Tag: masks

Masks work, telehealth is here to stay — and other health lessons we’ve learned since the pandemic started 4 years ago

This month marks the four-year anniversary of the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. During the months on lockdown, millions of Americans were grappling with uncertainty, with worries ranging from becoming ill and being separated from loved ones to facing unemployment — while simultaneously helping kids with virtual learning, sanitizing the groceries and […]

CDC shortens 5-day COVID isolation, updates guidance on masks, testing

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday it would wind down much of its remaining guidance specifically targeted at COVID-19, including an official end to a pandemic-era plea for Americans to stay home for five days after testing positive. The agency cited improvements in the rates of hospitalizations and deaths inflicted by the virus […]

Growing cancer burden masks inequity among rich and poor nations- WHO

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – There were an estimated 20 million cancer cases and 9.7 million cancer deaths in 2022, the World Health Organization’s cancer research agency said on Thursday, a growing burden that masks what it calls “striking inequity” among rich and poor countries. Around one in five people develop cancer in their […]

New Hampshire win masks weakness for Trump with moderates, independents

By Jason Lange and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) – Donald Trump‘s victory in the New Hampshire Republican primary on Tuesday masks weakness with independents and moderate voters that could be a warning sign for his likely general election matchup against Democrat Joe Biden, exit poll data and analysts suggest. The former president’s status as the runaway […]