Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

'Alarming' COVID subvariants and the power of hybrid immunity

Jacob Lemieux, an infectious disease specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital and instructor at Harvard Medical School, said this week that recent COVID data out of South Africa is "alarming," as the omicron subvariants ...

Vaccination

Vaccine rollout not going well, say most Australians

Almost two-thirds of adult Australians, 64 percent, think the Government's COVID-19 vaccine rollout is not being handled well, a study from The Australian National University (ANU) shows.

Psychology & Psychiatry

The downside of feeling prepared: Unearned confidence in other areas

Feeling prepared and confident about a job interview you have tomorrow is great. But a new study suggests that you may bring that sense of confidence into other parts of your life for which you might not be nearly so prepared.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

France reports 761 more coronavirus deaths

France on Friday reported 761 more deaths from COVID-19 in hospitals and nursing homes over the last 24 hours, bringing the total toll in the country from the epidemic to 18,681.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Twitter can predict rates of coronary heart disease, research says

Twitter has broken news stories, launched and ended careers, started social movements and toppled governments, all by being an easy, direct and immediate way for people to share what's on their minds. Researchers from the ...