No, COVID is not “airborne AIDS.” But what it does to your immune system is still scary

From a biological standpoint, it truly is amazing how an unassuming virus like SARS-CoV-2 conquered the globe. In just 3 decades, it can be caused approximately 640 million COVID bacterial…

China updates COVID diagnosis, treatment protocol as country downgrades epidemic management level

Inhabitants stop by a fever clinic remodeled from a sampling kiosk of nucleic acid tests in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang Province on December 22, 2022. Photo: IC China on Friday…

More European nations tighten COVID rules for China flights

PARIS — France, Spain and England will carry out tougher COVID-19 actions for passengers arriving from China, authorities said Friday. France’s government is necessitating adverse assessments, and is urging French…

Medical science breakthroughs of 2022: ALS, diabetes, COVID

When COVID-19 arrived in the United States, it was all hands on deck. The country’s brightest scientific minds dropped whatever they were doing to join the effort against SARS-CoV-2, developing novel…

China reports 2 new COVID deaths as some restrictions eased

HONG KONG — China on Sunday documented two additional deaths from COVID-19 as some metropolitan areas transfer cautiously to ease anti-pandemic limitations amid progressively vocal community irritation more than the…

Long Covid costs patients an average $9,000 a year in medical expenses

The Covid-19 unit at United Memorial Medical Center in north Houston. Carolyn Cole | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Long Covid has affected as many as 23 million Americans…