Health
FDA authorizes Covid booster shots that target omicron BA.5 variant
A medical staff prepares a booster dose of Pfizer’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine are seen at a vaccination centre in Brussels, Belgium, January 5, 2022. Yves Herman | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration authorized Covid booster shots that target the omicron BA.5 subvariant as the U.S. prepares for another surge of infections this fall […]
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How we’re positioning our portfolio heading into the worst month of the year
We’ve been shaping our investments around companies that can historically hold up in tough environments, and using downturns to buy high-quality tech. Source
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Texas reports what may be the first U.S. death from monkeypox
Monkeypox virus, illustration. Thom Leach | Science Photo Library | Getty Images Texas health officials said Tuesday that a person diagnosed with monkeypox died in what may be the nation’s first-known fatality from the virus. The patient was an adult with a severely compromised immune system who lived in the Houston area, health officials said. […]
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Biden administration to stop sending free at-home Covid-19 tests Friday
New government-issued COVID-19 Antigen Rapid test kits sit on the counter for sale at Rock Canyon Pharmacy on February 8, 2022 in Provo, Utah. George Frey | Getty Images The government will end its giveaway of Covid-19 at-home tests Friday because of insufficient congressional funding, a senior Biden administration official said Sunday. A stockpile of […]
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Struggling with long Covid? Here’s what experts say you should — and should not — eat
Fatigue, brain fog, heart palpitations and breathing difficulties. Those are just some of the common symptoms of “long Covid” that can affect people in the long term after recovery from infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control. However, according to Dr. Greg Vanichkachorn, director of the Mayo Clinic’s Covid Activity Rehabilitation Program, symptoms are […]
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Record heat bears down on China’s hazmat-wearing Covid health workers
A medical worker in a Covid-19 nucleic acid testing cabin takes swab sample from a resident for Covid-19 nucleic acid test on August 22, 2022 in Zhengzhou, Henan Province of China. It’s been a summer that has seen heat records jump across the globe. China’s health workers have been particularly impacted, enduring relentless heat waves […]
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Pet ‘moms and dads’ are spending more on their furry family, setting these stocks up for growth
The “pandemic pups” you pass on a stroll around the neighborhood have been a huge windfall for the pet industry. But unlike other booms, the inevitable pullback in demand could be eased by two factors unique to this situation. The first is that pets will continue to require food and care, driving future spending. Second, […]
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CDC cautiously optimistic that monkeypox outbreak might be slowing as cases fall in major cities
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is cautiously optimistic that the U.S. is slowing the spread of monkeypox, as new cases fall in several major cities. “We’re watching this with cautious optimism, and really hopeful that many of our harm reduction messages and our vaccines are getting out there and working,” CDC Director Dr. […]
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Judge blocks part of Idaho’s new abortion law in first post-Roe lawsuit by the Biden administration
A protest taking place after Planned Parenthood affiliate filed a lawsuit in the Idaho Supreme Court to stop the state to trigger a law that effectively bans abortion. A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked part of Idaho’s strict abortion law that’s scheduled to take effect Thursday, handing the Biden administration a narrow courtroom win […]
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Amazon is shutting down its telehealth service, Amazon Care
Amazon is shutting down its telehealth service, Amazon Care, marking a major retreat by the retail behemoth in its efforts to break into the health care space. Amazon will shutter the service after December 31, Amazon Health Services lead Neil Lindsay announced Wednesday in a company email. The company decided to end Amazon Care after […]
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