Dr. Bob Wachter, UCSF’s chair of medicine, says his wife, Katie Hafner, is doing “not great” weeks after getting COVID-19 and is suffering brain fog and other symptoms. Providing an update on Hafner’s condition following the journalist and author’s positive test in May, Wachter said in a lengthy Twitter thread […]
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If COVID Changed Your Oral Hygiene, You’re Not Alone
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Key Takeaways Nearly half of adults in the United States delayed dental care at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Safety measures like pre-screening surveys, masking, and capacity limits are being used to control the spread of infection and protect staff and patients. According to research from the RAND Corporation, […]
St. Louis city, county health leaders urge masks amid COVID surge
St. Louis and St. Louis County health officials reissued strong recommendations that residents wear face masks in indoor public spaces and in crowded places. ST. LOUIS — A new surge in COVID-19 cases has prompted health leaders in St. Louis and St. Louis County to issue a joint plea to […]
Millions risk losing US healthcare when Covid emergency declaration expires | US healthcare
When the US federal government’s pandemic health emergency declaration expires, millions of Americans are at risk of losing healthcare coverage through Medicaid with potentially devastating consequences. According to an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation, an estimated 5.3 million to 14.2 million could lose their Medicaid coverage when the Covid-19 […]
Can taking vitamins and supplements help you recover from COVID?
Australia’s surge in COVID cases this year has seen many people looking for ways to protect themselves or boost their immunity and recovery. An upswing in sales of dietary supplements has followed. In Australia, the Therapeutic Goods Administration includes vitamins, minerals, amino acids, enzymes, plant extracts and microbiome supplements under […]
Is COVID endemic? What experts say Americans should expect this summer
The past two pandemic summers saw a spike in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and death, but this season may be different. Though health experts expect cases to rise, they said the wave won’t be as devastating as the previous two summers or the surge of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. Unlike the […]
‘Young and healthy’ frontline workers denied PPE during first Covid wave
Some frontline healthcare workers were told they did not need protective equipment or testing because they were “young and healthy” during the first wave of Covid-19, while others were forced to share equipment such as thermometers and goggles, an unpublished report for the Health Service Executive (HSE) has revealed. One staff […]
Covid forces China to face mental health crisis a long time in the making | China
Since the Covid lockdown in Shanghai began, Hu Bojun has received numerous inquiries about her and her hospital’s counselling services. This month, the US-educated clinical psychologist began facilitating lockdown support groups – in English and Chinese – to clients from “all walks of life”. “Even people from different socio-economic sectors […]
COVID remains a public health emergency for now, the WHO and Biden administration say : NPR
A man wearing a face mask to curb the spread of coronavirus walks past a health campaign poster in the Westminster underground train station, in London. Matt Dunham/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Dunham/AP A man wearing a face mask to curb the spread of coronavirus walks past a health […]
WA Board of Health votes against adding COVID vaccines to K-12 school-required immunizations
COVID-19 vaccines will not be required for students to attend K-12 schools in Washington this fall, the state Board of Health decided in a unanimous vote Wednesday afternoon. The issue has divided many school communities over the past year and made its way to the Board of Health’s radar last […]