Global Warming causes problem of more extreme rain, not snow, over mountains--study

U.S. Justice Department charges dozens in 16 states with health care fraud schemes, including $1.9B in bogus claims

Long Covid: More studies and information emergng on the problem

Opinion: Improving indoor air quality, A new technology can help

Tropical diseases not linked to long COVID, but rate of prolonged symptoms high in Amazon Basin

Blood Type A Could Make You More Vulnerable to COVID-19 --new study

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Early studies from China in 2020 suggested people with certain blood types—specifically blood type A—might be at greater risk for getting infected—while those with type O may be protected against infection. Some small studies confirmed the connections, while others did not, leaving public health experts agnostic about how important blood type might be as a potential risk factor for COVID-19.

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Vaccination plays role in making Omicron waves less severe--new study

A new analysis suggests that the Omicron variant has comparable intrinsic severity to the ancestral (Wuhan) SARS-CoV-2 strain, but its effective severity is substantially lower because of vaccination.

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Case-patients with at least one dose of Pfizer-BioNTech or CoronaVac vaccine had significantly lower odds of mortality than unvaccinated patients, the authors said, with the lowest odds observed in people who had received three Pfizer doses (odds ratio, 0.31; 95% CI, 0.18 to 0.49).

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New plan aims to get vaccines to outbreaks faster, Gavi says

More than $200 billion in U.S. COVID-19 aid may have been stolen, federal watchdog estimate

Outgoing CDC director says the US is not prepared for the next pandemic because parts of the public health system still use 'old fax machines'

At-home Covid tests are less effective than thought but still have uses

Canadian wildfires are causing unhealthy air quality again in parts of the US

In Europe nearly 36 million may have experienced long COVID -- WHO

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“Unless we develop comprehensive diagnostics and treatment for long COVID, we will never truly recover from the pandemic,” Kluge said, reiterating that older adults, people with underlying medical conditions and others with weakened immune systems should continue getting vaccinated.

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COVID-19's possible effects on chronic pain, sperm count--studies

A moderate or severe COVID-19 infection may be a risk factor for chronic pain, according to a study published late last week in PLOS One.

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US intelligence still divided on COVID-19 origins but new report rejects some points raised by lab leak theory proponents

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials released an intelligence report Friday that rejected some points raised by those who argue COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese lab, instead reiterating that American spy agencies remain divided over how the pandemic began.

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