MEDICAL
COVID cases rise across bulk of the U.S.
COVID cases are on the rise in all but six states and Washington, D.C., as the Omicron subvariant continues to spread across the U.S. The big picture: Case rates and hospitalizations are still well below pandemic highs, prompting NIAID director Anthony Fauci to say...
The CDC is changing its covid travel advisory system
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to update its international covid-19 travel advisory system Monday, designating its highest-risk category for extreme scenarios. "To help the public understand when the highest level of concern is most urgent, this...
4th Covid-19 vaccine shot: Do you need one?
KUALA LUMPUR: With new Covid-19 variants emerging amid easing pandemic restrictions, some are concerned about waning immunity and have called for a second vaccine booster dose (fourth jab) to increase protection levels. Experts and the public, however, are...
USC’s COVID Recovery Clinic seeing progress in treating long COVID symptoms
Morgan Stephens was about to pursue her dream political job — but instead found herself fighting off long COVID. Stephens, 31, is one of small subset of people who continued to suffer from a variety of symptoms even after recovering from COVID-19. The USC graduate got...