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First U.S. Polio Case In Nearly A Decade Reported In New York

Polio was declared eradicated in the U.S. in 1979.

Covid-19 Linked To Increased Risk Of Developing Diabetes And Cardiovascular Disease, Study Finds

Covid-19 patients had 81% more diabetes diagnoses in the first four weeks after contracting the virus, British researchers found.

FDA Authorizes Novavax’s Covid-19 Vaccine For Adults

Officials hope the protein-based vaccine will appeal to the nearly 22% of Americans who have not received a single dose of a Covid-19 inoculation.

WHO Recommends Expanding Second Booster Shot Eligibility In Europe As Covid-19 Cases Rise

Cases and hospitalizations are growing across the continent as summer holiday travel picks up and most governments have dropped pandemic restrictions.

Pennsylvania Senate Candidate John Fetterman Released From Hospital After Stroke

Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor won the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s open Senate seat while receiving treatment in the hospital.

Biden Says ‘Everybody Should Be Concerned’ About Monkeypox

Two cases of the rare infection have been confirmed in the U.S., and a handful of possible cases are being monitored by health officials—but Biden Administration officials say vaccines and treatments are available for the disease, which isn’t as contag…

Trump Covid Advisor Dr. Deborah Birx Says Book Will ‘Expose’ Early Pandemic Missteps

The former White House coronavirus task force coordinator will release her memoir in April.

U.S. Covid Deaths Top 900,000 On Omicron Surge

The death toll stood at 900,334 late Friday afternoon, according to Johns Hopkins.

WHO Chief Thanks Neil Young For Pushing Spotify To Cut Joe Rogan Over Covid Misinformation

Tedros said everyone has a role to play in ending the “pandemic and infodemic.”

Populist Countries—Like The U.S.—Had More Excess Covid Deaths In 2020, Study Finds

The average rate of excess mortalities was doubled in countries ruled by populist governments.