The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced $26 Million in funding to develop next-generation infectious disease forecasting and analytics. The agency will […]
Airports step up mental health assistance as passenger anxiety soars
Robin Hancock gently worked her steel tongue drum with a pair of mallets, producing a set of soothing, mystical tones. They blended with the soft […]
Vaccine skepticism runs deep among white evangelicals in US
The president of the Southern Baptist Convention, America’s largest evangelical denomination, posted a photo on Facebook last week of him getting the COVID-19 vaccine. It […]
Germany faces 'crisis of trust' in pandemic, president says
FRANKFURT, Germany — Germany’s president says the country is enduring a “crisis of trust” and urged people to “pull together” as they weather a second […]
UK bans travel from 4 more nations over virus; 39 in all
LONDON — The British government is gearing up to ban international arrivals from four more countries — Bangladesh, Kenya, Pakistan and the Philippines — amid […]
Material deprivation is driving Covid-19 disparities among ethnic minority groups
Deprivation among society at large is 'driving' Covid-19 disparities among minority ethnic groups – predominantly South Asian and Black African or Caribbean populations – and […]
India fights virus surge, steps up jabs amid export row
NEW DELHI — There isn’t any room at Sion Hospital in India’s megacity, Mumbai – approximately all 500 beds reserved for COVID-19 patients are occupied. […]
FEMA vaccination sites to close as California ramps up shots
LOS ANGELES — The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to stop operating two mass vaccination sites in California next month, just days before the state […]
Food preservative may harm the immune system, shows new study
A food preservative used to prolong the shelf life of Pop-Tarts, Rice Krispies Treats, Cheez-Its and almost 1,250 other popular processed foods may harm the […]
Frequent consumption of outside meals linked to all-cause mortality
Dining out is a popular activity worldwide, but there has been little research into its association with health outcomes. Investigators looked at the association between […]
EU moves toward stricter export controls for COVID vaccines
BRUSSELS — The European Union is moving toward stricter export controls to ensure that there are more COVID-19 shot supplies for the bloc which should […]
See Which States Have Opened Up COVID Vaccine Eligibility to All Residents Over Age 16
With the COVID-19 vaccine rollout now moving steadily along and millions now vaccinated against the virus, some states now have enough supply to start opening […]
Study reports high prevalence of depression and anxiety during COVID-19 pandemic
A study conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health reports a high global prevalence of both depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic […]
SARS-CoV-2 UK variant could be more lethal than others
A study recently published in the journal British Medical Journal (BMJ) has assessed the mortality risk of patients infected with the newly emerged UK variant […]