Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Beijing battles virus as Xi'an emerges from lockdown

Beijing on Wednesday reported five new locally transmitted coronavirus cases, raising fears of a fresh outbreak less than three weeks before the city hosts the Winter Olympics.

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

The importance of athlete-coach relationships in achieving success

With the Winter Olympics only just behind us it's important to note that the moment of winning on the international athletics stage, glorious as it may be, is only the final scene. A snapshot that represents years of hard ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

China's Xi'an tests millions as COVID cases rise

The Chinese city of Xi'an began testing millions of residents for the coronavirus on Tuesday after the detection of more than 40 new cases raised concerns of wider transmission ahead of a busy travel season.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

China's Xi'an imposes 'strictest' controls to halt Covid outbreak

The locked-down Chinese city of Xi'an on Monday tightened COVID-19 controls to the "strictest" level, banning residents from driving cars around town in an effort to control the country's worst outbreak in 21 months.

Health

You, too, can eat like an Olympian

(HealthDay)—While you watch the Winter Olympics from the comfort of your couch in the coming weeks, pay heed to what helped the athletes reach peak physical condition.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

China outbreak prompts major business shutdown, restrictions

China's economically important Zhejiang province wrestled on Tuesday with a COVID outbreak that has caused some districts to shut down businesses and left hundreds of thousands of people facing quarantine or other restrictions.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Beijing rolls out COVID-19 booster shots ahead of Olympics

Beijing is starting to offer residents booster jabs for COVID-19, local media said Wednesday, as the Chinese capital gears up to host a tightly controlled Winter Olympics in February.

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