Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

China quietly locks down area near Beijing with Olympics a week away

Chinese authorities locked down an area neighbouring Beijing this week following a handful of reported coronavirus cases but made no public announcements about the fresh restrictions with just a week until the Winter Olympics.

Health

Could social media provide solution to blood shortage?

The Red Cross is managing the worst blood shortage in more than a decade. There are a variety of reasons, but the question remains: what can be done to get more people to give? Bernard Appiah, assistant professor of public ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

How the pandemic changed children's relationships with social media

Responding to concerns over increased screen time for teenagers during the pandemic and the potential negative effects of social media use, CU School of Medicine psychology faculty members Jenna Glover, Ph.D., Sandra Fritsch, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

China expands lockdowns as Covid cases climb

Hundreds of thousands more people were confined to their homes in northern China Tuesday as the country battled its worst COVID surge in 21 months and locked-down residents took to social media to complain about food shortages.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Chinese city suspends rail imports after fresh COVID outbreak

A northern Chinese city bordering Russia halted rail imports including coal and timber Wednesday over fears of a fresh cluster of COVID-19 infections, as the country logged its highest domestic cases in a month.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

What experts know about the Omicron 'variant of concern'

(HealthDay)—Hopes for an easing of the pandemic were dealt a major setback over the Thanksgiving weekend, with news that a variant first spotted in southern Africa carries a multiplicity of mutations that might make it ...

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