A 'super cold' is breaking out in Australia after two years of Covid isolation as health experts warn of more respiratory illnesses as the country re-opens. The super cold first appeared in the UK … [+5001 chars]
Drug overdose deaths also reached record levels during the first year of the pandemic, with more than 100,000 Americans dying of overdoses during the 12-month period that ended in April 2021, a nearl… [+1921 chars]
Eating 100g of cranberries a day could be the key to having a healthier heart, scientists claimed today. Research led by King's College London tracked 45 men over a month to see how the superfood af… [+4751 chars]
Rising temperatures, increased CO2 will drive trees, grasses, weeds to produce more pollen. Allergy seasons are likely to become longer and grow more intense as a result of increasing temperatures c… [+3609 chars]
From the very beginning of the pandemic, it has been clear that COVID can have as profound an impact on mental health as it does on physical well-being. Rates of depression and anxiety have spiked a… [+6432 chars]
Our World in Data presents the data and research to make progress against the world’s largest problems.This article draws on data and research discussed in our entry on Malaria.<li>Figures for 2020 a… [+6589 chars]
Bay Area health officials say the BA.2 omicron coronavirus subvariant is quickly moving toward dominance in the region, raising concerns that the downward trend in COVID-19 cases may reverse.BA.2, wh… [+6683 chars]
From the very beginning of the pandemic, it has been clear that COVID can have as profound an impact on mental health as it does on physical well-being. Rates of depression and anxiety have spiked a… [+6432 chars]
For two years, Oregon had some of the most stringent masking and social distancing rules in the country. COVID-19 was the target; the influenza virus was staved off too. Oregon has had no discernab… [+2966 chars]
As Covid-19 infection rates fall, doctors and patients are sifting through the wreckage of symptoms left behind. Shortness of breath, heart palpitations, chest pain, fatigue and brain fog those are… [+8793 chars]
BOSTONAt a sewage treatment plant on a sliver of land in Boston Harbor, trickles of wastewater are pumped into a plastic jug every 15 minutes. Samples from the jugs, analyzed at a lab in nearby Cambr… [+348 chars]
Meire Carlos was suffering from chronic kidney disease but like the estimated 90% of people who have the disease, she was not aware of it. In June 2021, after experiencing headaches and a sudden spi… [+5634 chars]
