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Since the start of the pandemic, heath authorities have kept an eye on the number of cases across the world. While the development of a vaccine means that increased cases will no longer be met with the same lockdown policies, COVID cases are still a cause for concern, especially for the unvaccinated and immunocompromised.
Patients living with "long Covid" faced "dismissal" and "medical gaslighting" from medical professionals, research has found. A study by the University of Surrey found participants were relying on data self-gathered from smart watches and phones to track symptoms and advocate for diagnostic tests.
COVID-19 infection appears to cause women's blood vessels to age prematurely, potentially increasing their risk of heart disease, a new study says. Women infected with COVID-19 experienced about five additional years of blood vessel aging,
Covid cases are climbing again this summer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s forecasting model estimates that infections are growing, or likely growing, in most states. While the agency is reporting low levels of the virus in wastewater nationally,
Updated coronavirus vaccines may not be available until mid-September, and people who are not considered high risk may not be able to access them. Coronavirus infections are climbing again, marking another summer wave as children go back to school.
WHO, AMA, AAP and existing standards recommend that people who have never received a COVID-19 vaccine, are age 65 and older, are immunocompromised, live at a long-term care facility, are pregnant, breastfeeding, trying to get pregnant, and/or want to avoid getting long COVID-19, should get the vaccine, especially.
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Congressman Clay Higgins, a Republican from Lafayette, said he wants to block future federal funding to the New Orleans Health Department following its promotion of updated COVID-19 vaccine guidance.
Millions of kindergarteners across the country are entering classrooms for the first time, five years after a pandemic that transformed their early childhoods overnight.
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Everyday Health on MSNCOVID-19 May Accelerate Blood Vessel Aging, Especially in Women
Even a mild COVID infection may raise heart attack and stroke risk for women by prematurely aging their blood vessels, according to a new study.
The NHS Worcestershire Royal Hospital was criticised by inspectors for using a set of fridges in a car park to store bodies - hospital bosses said they were installed to cope with 'growing demand'