"WW C"- COVID-19, GLOBAL CASES SURPASS 676 MILLION...CASES 676,609,955 DEATHS 6,881,955 US CASES 103,804,263 US DEATHS 1,123,836 8:30pm 1/28/24
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Is It Flu, COVID-19, or RSV?
At-home testing is becoming a thing not just for COVID-19, but for flu and other infections. Here's what you need to know.
What It Will Take to Avoid a Tripledemic This Winter
RSV, the flu, and COVID-19 are racing towards us this winter, but we have the tools to fight back and focus on the most vulnerable.
What a Doctor Is Seeing In COVID Today
COVID-19 and how the body responds to it is changing thanks to vaccines and building immunity.
Wastewater Will Now Track Opioid Trends
A wastewater surveillance company is expanding its program to track opioids in sewage.
You Can Get 'Long Colds' and 'Long Flu,' Too
Research on long COVID has found that other illnesses may have "long" versions as well.
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COVID hospitalizations in Canada reach number not seen since last winter
COVID-19 hospitalizations are on the rise across Canada as a wave of autumn infections sweeps the population, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.
Stephen Colbert 'out for the rest of the week' as he battles COVID-19
The 59-year-old talk show host took to Twitter on Wednesday with a message for his fans informing them of his expected absence.
Why are we building fewer homes now than during the worst of the pandemic?
Now that we know how huge the gap on housing is—Canada needs 3.5 million more homes by 2030—you would think governments across the country would be doing everything they can to narrow it. But instead, it’s widening. In fact, our rate of building new homes has slowed to less than what it was...
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Operation Warp Speed: The Untold Story of the COVID-19 Vaccine
How an unlikely group of scientists, generals, and government officials supercharged the effort to get us back to some kind of normal.
Long COVID Leaves Clues in the Blood
We're a step closer to diagnosing, tracking, and even treating the perplexing condition.
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How the 1918 Pandemic Revolutionized Virology
The 20th century’s deadliest pandemic launched medical thinking in a dramatically new direction.
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Health Archives
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Immunity Is a Matter of Timing
Vaccines, infections, and diseases can all be influenced by our circadian rhythm.
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COVID Is Ramping Up for a Year of Deadly Surges
Scientists hope that by the end of 2024 COVID may become more flu-like but before that fading immunity means more killer waves are on the way.
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Number in hospital with COVID-19 in B.C. drops again
As quickly as it soared last month, the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in B.C. has fallen this month.
Why Student Loan Company Nelnet Is Having a Meltdown
Borrowers say they can’t get answers from the country’s largest student loan provider as repayments resume after the COVID pandemic reprieve.
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Inaccurate bills, hours on the phone: Student loan borrowers reenter 'a very messy system'
The Biden administration restarted student loan bills for 40 million Americans this month. So far, the transition is proving painful for many borrowers.
Talked to a friend at another work location. His manager used to manage our spot about 12 - 13 years ago.
She was off for a week recently with COVID. Mid-50s. Got it from one of her 2 college-aged daughters.
She was off for a week recently with COVID. Mid-50s. Got it from one of her 2 college-aged daughters.
Menendez’s Wife Got Mysterious Job at Egypt-Linked COVID Lab
She collected cash from a lab with staff in Egypt—and with federally subsidized COVID testing sites across her husband’s political turf.
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New evidence confirms COVID-19 vaccines are overwhelmingly safe
More than 38 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Ontario as of Oct. 8, with 23,002 reports of adverse reactions, an incidence of 0.06 per cent, Public Health Ontario says
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What is POTS? This strange disorder has doubled since the pandemic
Millions of people now live with the debilitating disorder, which can be triggered by viral illnesses like COVID-19. And many say the recommended treatment—exercise—has backfired.
Always something new now...What is POTS? This strange disorder has doubled since the pandemic
Millions of people now live with the debilitating disorder, which can be triggered by viral illnesses like COVID-19. And many say the recommended treatment—exercise—has backfired.www.nationalgeographic.com
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Canada’s health-care crisis is gendered: How the burden of care falls to women
Not only is the health sector feminized, but women — particularly racialized women — are more likely to be in jobs at the low end of the pay scale, but that require prolonged contact with patients.
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Canada has 'sufficient supply' of new COVID-19 vaccines amid 'pandemic amnesia,' experts say
As doctors recommend new COVID-19 vaccine doses to combat the XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant, a mutation of COVID-19 that has continued to spread despite misconceptions that the virus is a threat of the past, officials say Canada has sufficient supply.
