COVID-19

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Rachel Carter

New COVID-19 variants, nicknamed FLiRT, found in wastewater, says CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning the public of ...

Why China’s top Covid expert is studying climate change to prepare for the next global pandemic

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Rachel Carter

In 2020, Zhang was appointed leader of Shanghai’s clinical expert team for Covid-19, becoming a household name and central figure in the ...

The Most Common COVID Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing This Spring

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Rachel Carter

As we head into summer, there’s a new dominant COVID-19 variant that’s infecting people across the United States. KP.2 now represents 28% ...

Mask Myth Busted? New Research Reveals That Wearing Face Masks Did Not Reduce Risk of COVID Infection After First Omicron Wave

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Rachel Carter

Research from the University of East Anglia reveals that wearing face masks did not significantly reduce Covid-19 infection risk following the initial ...

Pre-Pandemic Brain Wiring Predicted Teen Mental Health During COVID

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Rachel Carter

Summary: A large study using pre-pandemic brain scans of adolescents reveals that brain wiring before COVID-19 predicted mental health outcomes during the ...

How COVID Vaccines Stand Up to New FLiRT Variants

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Rachel Carter

Scientists have warned of a “summer wave” of COVID-19 infections after a highly transmissible new group of omicron subvariants was detected in ...

COVID “likely growing” in D.C. and 12 states, CDC estimates

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Rachel Carter

COVID-19 infections are now likely growing in at least 12 states and the District of Columbia, the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Kensington Metropark police warn of alligator sighting in Kent Lake

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Sarah Wilson

MILFORD — An alligator may still be loose in a Kensington Metropark lake, despite a massive search effort. After an initial reported ...

Bill to ban most public mask wearing, including for health reasons, advances in North Carolina

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Amanda Smith

Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law that allowed the wearing of masks ...

FLiRT COVID Variants: What Are the Symptoms?

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Rachel Carter

Scientists are warning of a “summer wave” of COVID-19 cases after a new group of Omicron subvariants was detected circulating in the ...