Tag: COVID-19
COVID wave washes over California. Some officials urge residents to mask up
A COVID wave is washing over California, with the state seeing continued…
How Ivermectin Became Right-Wing Aspirin
Once a suspect COVID treatment, now a cure for everything Source: How…
Feeling Hoarse? You Might Have the New ‘Stratus’ Covid Variant
The World Health Organization has added the variant, known formally as XFG,…
WHO Monitors New Covid Variant Spreading in America and Europe
NB.1.8.1 has mutations that could increase the virus’s transmissibility and decrease the…
New Coronavirus Discovered in Chinese Bats Sparks Alarm – Newsweek
The virus binds to humans in a similar way to the virus…
CIA now backs lab leak theory to explain origins of Covid-19
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/26/cia-now-backs-lab-leak-theory-to-explain-origins-of-covid-19#img-1Analysis released by new director, John Ratcliffe, suggests the agency believes totality…
This year’s flu shot protects against 3 strains instead of 4 : Shots – Health News : NPR
A strain of influenza appears to have disappeared from the planet since…
Preclinical studies suggest a drug-free nasal spray could ward off respiratory infections
A new study details how a nasal spray formulated by investigators from…
Fact check: No link between mpox and COVID vaccination
The current mpox outbreak is the subject of misinformation online. A widely…
NYC COVID cases up 250% in 2 months — and this variant’s harder to duck – Gothamist
The increases is driven by the new FLiRT variant. Source: NYC COVID…
Facial recognition beats the Covid-mask challenge
As people all over the world mask up, how has the facial-recognition…
Covid vaccines aren’t linked to sudden death in young people, a new CDC report finds.
The new report debunks widespread misinformation that the mRNA shots were connected…
A 62-Year-Old German Man Got 217 Covid Shots—and Was Totally Fine
Hundreds of boosters over a 29-month period had little effect on the…
New COVID‑19 subvariant identified in Brazil
The Health Secretariat of Mato Grosso state has identified a new COVID-19…
How deadly has COVID been in 2023? Here’s what the Ontario numbers are telling us
A comparison between recent COVID-19 deaths and annual fatalities from motor vehicle…
Covid-19 variant JN.1 is now the leading cause of infections in the US. Here’s what you need to know | CNN
The Omicron coronavirus subvariant JN.1 now makes up 44.2% of Covid-19 cases…
China turns COVID quarantine centers into apartments : Goats and Soda : NPR
Dozens of makeshift centers were built and now stand empty. Now authorities…
What is POTS? The serious lingering effect of COVID that doctors say is more than just dizziness
A national survey found a third of Americans believe they don’t need…
Ontario COVID wastewater signal hits one-year peak: ‘Your chance of being exposed is very high’
The province’s wastewater signal and nationwide hospitalizations for the virus continue to…
Face mask effectiveness: What science knows now
Does wearing a face mask help to prevent COVID? Three and a…
Schools cut covid-19 sick days by 20 per cent using HEPA air filters
The eagerly awaited finding comes from the first randomised trial of putting…
SARS-CoV-2 infects coronary arteries, increases plaque inflammation
NIH-funded research sheds light on link between COVID-19 infection and increased risk…
The Forgotten Potential of Ukraine’s Energy Reserves
A resolute development of Ukraine’s untapped reserves in the production, export…
Lockdowns and face masks ‘unequivocally’ cut spread of Covid, report finds
Royal Society review looks at non-pharmaceutical interventions when applied in packages of…
Why COVID lockdowns got us closer to a cure for the common cold
Canadian microbiologist says rather than attacking the invader, why not look at…
Scientists discover antibodies capable of stopping several coronaviruses, potentially preventing future outbreaks
Scientists have discovered antibodies that can neutralize virtually all known variants of…
Devastating COVID-19 surge in Okinawa exposes lies that the pandemic is over
This alarming development, which raises the possibility that a new and more…
We Just Learned Something Incredibly Important about Bird Flu
A new study explains it. Source: We Just Learned Something Incredibly Important…
Column: Did Sweden beat the pandemic by refusing to lock down? No, its record is disastrous
A new study shows just how badly Sweden fared in the pandemic….
Fatal Gastrointestinal Disorders Due to COVID-19: A Case Series
Source: Fatal Gastrointestinal Disorders Due to COVID-19: A Case Series well, poo….
Wildfires in Canada Have Already Burned 10 Times More Land Than Usual
Wildfires in Canada have burned an enormous swath of land and forced…
Is COVID back in NYC? Wastewater surveillance shows virus is rising.
Early signs indicate a coronavirus rebound in sewersheds around NYC and some…
Disease experts warn White House of potential for omicron-like wave of illness
Experts reached a consensus that there’s a roughly 20 percent chance during…
Time of day may affect COVID vaccine effectiveness
Time of day may be important for how effective the COVID-19 vaccine…
Disease detectives gathered at CDC event—a COVID outbreak erupted
Some attendees reportedly did not mask, distance, or take other precautions. Source:…
When Should I Get Another Covid Booster?
Here’s what you need to know about getting your next vaccine Source:…
Brazil reports first case of COVID-19 variant XBB.1.16
Despite being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including the Pfizer bivalent dose, the…
Brits urged to wear face masks again as new Arcturus Covid strain spreads across UK
The continuous spread of the super-infectious Covid variant Arcturus means the British…
COVID-19 Can Cause Face Blindness – Neuroscience News
Navigational problems and an increased risk of developing prosopagnosia, or face blindness,…
JILA’s Frequency Comb Breathalyzer Detects COVID-19 With Excellent Accuracy
Source: JILA’s Frequency Comb Breathalyzer Detects COVID-19 With Excellent Accuracy
Explainer | A new COVID subvariant is spreading quickly. Here’s what you need to know
XBB.1.16, provisionally dubbed Arcturus, is already making inroads in Ontario, but that’s…
New diabetes post-acute Covid (PASC, Long Covid), an inconvenient truth
A new study adds to 11 others for increased risk of Type…
Opinion: How working from home gave Canadians a big pay raise – and why nobody wants to give it up
The Globe and Mail offers the most authoritative news in Canada, featuring…
Had COVID? Part of the Virus May Stick Around in Your Brain
If you or someone you know is experiencing “brain fog” after COVID-19,…
WHO warns new Omicron spinoff XBB.1.16 is ‘one to watch,’ but hasn’t shown to be more severe | CNN
The World Health Organization is monitoring the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16, which has…
Genetic Evidence Ties Covid’s Origin to Raccoon Dogs
New data support the theory that the virus causing Covid-19 first spread…
Deadly disinformation: The underreported scandal at the New York Times
Source: Deadly disinformation: The underreported scandal at the New York Times
A New Universal Covid-19 Vaccine Could Stop Future Variants in Their Tracks
A prostate cancer drug developed at UCLA with federal funds costs more…
‘It’s like a war zone’: Three years after Ontario declared a state of emergency for COVID, here’s where we stand
Illness continues to spread and the global death toll is nearing seven…
