COVID
Senate panel obtains Fauci’s COVID-era iPhone records as contempt vote approaches - report
The device could provide additional records concerning the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic as a Senate committee considers holding Fauci in contempt of Congress.
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship due to arrive at Rotterdam port as final destination
RFK Jr.’s health department ordered withdrawal of studies showing vaccine efficiency - report
North Korea executions more than doubled after COVID, human rights group says
COVID made Americans drink more. They haven’t stopped since
Excessive alcohol consumption among Americans has persisted in the years following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
After a year of living at war, I am nostalgic for the COVID-19 pandemic - comment
When you live through multiple crises, there is a tendency to reframe past hardships through the lens of current experiences, which is what I find myself doing a lot of these days.
Israel kicks off new COVID vaccine campaign targeting JN1 variant: What you need to know
The Ministry of Health has approved Moderna's updated COVID vaccines, which target the new JN1 variant of the virus.
Coping with PTCD – post-traumatic COVID disorder - opinion
While over 90% of people experience a major traumatic event at some point during their lifetime, most walk away unscathed. Others, however, carry emotional scars for decades.
Haredi communities refuse to vaccinate their children
Irreversible complications and even deaths were reported as a result of unvaccinated infants and pregnant women who could easily have given them immunity.
High before the low: Cannabis increases risk of severe COVID-19 - study
Patients who had admitted to using cannabis in the year prior to contracting COVID were 80% more likely to be hospitalized and 27% more likely to be admitted to the ICU.
Masks did not reduce risk of COVID infection after first Omicron wave, UK research shows
"Our research shows that there were changes in some risk factors around the time that the Omicron BA.2 variant became dominant,” said Prof. Paul Hunter of Norwich Medical School.
Have you already forgotten COVID-19? It may still be affecting your memory and cognition
COVID-19 may be regarded as a disease of the past, but it’s still causing health problems.
This week in Jerusalem: Complex complaints
A weekly round-up of city affairs.
What do Americans think of COVID-19 four years after it started? - survey
The survey does state that half of Americans still say it's important for medical professionals and doctors to address long COVID, while 22% said that they never heard of such a concept.
