Argentina ICU staff bracing for next wave of COVID-19 admissions
At an ICU unit in a low-income Buenos Aires suburb, exhausted staff are bracing for a new wave of coronavirus admissions.
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How common is stroke in people critically ill with COVID-19?
A large, year-long study has found that among people with COVID-19 who were hospitalized in an intensive care unit (ICU), 2% experienced a stroke after they...
Can financial stress lead to physical pain in later years?
Financial stress can have an immediate impact on well-being, but can it lead to physical pain nearly 30 years later? The answer is yes, according to...
Research links Parkinson’s disease and neuroticism
New research from the Florida State University College of Medicine has found that the personality trait neuroticism is consistently associated with a higher risk of developing...
Rashes can occur after COVID vaccine, but dermatologists say ‘don’t worry’
(HealthDay)—Dermatologists liken skin to a window that can reveal what is going on inside the body, and a rash that sometimes follows a COVID-19 vaccine is...
Pfizer defends high cost of COVID vaccine
The head of Pfizer said Thursday the company’s COVID vaccine, among the priciest on the market, is no more expensive than the cost of a meal...
Scientists create embryos with cells from monkeys, humans
Researchers have successfully introduced human stem cells into monkey embryos in the lab, creating short-lived hybrid organisms that could prove an important step in growing human...
Covax seeks $2 bn donations to cover COVID vaccines
The Covax scheme launched a push for an extra $2 billion in donations on Thursday, saying it needed the money in advance to reserve COVID-19 vaccine...
France’s COVID-19 deaths pass 100,000
The number of people killed by COVID-19 in France climbed past 100,000 on Thursday, with the virus claiming a further 300 lives in the past 24...
Israel to scrap outdoor mask mandate from Sunday
Israelis will no longer have to wear masks outdoors starting from Sunday as the number of virus infections plummets, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said.
