CNN — President Joe Biden intends to end the national and public health emergencies of Covid-19 on May 11, the White House announced Monday. The White House, in an administrative policy statement announcing its opposition to two Republican measures to end emergencies, said the national emergency and public health emergency authorities declared in response to […]
WHO says Covid-19 remains a global health emergency, but pandemic is at ‘point of transition’
CNN — Covid-19 remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Monday, but it acknowledged the pandemic was at a “point of transition”. WHO’s International Health Regulations Emergency Committee discussed the pandemic on Friday at its 14th meeting on Covid-19, and Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus agreed that the declaration of a public […]
Lunar New Year holiday travel surges in China after Covid restrictions lift
CNN — China recorded 226 million domestic trips during the Lunar New Year holiday, state media reported, a 74% increase from last year after the government lifted all travel restrictions in the country. part of its now abandoned zero-Covid policy. For the first time in three years, Chinese people were free to travel without the […]
A Mysterious Illness Strikes Dogs in Norway
CNN — Dozens of dogs in different parts of Norway have been stricken with a mysterious deadly disease in recent weeks, and authorities are struggling to identify the cause. The first cases were detected in the capital Oslo, but dogs have since fallen ill across the country – cases have been reported in 13 of […]
The rate of babies born preterm in the United States rises to 10.5%, says the March of Dimes report
Cnn — The rate of preterm birth in the United States is on the rise, according to March of Dimes, a nonprofit maternal and child health organization. The organization released its annual maternal and child health “report card” on Tuesday, which features a new, updated calculation system. Taking an in-depth look at preterm births, the […]
Poor mental health among US teens exacerbated by negative experiences during Covid-19 pandemic, survey shows
CNN — Poor mental health among teens in the United States was a concern before the Covid-19 pandemic, and major disruptions to school and social life since the early 2020s have only exacerbated the situation. A new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that most adolescents experienced negative events during […]
Flu, Covid-19 and RSV are all trending lower for the first time in months
CNN — A difficult respiratory virus season in the United States appears to be easing as three major respiratory viruses that have hit the country in recent months are finally all trending down at the same time. A new dataset from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the number of emergency […]
Do not rinse after brushing and other tips for better dental health
We all know the advice for healthy teeth: brush twice a day and don’t eat too much sugar. So why do those of us who follow these instructions think we sometimes need a filling when we visit the dentist? The truth is that there is a little more to preventing tooth decay than these guidelines […]
The United States confirmed the country’s first case of Covid-19 on Friday three years ago.
CNN — Friday marks the third anniversary of the confirmation of the first case of Covid-19 in the United States. The virus still hasn’t settled into a predictable pattern, Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization’s technical lead for the Covid-19 response, said this week. “We didn’t need to have this level of death and […]
Japan considers downgrading Covid-19 to the same level as seasonal flu
Tokyo CNN — Japan will consider downgrading Covid-19 to the same category as seasonal flu this spring, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Friday. Kishida said he had instructed Health Ministry officials to discuss the change and that his government would also review rules on face masks and other pandemic measures. “To further advance efforts […]