Tag Archives: Pandemic

The Pandemic Isn’t Over, Fauci Says, however It’s Getting Better

Oct. 5, 2022 – Anthony Fauci, MD, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden, stated this week that he isn’t able to say that we’re nearing the top of COVID-19. But as a rustic, we appear to be heading in the right direction, […]

Is the Pandemic Over? If Only It Were That Simple

Sept. 21, 2022 – President Joe Biden says the pandemic is over. The World Health Organization says the tip is in sight. Many of us would moderately speak about virtually anything, and even New York City has dropped most of its COVID protocols. Biden’s declare (made to reporter Scott Pelley on Sunday on 60 Minutes) […]

Why Pandemic, Personal Stressors Push Some to Problem Drinking

Aug. 23, 2022 – We reside in notably disturbing instances, and a few folks flip to alcohol to deal with challenges, from the COVID-19 pandemic to any variety of private stressors. And the hits simply hold coming, because it looks as if disturbing infectious illness information retains coming – extra folks creating lengthy COVID, the […]

Countries With Universal Health Care Had Better Child Vaccination Rates During Pandemic

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Countries which can be nearer to attaining common well being protection noticed smaller declines in routine childhood vaccinations through the pandemic, a brand new research reveals. The World Health Organization describes common well being protection as “all people and communities obtain the […]

CDC’s New COVID Rules Mark Change within the Pandemic, How We Live

CDC: “Summary of Guidance for Minimizing the Impact of COVID-19 on Individual Persons, Communities, and Health Care Systems – United States, August 2022.” Rachel Bruce, MD, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Forest Hills, NY. David Berger, MD, Wholistic Pediatrics & Family Care, Tampa, FL. Statement, Daniel P. McQuillen, MD, president, Infectious Diseases Society of America, […]

Lead Exposure Is Still a Problem for Kids, and the Pandemic Has Made It Worse

The excellent news – if it’s attainable to explain a gradual, insidious, and everlasting poisoning as “good news” – is that the blood lead ranges of youngsters within the United States have dropped steadily over the previous half-century. The unhealthy information is, the pandemic could have erased a few of these good points. During the […]

This Teen Helped Newborns During the Early Pandemic Days

July 13, 2022 — When Bryn Hammock realized that the infants in her native hospital’s NICU may solely spend 2 hours a day with their dad and mom because of COVID-19 restrictions early within the pandemic, the 18-year-old, who lives in Atlanta, wished to discover a approach to assist. Her first step: Speaking together with […]

HIV Testing Plummeted During Pandemic

By Cara Murez Well beingDay ReporterWell beingDay Reporter MONDAY, June 27, 2022 (Well beingDay News) — Testing for HIV suffered a pointy setback through the first 12 months of the pandemic, new authorities knowledge exhibits. The variety of HIV exams funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and administered in well being care […]

Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic

By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In one more signal that the pandemic has exacerbated disparities in well being care, researchers report that the life expectancy of Native Americans plummeted by almost 5 years as the brand new coronavirus raged throughout the nation. The loss in longevity […]

CDC Issues Travel Alert as WHO Downplays Monkeypox Pandemic Risk

May 31, 2022 – The CDC has up to date its journey advisory for monkeypox as international instances proceed to extend. The danger to the general public continues to be thought of low, the CDC stated, however vacationers ought to “practice enhanced precautions” and keep away from shut contact with sick folks. The journey advisory […]