The Therapeutic Goods Administration has officially approved Australia’s first COVID-19 vaccine, according to reports, meaning frontline hotel quarantine workers could be getting the injection – dubbed the Pfizer jab – in no more than a few weeks. Once the vaccine is given to those most at risk to the vaccine, it will be available for […]
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Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon Dies After Contracting COVID from Patient Getting Lip Fillers
The Beverly Hills community is mourning the loss of plastic surgeon Dr. Payman Simoni, who died on Friday after contracting COVID-19 from a patient. He was 50. According to reports, Simoni was wearing a mask when he performed a lip injection procedure on a female patient last month. Her temperature was taken prior to the appointment. […]
Nearly 1 in 3 women who missed a smear test didn’t go because of coronavirus
Today marks the beginning of Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, so it’s a good time to think about screenings. New research by The Eve Appeal, a gynaecological cancer charity, shows that Covid-19 has stopped women from getting a smear test. Over the last 12 months, 28% of women haven’t attended their screening despite receiving their invitation. […]
Cuba closes schools, bars and restaurants as coronavirus rebounds
Cuba will close schools, bars and restaurants and halt all public transport at night from Thursday after a spike in coronavirus cases, the government has announced. The new measures come after health authorities announced 550 new cases in 24 hours on Wednesday. The country has had more than 16,000 cases in total, and 158 deaths. […]
Loss of Smell Occurs in 86 Percent of Mild COVID Cases, New Study Finds
Most patients with mild symptoms of COVID-19 lose their sense of taste and smell but tend to recover it quickly, according to findings from a new study. The study, published in the Journal of Internal Medicine on Tuesday, analyzed the loss of smell (with which sense of taste is commonly associated) in 2,581 COVID patients from […]
South African coronavirus variant may ‘obviate’ antibody drugs, former FDA head says
Fox News Flash top headlines for January 6 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Though COVID-19 vaccines will likely render effective against the South African coronavirus variant – according to an infectious disease expert – the former head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the strain may […]
Health systems rush to use tech to tackle the coronavirus: A roundup of provider news 2020
Last New Year’s Eve, the first COVID-19 case was reported in Wuhan China. Since then the virus has spread all over the world. Today over 70 million coronavirus cases have been reported and nearly 1.6 million deaths associated with the virus, according to the World Health Organization. By February health systems were quickly responding and rethinking […]
US coronavirus response unimaginative, should focus on rapid testing and indoor air: expert
California coronavirus cases climbing despite strict lockdown orders Dr. Marc Siegel argues against the effectiveness of widespread lockdowns, says the surge in cases is likely due to gatherings in homes. Underused rapid antigen tests and lack of interest in cleaning indoor air are the two missing pieces amid the deadly, novel coronavirus pandemic, according to an […]
Dr. Fauci said he had few side effects after taking the Moderna coronavirus vaccine and said it’s ‘as good or better than an influenza vaccine’
Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday to discuss his experience with receiving the first dose of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine. Fauci said that he experienced few side effects from the dose, other than a "little bit of an ache in my arm that lasted maybe 24 hours." He also expressed concern […]
Covid new strain symptoms: Five emergency warning signs of COVID-19 to watch out for
Coronavirus: Previous sufferers can catch new strain says expert Boxing Day is usually accompanied by scenes of frenzied shoppers flocking to the high street but not this year. Today six million more people in the east and south east of England entered tier four restrictions and other areas moved up a tier. The reason for […]