Does a COVID-19 infection increase the risk for diabetes and cardiovascular concerns? It’s been over two years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and there’s still so much left to uncover. More and more health experts continue to explain why COVID-19 testing is vital more today than ever before. With new variants proving more …
Are you worried that your next COVID-19 infection might be worse than the last? Yes, it is possible. Initial research from the Washington University School of Medicine and VA Saint Louis Healthcare System found that more reinfections can be associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes. She added that fully vaccinated individuals do …
How many times can you catch COVID-19 again? Truth is, anyone can catch COVID multiple times in a year, even if he/she has been fully vaccinated. “I would not be surprised if we see people get infected more than once a year,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden, in an …
How long should you be quarantined after exposure and isolating with COVID-19? At least 5 days, states recently updated guidelines released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). * The first appearance of symptoms should be treated as ‘Day 0’ rather than ‘Day 1’. The same applies to the first positive test …
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that the latest Omicron subvariants (BA.4 and BA.5) may dominate case rates soon. In its latest report from May 29 to June 4, 13% of all new COVID-19 cases in the United States are attributed to the latest subvariants. This recent development has …
According to the most recent report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children’s Hospital Association, more than 87,000 cases of Covid-19 in children were reported in the United States in the week ending June 2nd. Moreover, the report stated that since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, a total …
Since its emergence in late 2019, there have been a lot of other ways the COVID-19 pandemic has been deadly around the world. Apart from the millions of lives lost to the virus itself, the outbreak has had a devastating impact on other aspects of health care as well. Source: World Health Organization (WHO) The …
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 1 in 4 adults aged 65 and above in the US experience at least one COVID-related symptom a year after their initial infection. For patients under the age of 65, the ratio is almost as bad at more than 1 in 5 adults suffering long …
There have been more than a million COVID-19 related deaths in the US since the pandemic began. The grim news was announced by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It’s a harsh reminder that the fight against the deadly virus is far from over. This was underscored when the Biden administration recently …
New York A COVID-19 Hotspot – Should We Be Worried? Upstate New York is a COVID-19 hotspot for virus transmission. That’s clear from the most recent color-coded map from federal health officials showing the virus’s progress across the United States. Source: CDC Green covers the majority of the country, indicating that those counties have modest …
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