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Here’s Why Exercising Is Tougher After Covid
Researchers said those with long Covid could be less able to exercise, suggesting that people swimming laps may have to switch to low-impact aerobics and doubles tennis players may have to switch to playing golf using a cart.
CDC Recommends Omicron-Specific Covid Boosters For Kids 5 And Up
Uptake of the retooled coronavirus vaccine among Americans 12 years and older has lagged.
Omicron BA.4.6 Subvariant Spreading, May Evade Covid-19 Antibody Treatment
In the week ending on October 8, the BA.4.6 Omicron subvariant constituted 13.6% of all tested Covid-19 samples in the U.S., up from 12.7% from the week prior.
Covid Accelerated Healthcare’s Digital Transformation—Here’s What’s Next
Dr. William Winkenwerder, a former healthcare CEO who also previously served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, explains how the Covid pandemic accelerated digital transformations in healthcare and what happens next.
England’s Low Blood Supplies Trigger Country’s First Ever Amber Alert
Officials warn the country has roughly two day’s supply of certain blood products.
MeHow Shenzhen Listing Mints New China Medical Device Billionaire
China is home to the world’s second-largest number of billionaires after the United States
Lost In Translation In RCT Colonoscopy Study: Some Kind Of Colorectal Cancer Screening Is Essential To Lower Mortality Rates
The study may have people wondering whether they should have a colonoscopy. Much more problematically, the snippets people read or hear about the study in the news, in social media, and elsewhere, may have them questioning whether they should get scree…
Bright Health Pulling Insurance Plans Including Obamacare From Nine States
Bright Health is pulling individual Obamacare and family health insurance plans from nine states, which will force hundreds of thousands of Americans to choose new healthcare coverage for next year.
Walgreens To Buy The Rest Of CareCentrix Home Care For $392 Million
Walgreens Boots Alliance is buying the rest of the post acute and home care company CareCentrix for $392 million.
