As overdoses surge and opioid settlement dollars flow, funding to North Carolina rehab foreshadows national discussion about the best approaches to treatment.
CDC estimates show the omicron subvariant BA.2 now makes up 72 percent of U.S. cases, but the nation’s mood surrounding another potential wave is much different than previous COVID-19 surges.
Daily COVID-19 cases are projected to increase 64.5 percent over the next two weeks as the omicron subvariant BA.2 continues to spread nationwide, modeling from Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic shows.
The CDC plans to undergo a one-month review beginning April 11 to inform strategic change and modernizations at the agency, The Washington Post reported April 4.
Flu activity appears to be declining slightly in central and south-central states but is still highest in these regions, according to the CDC’s April 1 FluView report.
The rate in which COVID-19 cases are falling nationwide has been slowing over the last month as the omicron subvariant BA.2 gains prominence, according to the CDC’s COVID-19 data tracker weekly review published April 1.
The World Health Organization is monitoring a new omicron variant — dubbed XE — that’s a hybrid of BA.1, the original omicron strain, and BA.2, a highly transmissible subvariant.
Physicians have been bombarded with questions from patients and colleagues regarding second booster shots, which the U.S. cleared for people 50 and older March 29, The Washington Post reported April 2.
The part of my London visit that I didn’t plan was testing positive for the coronavirus. I couldn’t get back to the U.S., but the U.K. didn’t care what I did or where I went.
New CDC data shows teenagers’ mental health took a significant hit during the pandemic, with 44 percent reporting persistent sadness or hopelessness in the past year.