Black and Latino children are much more likely to be diagnosed with a rare inflammatory syndrome linked to COVID-19, a new study finds. Researchers at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC, analyzed a small group for kids to see if they had
Black and Latino children are much more likely to be diagnosed with a rare inflammatory syndrome linked to COVID-19, a new study finds. Researchers at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC, analyzed a small group for kids to see if they had
The Indian ‘Delta’ coronavirus variant is continuing to spread across the country and turning states into infection hotspots. Missouri has been seeing an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases, especially in the southwestern and northern counties. The mutant strain already makes up more
Members of Congress took aim at flavored e-cigarettes on Wednesday, pressuring the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban vapes. Democrats – led by Rep Katie Porter of California – called on the federal health agency to ban the devices that they
Scientists develop hand-held rapid test that can diagnose bacterial infections in less than ONE HOUR
A new, hand-held test may allow doctors to easily diagnose bacterial infections in under an hour. The test, developed by a team at McMaster University, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, uses a microchip to analyze a droplet of bodily fluid – blood, urine,
Nearly all COVID deaths are in unvaccinated people as CDC says fatalities are 'entirely preventable'
Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are in now occurring in people who aren’t vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the shots have been. An Associated Press analysis of available government data from May shows that ‘breakthrough’ infections in fully
A spike in Covid cases in Scotland may be the result of tens of thousands of fans travelling to England to watch the crunch Euro 2020 tie at Wembley, scientists have suggested. There were nearly 3,000 new Covid infections in Scotland in
Britain today recorded another four-month high in Covid cases for the third day in a row, despite signs that the outbreak may be slowing down. Department of Health bosses posted 16,703 positive tests — up 51.7 per cent on the week before.
The nation’s largest health care union says it plans to oppose hospital COVID-19 vaccine mandates, setting up a showdown between workers and their employers around the country. Earlier this month, NewYork-Presbyterian became the first hospital in the state, and one of the first
Coronavirus outbreaks appear to be slowing across all of England’s local regions except the South East, official data revealed today. MailOnline’s analysis of Public Health England statistics show Covid’s speed of growth has halved in London and the South West, bolstering hopes
Millions of COVID-19 cases went undiagnosed during the first months of the pandemic, a new study suggests. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) analyzed blood samples from people across the country who hadn’t received a Covid diagnosis. They estimated that