Health
Long Covid is affecting women more than men, national survey finds
A woman receives a dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a sport stadium during the coronavirus disease pandemic, in Vina del Mar, Chile, April 22, 2021. Rodrigo Garrido | Reuters Long Covid is more common among women than men, according to federal data. More than 17% of women have had long […]
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Omicron subvariants resistant to key antibody treatments are increasing every week in the U.S.
Two omicron subvariants that are resistant to key antibody treatments are on the rise in the U.S., according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 now represent 27% of infections in the U.S., a significant jump from the week prior when they made up about 16% of […]
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Multiple revenue misses in one of our winners convinced us to take profits and get out
We never like to sell on a down day. But after an iffy quarter, we decided to exit. Source
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We’re exiting a drug stock for a nice gain and putting some of that money to work elsewhere
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 27, 2022 in New York City. Stocks continued their upward gains Thursday with the Dow rising nearly 400 points following a new GDP report that beat expectations. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Source
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Covid cases, controls spread in China
Covid cases and controls have increased in China this month. Pictured here on Oct. 27, 2022, is a neighborhood in Shanghai that’s been fenced in for Covid control. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — Covid controls in China have tightened in the last two weeks after more cities reported virus outbreaks. […]
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New Covid boosters aren’t better than old shots at neutralizing omicron BA.5, early studies find
The new COVID-19 booster which includes protection for Omicron at AltaMed Health Services in South Gate on Thursday, October 6, 2022. Sarah Reingewirtz | MediaNews Group | Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images Two studies are raising doubts about whether the new omicron BA.5 booster really will offer better protection against Covid than the […]
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Maven Clinic, women and family-focused health startup, is booming in the post-Roe v. Wade world
Women account for half of consumers, hold power over 80% of household financial decisions and make 70% of health-care-related decisions in their families – but their access to proper health care often comes up short. Especially in the post-Roe world, women are increasingly turning to their employers for proper health-care benefits for themselves and their […]
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More than 100,000 Americans are waiting for an organ transplant
There are more than 100,000 people in the United States waiting for an organ transplant, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing, known as UNOS. “I was born Type 1 diabetic,” said Patrick McGlone, who received a dual kidney-pancreas transplant in June 2021. “There was always the word transplant thrown around. But I never […]
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People who caught mild Covid had increased risk of blood clots, British study finds
A patient receives a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at Sparrow Laboratories Drive-Thru Services in Lansing, Michigan, December 27, 2021. Emily Elconin | Reuters People who caught mild cases of Covid-19 during the first year of the pandemic had a higher risk of developing blood clots than those who were not infected, according to a large […]
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Ivermectin — a drug once touted as a Covid treatment by conservatives — doesn’t improve recovery much, clinical trial finds
Ivermectin, a drug once touted by conservatives as a treatment for Covid, does not meaningfully improve the recovery time for people with mild to moderate Covid-19, according a large clinical trial published in a peer-reviewed journal. People who took ivermectin recovered from Covid in 12 days while people who didn’t take the drug recovered in […]
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