Nicki Minaj on Vaccine Controversy: ‘I Like to Make My Own Assessment’
The rapper made headlines back in 2021 when she claimed her cousin’s friend became impotent after getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Baltimore's former top prosecutor is found guilty of perjury
A federal jury on Thursday convicted Marilyn Mosby of two counts of perjury, after prosecutors said she falsely claimed that the COVID-19 pandemic had harmed her finances.
Ottawa County’s Far-Right Board Offers Public Health Officer Adeline Hambley $4 Million to Quit
The offer is equivalent to roughly 30 years’ worth of Adeline Hambley’s salary as Ottawa County’s public health officer.
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Instead of firing her, Ottawa Impact plans to give Hambley millions to resign
In an initial offer to the board, Hambley offered to stay and the deputy health officer offered to resign if discounted legal fees were paid.
www.hollandsentinel.com
The Far Right Took Over a County Board and Wreaked Revenge
Ottawa County’s board was taken over by ultraconservative candidates promising to undo the injustice of COVID restrictions. Now they are targeting public health officials.
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America's Biggest Charities Bankrolled RFK Jr.'s Anti-Vax Outfit
How Children’s Health Defense and other anti-vax groups quietly raked in money from anonymous donors through some of the country's largest charities
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Meet the Wall Street executive funding Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine group
Mark Gorton, who also created LimeWire, says he's helped fund presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine group.
RFK Jr. comes ‘home’ to his anti-vaccine group, commits to ‘a break’ for U.S. infectious disease research
He has suggested without evidence that researchers and pharmaceutical companies are driven by profit to neglect chronic conditions.
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The Great Grift: COVID-19 aid thieves bought fancy cars, a Pokemon card - even a private island
Thousands of thieves perpetrated the greatest grift in U.S. history. They potentially plundered more than US$280 billion in federal COVID-19 aid while another US$123 billion was wasted or misspent.
COVID-19 outbreaks declared at 3 hospitals in B.C.
Fifteen people have contracted COVID-19 at a Vancouver Island hospital amid an ongoing outbreak of the respiratory illness. The outbreak is one of at least three confirmed coronavirus outbreaks now active in B.C. hospitals.
Feds Target GOP Super PAC That Took COVID Loans
The FEC is looking into why a GOP Super PAC got money from a COVID-19 loan program.
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Former MLB star Lenny Dykstra facing EVICTION over $50k in unpaid rent
Former MLB star Lenny Dykstra stopped paying rent on his $4.7k-a-month Los Angeles apartment after his pandemic rent relief payments dried up over a year ago, a source told DailyMail.com.
Restaurant revenues are booming, so why are so many losing money?
Last year, Canadian restaurants took in roughly $100 billion in revenue, more than the pre-pandemic year of 2019. This year it’s pegged to be $110 billion. Yet a third of all restaurants report they are losing money, up from just seven percent before the pandemic. Even as lockdowns eased and...
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Former Canadian soldier fined $4K, given severe reprimand for anti-vax videos
A former Canadian soldier and veteran of the wars in Bosnia and Afghanistan was fined $4,000 and given a severe reprimand Thursday for publicly defying the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for Armed Forces members.
Total hospitalized with COVID-19 in B.C. climbs in latest weekly update
The number of people with COVID-19 in B.C. hospitals rose this week, while other data released Thursday by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control was a mixed bag.
There May Be a Treatment for Covid Loss of Smell
Some patients given a kind of nerve block experienced a substantially improved sense of smell afterward.
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More Parents Are Finding Excuses to Not Vaccinate Their Kids, CDC Says
The percentage of parents claiming exemptions for their children has risen nationwide this year, and the coverage rate is still lower than before the pandemic.
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COVID-19, flu rates on the rise across Manitoba: Report
COVID-19 and seasonal flu rates continue to rise in Manitoba.
COVID-19 outbreak aboard Canadian warship forces cancellation of Great Lakes tour
An outbreak of COVID-19 aboard a Canadian warship has forced the Royal Canadian Navy to cancel the remainder of a tour of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Secret Warnings About Wuhan Research Predated the Pandemic
A series of previously unreported alarms and clashes over US-funded research in China reveal long-standing friction between two groups of government scientists: those who prioritize international collaboration, and those who are kept up at night by the idea that cutting-edge technologies could...