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    SARS-CoV-2 Variant – United Kingdom

    On 14 December 2020, authorities of the United Kingdom (UK) reported to WHO that a...

    Ex-Bloomberg Reporter, Christie Smythe, Who Covered Martin Shkreli Reveals Relationship With Him

    “I didn’t hide how much I interacted with him,” she told The Times. “I don’t really think I did anything wrong. I realize, in...

    The New Covid Strain in the UK: Questions and Answers

    In recent days, the world has watched with curiosity and growing alarm as scientists in the U.K. have described a newly identified variant of...

    The U.K. Coronavirus Variant: What We Know

    In recent days, the world has watched with curiosity and growing alarm as scientists in the U.K. have described a newly identified variant of...

    Now That Grandma Has Been Vaccinated, May I Visit Her?

    A watershed moment has arrived for many families: This week health care workers from CVS and Walgreens, under contract from the federal government, will...

    Ex-Bloomberg Reporter Who Covered Martin Shkreli Reveals Relationship With Him

    Ms. Smythe said she had met with Mr. Shkreli’s parents and brother last year in Brooklyn, where Mr. Shkreli grew up. “His dad took...

    Don’t Postpone Children’s Health Care in the Pandemic

    Dr. Ellen Stevenson, a professor of pediatrics at Oregon Health and Science University, said that there had been cases where parents waited on skin...

    In a Covid Winter, How to Stay Warm, Safe and Social

    The right gear, a little planning and practicing for the cold temperatures can help you take celebrations outdoors to avoid Covid-19. Source link

    How Having a Child With Autism Helps Me Ride Out the Pandemic

    Lean into facts.As a young child, our son was very literal, like many, though certainly not all, autistic people. When we told him his...

    Surgery in the Time of Covid

    In a list of “guiding principles,” the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons cautioned its members that during the pandemic, decisions to proceed with elective...

    What You Can Do Post-Vaccine, and When

    What’s safer to do once most of the population is vaccinated?It should be much safer to move around once your community achieves herd immunity...

    China Long Avoided Talking About Mental Health. Then Covid Hit.

    China’s fight against the coronavirus was mostly over, but Zhang Xiaochun, a doctor in Wuhan, was sinking into depression, convinced she had failed as...

    Hospitals Are Still Facing Shortages of Masks and Other Protective Gear

    The incoming administration, he said, is exploring ways to take over the distribution of testing supplies and medical gear. They are also seeking to...

    Frontline Workers and People Over 74 Should Get Shots Next, CDC Panel Says

    Striking a compromise between two high-risk population groups, a panel advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Sunday to recommend that people...

    ‘Covid Can’t Compete.’ In a Place Mired in War, the Virus Is an Afterthought.

    KABUL, Afghanistan — For Mohammad Wakil, 23, social distancing is an abstract concept. Every working day, he shakes hands with scores of customers at...

    The Coronavirus Is Mutating. What Does That Mean for Us?

    Already, there are small changes in the virus that have arisen independently multiple times across the world, suggesting the mutations are helpful to the...