A health worker displays a vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Sheba medical center, in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. Israels Health Ministry has approved a fourth dose of … [+1512 chars]
New Brunswick has its first confirmed case of the virus that causes COVID-19 in an animal. SARS-CoV-2 was detected in a free-ranging white-tailed deer in the Saint John region, Environment Canada an… [+1694 chars]
A recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server investigated the elements that predicted all-cause mortality among individuals hospitalized due to influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), … [+5990 chars]
A sign is displayed instructing visitors of a closed bird exhibit at the Blank Park Zoo, in Des Moines, Iowa, on April 5.Charlie Neibergall/The Associated Press Zoos across North America are moving … [+4532 chars]
<ul><li>People living with heart failure are often advised to go on a low-salt diet.</li><li>A new study indicates that this may help improve peoples quality of life.</li><li>However, it did not seem… [+5344 chars]
SARS-CoV-2 can enter immune cells, macrophages (pictured), in the lungs, triggering a massive inflammatory response.Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library Immune cells infected with SARS-C… [+5236 chars]
People are often surprised by how fatigued they are during a COVID infection. Fatigue is more than being worn out or sleepy. It's an excessive tiredness that persists despite resting or good sleep. … [+6003 chars]
New research has revealed five childhood risk factors that can increase the likelihood of experiencing stroke and heart attacks as an adult, in what researchers say is the worlds largest study of its… [+3094 chars]
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers used cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) to show the one-year trajectory of cardiac impairment in long coronavirus disease (COVID) … [+5280 chars]
Does pregnancy increase the risk of COVID-19? Pregnancy is a delicate and vulnerable period. Your body is under additional strain, and any illness affects both you and your baby. COVID-19 is a highl… [+4847 chars]
Although the announcement was planned for some time, an additional donation of $3 million to help fight cancer is more poignant as Archie Verspeeten’s son Ron died from cancer Wednesday morning. The… [+2809 chars]
Fluvoxamine, a cheap and widely available pill used around the world to treat mental illness, is very likely to reduce the risk of being hospitalized with Covid-19, according to new peer reviewed res… [+3301 chars]
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