London mayor Sadiq Khan on Saturday declared a “major incident” in the British capital due to the spread of the
Day: December 19, 2021
WHO: Omicron detected in 89 countries, cases doubling fast
The omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in 89 countries, and COVID-19 cases involving the variant are doubling
Netherlands ‘going into lockdown again’ to curb omicron
Nations across Europe moved to reimpose tougher measures to stem a new wave of COVID-19 infections spurred by the highly
Portugal, France begin vaccinating younger children
Portugal, one of the countries with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates worldwide, began inoculating over-fives Saturday, and France said it
FACT FOCUS: Masks help curb spread of COVID-19 on planes
The CEO of a major airline suggested during a congressional hearing this week that face masks provide little value on
Surging COVID-19 cases bring a 2020 feel to the end of 2021
U.S. officials intensified calls Friday for unvaccinated Americans to get inoculated in the face of the new omicron variant that
Egypt reports first cases of Omicron variant
Egypt on Saturday said it had detected its first three cases of the coronavirus Omicron variant, at the height of
Physicians over-relying on a commonly used laboratory test can miss liver cirrhosis
A recent study at the Medical University of South Carolina’s (MUSC) Digestive Disease Research Core Center (DDRCC) provides insight into
Why are some COVID cases more severe than others? ‘Humanized’ mice offer a clue
Why do 80 to 90% of people infected with COVID-19 experience only mild cases while 10 to 20% face more
A more targeted therapy to treat inflammatory bowel disease
Biomedical scientists at the University of California, Riverside, propose a way for drugs to be more effective against inflammatory bowel
