LIMA (Reuters) – Peru on Monday almost tripled its official COVID-19 death toll to 180,764, following a government review, making it the country with the worst death rate per capita, according to Johns Hopkins University data. Peru has been among…
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COVID-19 infection rates of dentists remain lower than other health professionals
More than a year after COVID-19 appeared in the U.S., dentists continue to have a lower infection rate than other front-line health professionals, such as nurses and physicians, according to a study published online ahead of the June print issue…
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Condition causes COVID-19 patients' tongues to massively swell
Houston man was left with a MASSIVE ‘Covid tongue’ that made it impossible for him to speak or eat after being put on a ventilator to survive the virus Massive macroglossia is occurring in COVID-19 patients, preventing them from eating or…
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How is COVID-19 affecting people’s mental health?
Coronavirus-induced anxiety and depression continue to exert a mental toll on U.S. residents, especially among young adults, even as rising U.S. vaccination rates and falling COVID-19 cases signal a gradual return to pre-pandemic rhythms, according to a new survey by…
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CDC: COVID-19 vaccine can be given along with other shots
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that COVID-19 vaccines can be given along with other childhood shots, CNN reported Wednesday. Doctors had been cautioned to not give the COVID-19 vaccine within two weeks of any other…
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Virus Might Insert Genetic Fragments Into Patients’ Genetic Code
(Reuters) – A controversial new paper based on laboratory experiments suggests a possible explanation for why some COVID-19 survivors still test positive on viral RNA tests months later: Small fragments of genetic instructions from the coronavirus might get integrated into…
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Ad Campaign Critical of Japan’s Coronavirus Response Makes Waves
TOKYO (Reuters) – A newspaper ad criticising the Japanese government’s response to the nation’s fourth pandemic wave was widely shared on social media on Tuesday as public concerns mount over COVID-19 and official plans to host the Olympics, now just…
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Scientists Say India Government Ignored Warnings Amid Coronavirus Surge
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A forum of scientific advisers set up by the government warned Indian officials in early March of a new and more contagious variant of the coronavirus taking hold in the country, five scientists who are part…
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Low Interferon Levels Drive Weak Response to the Virus
(Reuters) – People who become critically ill with COVID-19 appear to have lower-than-average levels of interferons, and a new study helps explain why low interferon levels would matter. Researchers identified 65 genes that are triggered into action by interferons –…
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Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines cut hospitalizations among older adults by 94%, CDC finds
COVID vaccine trials expanded to children as young as 6 months Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier discusses testing out COVID-19 vaccines on children. A small study of older Americans fully vaccinated with Pfizer or Moderna jabs suggested they…
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