Protection from COVID reinfections plummeted from 80% to 5% with omicron
With the rise of omicron came the fall of long-lasting protection from reinfection with the pandemic coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, ...
China’s social media reels at Musk’s ‘bioweapon theory’ for Covid-19 pandemic
Chinese internet users react to claim that USAID-funded research led to creation of the virus, contradicting scientific ...
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Top 10 eye procedures among Medicare users fell by nearly 18% during pandemic, data shows
The number of common ophthalmic procedures among Medicare beneficiaries overall declined by 17.9% during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report published Thursday in JAMA Ophthalmology.
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Decision-making under epistemic, strategic and institutional uncertainty during COVID-19: findings from a six-country empirical study
Background Uncertainty is defined as limited knowledge or lack of predictability about past, present or future events. The ...
Trump taps Gerald Parker to be new head of pandemic office as bird flu threat grows
Former federal health official Gerald Parker is Trump's choice to lead the White House's pandemic preparedness office.
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Argentina copies Trump playbook to likely withdraw from WHO
Argentina announced Wednesday that it will withdraw from the WHO, echoing former U.S. President Donald Trump's criticisms of ...
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A look back at the impact of COVID-19, 5 years later
It's been five years since COVID-19 officially became a global health emergency. A month later, the pandemic changed most aspects of everyday life. Years later, health experts ...
Federal data: record low reading scores for students in 2024
American students are facing a troubling decline in reading comprehension, with recent data from the federal Education ...
Grand Theft Hamlet review: something rotten
Staging the existential story in the midst of a pandemic when the future of live theater is uncertain is a compelling hook, ...
Does President Trump's Federal Hiring Freeze Include New Air Traffic Controllers?
The skies of the United States are seeing widespread air traffic controller shortages amidst ballooning travel demand. While ...
Australia’s looming debt crisis could be a real opportunity
Why not use the looming fiscal crisis of the states to tackle the buck-passing by seriously reforming which tier of ...
Trump's executive order to exit WHO raises global health concerns
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring his intent to withdraw the United ...