Cases of the omicron COVID-19 variant are being confirmed around the country this weekend. California The first case of the “variant of concern” was identified in a California resident and public health officials in the Golden State said Friday that at least
Cases of the omicron COVID-19 variant are being confirmed around the country this weekend. California The first case of the “variant of concern” was identified in a California resident and public health officials in the Golden State said Friday that at least
The arrival of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in the U.S. has health officials in some communities reviving contact tracing operations in an attempt to slow and better understand its spread as scientists study how contagious it is and whether it
Losing one’s temper or exercising too rigorously could be contributing factors for a stroke, according to new research. In a study published Wednesday in the European Society of Cardiology’s “European Heart Journal,” a team of international researchers looked at more than 13,000
The omicron variant of COVID-19, which had been undetected in the U.S. before the middle of this week, had been discovered in at least five states by the end of Thursday, showing yet again how mutations of the virus can circumnavigate the
South African scientists say the risk of reinfection from the omicron COVID-19 variant is at least three times higher than for any previous variant. In the preliminary study, researchers looked at approximately 2.8 million positive coronavirus infections between March 2020 and Nov.
People who suffer from allergic conditions have a lower risk for developing COVID-19, according to a new U.K. study. The research from the Queen Mary University of London was published Thursday in the journal Thorax. ‘LONG’ COVID CAUSES BAD SMELLS AND TASTES,
What’s the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the U.S.? It’s on hold indefinitely because of legal challenges, but employers can still require the shots. To control the spread of COVID-19, President Biden previously said businesses with 100 or more employees
The Minnesota Department of Health said Thursday that lab testing had confirmed the state’s first omicron COVID-19 case. The news comes a day after U.S. officials announced that the nation’s first case of the variant had been confirmed in a resident of
The omicron COVID-19 variant is in the U.S. The White House and public health officials said Wednesday afternoon that the case was confirmed in a traveler who returned to California’s Bay Area after a trip to South Africa. The person, who was
Patients who had severe COVID-19 may be twice at risk of dying over the following year, compared to patients who had a mild or moderate case, or individuals not infected by the novel coronavirus, according to a new study. The alarming findings