As you’ve probably learned over the last two years, there are some major pros to working out in your own home. For one thing, you can go from sitting at your laptop to warming up for a bodyweight sesh in about two minutes flat. And these days, it might also […]
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Two healthy middle-aged females returned to almost their normal daily activities after taking daily antihistamines for long COVID, according to a recently published case report. The researchers noted long COVID is a chronic condition when patients who are infected with the virus have persistent symptoms that extend beyond the typical […]
Covid messaging in Dublin (Brian Lawless/PA) (PA Archive) The scientists recruited by the Government to spread Covid-19 messaging on TikTok and Instagram have spoken of the level of misinformation and abuse they encountered online. The creators behind the novel communications strategy, which saw the Department of Health dabble in public […]
Feb. 3, 2022Updated: Feb. 3, 2022 2:04 a.m. FILE – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during a speech at the anniversary of the proclamation of the Philippine independence rites on Saturday, June 12, 2021, at the Provincial Capitol of Bulacan province, Philippines. Duterte has gone on quarantine after being exposed to […]
This smartphone-based COVID-testing kit reduces the cost of each test to $7 and delivers results in 25 minutes with similar accuracy as RT-PCR. In new medical research, health experts demonstrated a system that relies on a smartphone’s camera to perform a COVID test, delivering 100 percent accurate results in trials […]
TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday he has tested positive for COVID-19 but is “feeling fine” and will continue to work remotely from home. Trudeau said two of his children have COVID-19 and a test Monday revealed he has been infected as well. The prime minister, who […]
James Martin/CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Getting shipped a handful of free at-home COVID tests from USPS was helpful, but what if you could test yourself whenever you wanted, using your phone’s camera? Academic scientists have developed […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia is bracing for a third wave of COVID-19 infections as the highly transmissible omicron variant drives a surge in new cases, health authorities and experts said Saturday. The country reported 9,905 new infections and seven deaths on Friday in the latest 24-hour period. It was […]
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In a potential game changer for COVID-19 pandemic control efforts, a new cell phone app and lab kit have transformed a smartphone into a COVID-19 / flu detection system. The detection system is among the most rapid, sensitive, affordable and scalable tests known—and can be readily […]
A group of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) high school students are planning a walkout on Friday, demanding that the Chicago Public Schools issue coronavirus “relief stipends” to students and shift to a remote learning format for two weeks. The “district-wide” walkout was announced on Tuesday in a tweet by the […]