evening in the charming Coyoacan borough.

Vaccination

Dutch health body urges booster shots for those 60 and over

The Dutch health council advised the government Tuesday to begin giving COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to everybody 60 and older and residents of nursing homes, saying it was seeing indications that COVID-19 protection was ...

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