Last year, the narrative was that COVID followed a two-month cycle of surges and lulls. But now the omicron variant seems to be peaking several times more quickly than last year’s delta variant. CAUTION — Do NOT Take Anything Else For Your Blood Pressure Until You See This [Sponsored] Scientists… Read More
Hospital reports successful heart transplant from pig to human
In a medical first, doctors transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life and a Maryland hospital said Monday that he’s doing well three days after the highly experimental surgery. While it’s too soon to know if the operation really will work, it… Read More
Health officials let COVID-positive staff come to work
Health authorities around the U.S. are increasingly taking the extraordinary step of allowing nurses and other workers infected with the coronavirus to stay on the job if they have mild symptoms or none at all. The move is a reaction to the severe hospital staffing shortages and crushing caseloads that… Read More
Northeast cancels school for subzero temperatures
A mass of arctic air swept into the Northeast on Tuesday, bringing bone-chilling sub-zero temperatures and closing schools across the region for the second time in less than a week. Schools in Massachusetts’ three largest cities — Boston, Worcester and Springfield — canceled classes, saying they did not want children… Read More
Special pet rescues help deceased owners find pets’ next home
Who will take your pet when you die? The question often doesn’t have an easy answer, especially for ill or older people headed to residential nursing care or assisted living. During the pandemic, specialized rescue, advocacy and adoption services run by volunteers are trying to fill the void, one pet… Read More
China expands lockdown to 3rd city; 20 million affected
A third Chinese city has locked down its residents because of a COVID-19 outbreak, raising the number confined to their homes in China to about 20 million people. The lockdown of Anyang, home to 5.5 million people, was announced late Monday after two cases of the omicron variant were reported…. Read More
Medicare ordered to reassess huge hike for Alzheimer’s drug
U.S. health secretary Xavier Becerra on Monday ordered Medicare to reassess a big premium increase facing millions of seniors this year, attributed in large part to a pricey new Alzheimer’s drug with questionable benefits. Becerra’s directive came days after drugmaker Biogen slashed the price of its $56,000-a-year medication, Aduhelm, to… Read More
Ocasio-Cortez tests positive after maskless party
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., made headlines on New Year’s Eve for leaving her home district and traveling to Florida. Ocasio-Cortez faced criticism for going without a mask during a caseload surge in her district. AOC said the criticism of her breaking her own mask mandate rules was because she was… Read More
International leader wants ‘Gates of Hell’ fire put out
The president of Turkmenistan is calling for an end to one of the country’s most notable but infernal sights — the blazing natural gas crater widely referred to as the “Gates of Hell.” The desert crater located about 260 kilometers (160 miles) north of the capital, Ashgabat, has burned for… Read More
‘Hurricane’: COVID text manufacturers struggle to meet demand
As countless millions of people in Europe waste hours in lines for COVID-19 tests and scour their nasal passages with self-test kits at home, at the other end of the chain, workers are straining to meet the demand. At NG Biotech, production lines are humming, spitting out freshly packaged tests… Read More
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