Early data suggests the variant, which combines BA.1 and BA.2 omicron subvariants, could be 10% more transmissible than the highly infectious “stealth” omicron, the most infectious form of Covid known.
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New York City’s Best Hotel Spas
Feeling stressed? New York’s hotels have created innovative and indulgent treatments that are the perfect antidote to our incredibly challenging times.
Forbes 2022 Next Billion-Dollar Startups List: Nominations Are Open
With this year’s Forbes Next Billion-Dollar Startups list, we’re looking for companies like alumni DoorDash, Benchling and Alchemy in their nascent days.
Walmart Launches Health Clinics In Lucrative Florida Market
Walmart is opening five new doctor-staffed “Walmart Health” centers in Florida as part of an ongoing national rollout.
Hard-Hit Shanghai Extends Covid Lockdown As Cases Surge
Shanghai reported 13,086 new asymptomatic Covid-19 cases on Tuesday despite a week-long lockdown.
Hundreds Of Babies Died Avoidably At English Hospital Trust, Report Finds
The damning investigation found evidence of staff shortages, inadequate training and a toxic work culture at a hospital trust in the west of England.
How Much Does It Cost To Get Breast Cancer?
What is a very common side effect of cancer treatment that we almost never discuss? Financial toxicity. It is common, it is serious, and we must no longer ignore what it does to patients, their families, their well-being, and even their prognosis.
Judge Prevents Air Force From Penalizing Airmen Who Refused Vaccine
Judge Matthew McFarland wrote that, by denying religious exemptions for Covid-19 vaccination, the Air Force has put some of its service members “in the unconscionable position of choosing between their faith in an eternal God and their career in the Un…
The “Great” American Healthcare Labor Arbitrage
The notion of practicing at the “top of your license” is leading to an insidious equivalence being developed in which healthcare professionals are seen as potential substitutes for one another.
The African Union Endorses Plan To Strengthen Healthcare Workforce In Wake Of Covid Pandemic
Global public health experts Agnes Binagwaho, Githinji Gitahi, John Nkengasong and Vanessa Kerry discuss a new plan to invest in the healthcare workforce in Africa, where 36 out of 57 countries face dire shortages.
