Low immunity, overwhelmed hospitals fuel Covid-19 deaths in ageing Japan
Deaths in the country, which for long had one of the lowest Covid death rates, peaked earlier this month. Source link
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House GOP demands info from Fauci, other officials on COVID-19 origins
House Republicans are officially relaunching their investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic by calling for testimony and information from Anthony Fauci and other current and former Biden administration officials. Reps. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), the chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, and James Comer (R-Ky.), chairman of the House Oversight and […]
Axxess | Overview of the 2022 Home Health Final Rule Changes
Arlene Maxim, RN, HCS-C, senior vice president for clinical services at Axxess, shares an overview of the most important Medicare home health Final Rule regulations including those going into effect on January 1, 2022. Learn about major changes, including: – Value-based purchasing expansion and payment rate changes – New Notice of Admission requirements and late […]
House Republicans pass bill to end COVID-19 public health emergency
House Republicans passed a bill on Tuesday to end the COVID-19 public health emergency, moving ahead with the legislation despite the Biden administration announcing one day earlier that the declaration would end in May. The legislation — titled the Pandemic is Over Act — passed in a 220-210 party-line vote. The measure, which stretches two pages, would […]
Covid isolation rules scrapped, MP Rob Stokes to quit politics | 9 News Australia
The government has announced that from October 14, mandatory COVID-19 isolation rules will be scrapped, as Australia moves away from pandemic life. In politics news, senior MP Rob Stokes has announced he’ll leave politics at the next election. Subscribe and ?: http://9Soci.al/KM6e50GjSK9 | Get more breaking news at 9News.com.au: http://9Soci.al/iyCO50GjSK6 0:00 – COVID-19 isolation rules […]
Healthy eating tips for being stuck at home amid coronavirus
The coronavirus crisis has led to mass closures of businesses and left many Americans fortunate enough to still be employed, stuck at home. Some have worried about binge-eating while being isolated to their homes. Dietitian Samantha Heller joins “CBS This Morning” to offer advice and tips about how to keep up a healthy diet during […]
FDA panel to consider annual COVID-19 vaccine shots
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) advisory panel on vaccines is set to consider an annual schedule for the coronavirus vaccine, akin to how flu vaccines are administered, when it meets this week. The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) will meet Thursday to discuss how to simplify and streamline the COVID-19 […]
What we know about how COVID-19 vaccines may affect menstrual cycles
Since early in the pandemic, women have reported experiencing changes in their menstruation after they got COVID-19 or were vaccinated against it. Their cycles had gotten longer, some said. Their bleeding was heavier. Research has backed up those anecdotal reports, showing COVID-19 vaccination having a temporary but noticeable impact on women’s periods and their accompanying […]
Biden COVID-19 adviser David Kessler to step down
David Kessler, who for the last two years has served as a top adviser to President Biden on the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine distribution, will leave his job at the end of the month, administration officials confirmed Friday. “Whether he was leading our effort to develop and distribute safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, […]
7 healthy eating tips to strengthen their immune systems to face the COVID-19 pandemic
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