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China’s New COVID Crisis Could Spawn the Worst Variant Yet
The COVID wave crashing across China right now not only threatens the billion-and-a-half Chinese, it also poses a serious danger to the rest of the world.Leaving aside the risk to…
Effectiveness of mRNA Vaccination in Preventing COVID-19–Associated Invasive
On March 18, 2022, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release.Mark W. Tenforde, MD, PhD1; Wesley H. Self, MD2; Manjusha Gaglani, MBBS3,4; Adit A. Ginde, MD5; David J.…
Signs and symptoms of subungual melanoma by US woman who noticed a ‘cool streak’
A woman who noticed a “cool streak” under her thumbnail for 10 years discovered the brown stripe was actually cancer.Maria Sylvia, from the US, said she first noticed a pale line under…
An uncertain future: evolution of Covid variants concerns US scientists | Coronavirus
As the BA.2 wave reaches its peak in the UK and begins subsiding in some European countries, US health officials are looking to an uncertain future even as American lawmakers have delayed…
Tell-Tale Physical Traits of a Heavy Alcohol Drinker, Per Experts
Clinical psychologist Geri-Lynn Utter grew up in Kensington,…
Scientists Question Data Behind an Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug
“There’s just no possibility, no rational way this could happen,” he said.Elisabeth Bik, a leading expert in image manipulation, became aware of the company last summer after short…
The hidden long-term risks of surgery: ‘It gives people’s brains a hard time’ |
In 2004, Mario Cibelli was preparing a 75-year-old patient for a big cardiac operation when the patient’s daughter asked for a quick word. “She explained to me how worried she was about…
Waldo County resident dies from Powassan virus spread by tick bite
A Waldo County resident has died after being infected by a rare virus spread by infected ticks, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed.Officials say the…
Health Care Worker Had Serious Allergic Reaction After Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine
WASHINGTON — A health care worker in Alaska had a serious allergic reaction after getting Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday, symptoms that emerged within minutes and required an…
How Covid and Diabetes Collide in a Public Health Train Wreck
Diabetes is an insidious disease that significantly increases the risks of premature blindness, stroke, and circulatory and neurological problems that can lead to infections requiring…