President Joe Biden’s heartfelt plea for national unity will be immediately tested by the American people in how they respond to his plan for ending the COVID-19 pandemic. As expected, the president in his inaugural address put fighting the pandemic
AbstractOBJECTIVE To quantify and contextualize the risk for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–related hospitalization and illness severity in type 1 diabetes.RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We conducted a prospective cohort study to identify case subjects with COVID-19 across a regional health care
Between 150 and 200 National Guard deployed to Washington, D.C., to provide security for President Joe Biden‘s inauguration have tested positive for the coronavirus, a U.S. official said on Friday.The U.S. government imposed unprecedented security measures in the city following the deadly Jan. 6 attack on
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Sam Wong , Graham Lawton , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool A man reads a newspaper as he waits to enter Lord’s Cricket Ground in London
Health officials say the U.K. coronavirus variant — believed to be more contagious — has been confirmed in an outbreak at a Barrie long-term care home that has seen nearly all residents infected.The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit said
AbstractOBJECTIVE Diabetes is an important risk factor for severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but little is known about the marginal effect of additional risk factors for severe COVID-19 among individuals with diabetes. We tested the hypothesis that sociodemographic, access to
By Luke Taylor Oxygen supplies have run out in hospitals in Manaus, Brazil, so people are buying cylinders from private companies to use at homeREUTERS/Bruno Kelly Hospitals in the Brazilian Amazon are collapsing once again under the strain of treating
Staffing firms, like the healthcare providers they serve, have struggled to maintain workers, too. At the beginning of the pandemic, IntelyCare, which employs a network of 15,000 registered nurses and CNAs, lost 35% of its CNAs and 10% of its
Another 5,957 cases of COVID-19 were reported by Canada on Friday as government officials considered a mandatory hotel quarantine for all incoming travelers.The announcement comes amid news of at least one passenger aboard one of the 153 flights that
Frank Hoerrle, a 92-year-old Coast Guard veteran, has had plenty of shots. The COVID-19 vaccine was no different. “To me, it was another shot. In my life, I’ve had plenty of them,” Hoerrle said. The former retired pipefitter was born