A requirement for all international travelers flying to the United States to take a COVID-19 test within a day of departure will be lifted on Sunday, a senior Biden administration official said Friday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has determined the regulation is no longer necessary, but will reevaluate the need for […]

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The coronavirus death rate for white Americans has surpassed the rates for Black, Latino, and Asian Americans, according to a new report from The New York Times. Early in the pandemic, the virus had a disproportionate toll on Black and Latino […]

Despite more than £3 billion invested in digital health companies to support their growth, it can still be incredibly difficult for young businesses to build sustainable solutions. Little progress has been made towards streamlining the landscape to make it easier for startups and scale-ups to thrive and the likes of Push Doctor, Hospify and Pando are just […]

The Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are spreading rapidly in the United States, but it’s not yet clear if they’ll trigger a new wave of infections or a surge in hospitalizations and deaths, experts say. The subvariants now account for 13% of new coronavirus cases nationwide, compared with 7.5% a week ago and 1% in […]

A Missouri lawsuit adds a new twist to the kind of “bodily harm” in a car that’s covered by insurance. This week, a three-judge panel of the state’s Court of Appeals, Western District, affirmed a $5.2 million settlement by a woman who caught a sexually transmitted disease from her former boyfriend in his car. The woman, identified […]

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In a recent article published in the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers illustrated zooanthroponotic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission and viral mutations specific to hosts. Background Coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, can potentially infect an array of animal hosts. Although the ancestral SARS-CoV-2 animal reservoir is unknown, it has near relatives in bats. Further, an ancestor SARS-CoV-2 variant […]

BRIT Awards: Idris Elba presents Album of the Year We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info With the aptly named Idris Elba’s […]

Dr Zoe says walking can reduce risk of dementia We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The All Creatures Great and Small […]

Offering teens and young adults a chance at a college scholarship, cash, discounts or just some free food might help move the needle on COVID-19 vaccination rates, a new study suggests. But a sizable minority of young people have their doubts about whether such vaccine incentives will work or are ethical. In all, 82% of […]