Category: healthcare

How Does Long Covid After Omicron Look?

Risks of “Long Covid” seem to vary with variants. But the sheer numbers of Covid patients may skew the data.

$9 Billion For Climate Tech Startups, Tesla’s Tough Quarter And Flooding In Yellowstone

This week’s Current Climate, which every Saturday brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability.

Medical Science Must Go Hand In Hand With Social Science For Effective Control Of Covid-19 And Other Pandemics

With each global health crisis it becomes clear that we need both medical solutions and the public health orientated behavioral and social change programs to implement them.

“What Is The FDA Inhaling?”: Steve Forbes Slams Proposed Menthol Cigarette Rules

Ban menthol cigarettes? What’s the FDA inhaling?

England’s Hospital Waiting List Keeps On Growing

But there’s some positive movement for the very longest waiters.

Many Still Suffer From Covid-19-Related Smell Loss. Here Are Some New Insights Into Why

Researchers continue to explore Covid-19-related loss of smell, as well as treatments to cure it.

Moneypox Virus DNA Found In Semen Of 5 Men, WHO Investigating Further

Two sets of case reports described what happened to six men affected by the current monkeypox outbreak. But do their histories actually mean that monkeypox can be considered a sexually transmitted infection?

Flying Under The Radar: How SARS-CoV-2 ORF7a Contributes To Immune Evasion And Inflammation

SARS-CoV-2 has a variety of accessory proteins that help it evade and suppress our immune system. Recent findings suggest that the accessory protein ORF7a helps suppress our immune cells, making it harder for the virus to be detected.

African Nations Should Receive Monkeypox Vaccines First To Avoid Covid Inequality, Agencies Warn

Monkeypox is more prevalent across parts of Central and West Africa, but nations have not received any vaccines and there is a risk the continent will be left without as it was during the Covid-19 pandemic, said Africa CDC acting director Ahmed Ogwell …

Don’t You Wish You Didn’t Need To Breathe Someone Else’s Exhaled Air While Flying?

Understanding the dynamics of airflow on aircraft may save you from a Covid infection during your upcoming summer vacation.