China’s capital, Beijing, has dialed up measures to stop COVID-19, strengthening public checks and locking down some residential compounds after a quadrupling of its case load in recent weeks, just as a key Communist Party congress entered full swing. The city of 21 million people […]
By Neha MathurOct 20 2022Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. In a recent study published in the journal Nature Human Behavior, researchers estimated life expectancy (LE) changes in 29 high- and middle-income countries since 2020, when the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic began. Study: Life expectancy […]
Acknowledging Unique Challenges, Women Entrepreneurs Pursue Success Many women are passionate about realizing their dream of starting a business, and results of a new AARP survey show the COVID-19 pandemic did not stop them. Still, some say they’ve faced obstacles based on their gender and […]
By Bhavana KunkalikarOct 20 2022Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers in the United Kingdom described key measurements for monitoring clinical activity during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has considerably impacted the […]
Before the Covid-19 pandemic, complaints filed in insurance coverage actions typically were concise. Insurance coverage lawsuits turn on the disputed meaning of insurance policy language, as applied to contested facts. They almost always required discovery before any ruling could be reached. Policyholders’ complaints simply sketched […]
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – The CDC votes unanimously Wednesday to include the COVID-19 shot in the “Vaccine for Kids” program. All 15 members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of vaccines for kids. […]
Bartlett Regional Hospital, pictured here on Dec. 1, 2018, is located at 3260 Hospital Drive in Juneau. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO) Bartlett Regional Hospital will close its COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapy clinic on Oct. 24. The clinic offered treatments to help prevent serious illness in […]
Nike lifted its COVID-19 vaccine requirement for most employees in the U.S. and Canada on Wednesday, citing public health guidance that finds the disease can spread even among vaccinated people. “As the virus has evolved, so has the medical guidance,” Joe Marsico, Nike’s chief security […]
New COVID-19 cases dipped in Jackson and Josephine counties over the past week and rose statewide, according to Oregon Health Authority data released Wednesday. OHA reported 148 new cases in Jackson County over the past week, down from 197 new cases the week before. For […]
EXETER, N.H. — Rising COVID-19 hospitalizations on top of staffing challenges and high occupancy rates are being called a troubling combination for New Hampshire hospitals. New Hampshire hospital officials said they’re concerned that rising COVID-19 cases, coupled with the return of winter viruses, will exacerbate […]
