(HealthDay)—This season's flu vaccine may do little to prevent infection with the main circulating virus strain because the strain has changed since the vaccine was developed, a new study suggests.
Dec 17, 2021
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The newest COVID-19 variant—omicron—casts a larger shadow each day, driving infection rates up just as millions of Americans prepare to travel for the upcoming holidays.
Dec 17, 2021
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Closing indoor dining during the first two waves of the pandemic was associated with a 61% decline in new COVID-19 cases over a six-week span, preventing an estimated 142 daily cases per city, compared with cities that reopened ...
Dec 8, 2021
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Where people get their COVID-19 information shapes their knowledge about the pandemic and engagement with protective health behaviors like social distancing or wearing a mask, according to a new study by researchers at NYU ...
Nov 30, 2021
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There were fears at the beginning of the COVID pandemic that people with asthma would fare much worse than those without it. Intuitively, a disease that attacks the lungs should put asthma sufferers at much greater risk.
Nov 23, 2021
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Public health measures to combat COVID, such as lockdowns, quarantines and social distancing, have made many people anxious. In many countries, including the UK studies found that rates of anxiety and depression rose following ...
Nov 23, 2021
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(HealthDay)—It could be a bad flu season this year—and for a couple of years to come—in places in the United States where COVID-19 restrictions like social distancing and masking have been lifted, researchers warn.
Oct 14, 2021
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments around the world were faced with the trade-off between shutting down their economies to reduce the burden of the pandemic and the stress on healthcare systems or remaining open. Either ...
Oct 13, 2021
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While the word "unprecedented" has become part of the rhetoric around COVID-19, this isn't the first pandemic to hit the world, even in recent times. In fact, there are many similarities between the COVID-19 pandemic, and ...
Sep 30, 2021
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As people return to offices and students to classrooms, masks are recommended indoors to limit the spread of COVID-19. Though N95 and KN95 masks offer the highest degree of protection, any mask is better than no mask. Serhiy ...
Sep 29, 2021
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