How US life expectancy rates changed as COVID deaths wane, drug overdoses persist

That's a 5.4 year age difference in life expectancy between men and women, according to the CDC. The COVID-19 pandemic and fatal drug overdoses are causing a large death toll in the U.S. COVID ... Read More

COVID-19 Variant JN.1 Loses Ground to Emerging Subvariant

JN.1, which began to take hold in the U.S. late last year, was responsible for 86% of new COVID-19 infections over the past two weeks, according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control ... Read More

‘COVID changed us more than we realize’: What the pandemic taught us about the costs of loneliness

When they weren’t with old friends, they made new ones. They met them ... connection and community. Then COVID-19 arrived and showed us what it’s like to live without the few remaining areas ... Read More

How migraines, flu and heart attacks affect women and men differently

But one medical truth we can’t avoid is that ... including Covid – affects men and women differently, though they are still being researched. Firstly, men’s lungs have more of a specific ... Read More

When could long COVID start to improve? New study offers possible timeline

Researchers in Australia found that some of the immune abnormalities in long COVID patients resolved after about two years, “providing optimism that long COVID can resolve over time,” according to an ... Read More

After four years with Covid-19, the US is settling into a new approach to respiratory virus season

Covid-19 hospitalizations also peaked in early January, with more than 35,000 new admissions during ... in a way that flu does not,” Jamieson said. “It’s not vaccination hesitancy that ... Read More

Gene that might shield men from severe COVID-19 found

The finding appears to work only until age 74, but a new study has identified ... samples from nearly 2,600 men and women hospitalized for COVID-19 at NYU Langone's Tisch Hospital in Manhattan ... Read More

How does Covid-19 trigger brain fog in men?

It helps keep the barrier strong. Older peeps might have a tougher time because their brain shield isn't as strong. So, infections can hit them harder. Read More

States With the Worst COVID-19 Vaccination Rates

Unvaccinated people are at higher risk of severe sickness from COVID-19 compared with those who ... Best States is an interactive platform developed by U.S. News for ranking the 50 U.S. states ... Read More

Job gains are going to immigrants, and keeping young US-born men out of the workforce

Compared to the fourth quarter of 2019, right before COVID-19 hit, the fourth quarter ... the labor force participation rate of US-born men without a bachelor’s (ages 18 to 64) stands at 75.6 ... Read More

Does a Runny Nose Mean You Have COVID-19, the Flu, or a Common Cold?

The speed at which symptoms manifest according to respective incubation periods isn't a reliable ... and COVID-19 data across four countries in 2021: Australia, Brazil, Canada, and the U.S ... Read More

Covid-19 impact: Women and children most vulnerable

KUALA LUMPUR: Women and children, especially those from low-income urban households, have been the most negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and need support urgently, a study by two ... Read More