A new study has shown another effect of the pandemic for adolescents and teens: eating disorders and hospitalizations will increase dramatically in 2020. According to a survey of six hospitals throughout Canada during the initial wave of the COVID-19 epidemic, new diagnoses of anorexia nearly quadrupled. In addition, compared to pre-pandemic years, the risk of … Read More
Experts worry that fear and loneliness among retirees this Christmas will lead to a mental health disaster; as Omicron locks some worried and lonely at home, the well-being of 12.5 million people might decline. The 900,000 people living with dementia will be among the worst impacted. According to the Alzheimer’s Society, 150,000 of them spent … Read More
With the Department of Health stating that walk-in boosters are now available to anybody aged 30 and over, here’s a rundown of how, when, and where you can get your advocate this week in Northern Ireland, as well as who is eligible. Those aged 40 and above who had their second vaccination dose three months … Read More
The area logged 24 mortalities in only two days, more than in any single week since the deluge in the colder the year 2021. The passings, alongside 179 new cases, were accounted for by the Mohave County Department of Public Health on Friday, December 10. The report covered the two-day time frame between early afternoon … Read More
The Researchers and experts developed a chewing gum that is adulterated with a plant-grown protein acting as a ‘trap’ for the virus. Biting gum has been created by a group of scientists that is bound with a plant-developed protein filling in as a “trap” for the SARS-CoV-2 infection; subsequently, it could decrease its transmission. Chewing … Read More
As COVID-19 levels rise in Pennsylvania, Mount Nittany Medical Center continues to be severely impacted: After the city hospital relocated the patient from the emergency room, the stress at Mount Nittany Medical Center persisted for a week. The group stated in a letter Friday that health authorities are “allocating manpower and resources in real-time” to … Read More
Humboldt County Health reported 14 new cases today, bringing the total cases to 10,346. The California Department of Health and Human Services announced today that children aged 16 and 17 are eligible for Pfizer Boosters at least six months after the first Pfizer vaccine. The FDA yesterday agreed to extend eligibility to this age group … Read More
Local hospitals are still feeling the strain of operating at or near capacity due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in Michigan. With over 4,700 positive in-patients, Michigan set a new high in current COVID-19 hospitalizations on Wednesday. The nation has reached a new high for the second week in a row. Local hospitals have been … Read More
After a worker at a high-security prison was verified as the island’s first local case in more than a month, a rat bite has been at the center of an inquiry into a possible new COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan. The lab staffer, a woman in her twenties, tested positive for COVID this week after coming … Read More
The number of patients in New South Wales diagnosed with the Omicron version of COVID-19 has grown to 42, as the total number of new viral infections reaches its highest level in almost two months. On Wednesday, 420 persons were diagnosed with the virus, with eight instances of the new variety of concern, the highest … Read More