Health and Medicine

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Scientists are rushing to find out more about the new variant of concern, about which little is known.

Dezi Scopesi passed away after a month-long battle with severe COVID symptoms in the hospital.

All of the health care workers were fully vaccinated and most experienced no symptoms after testing positive.

A fundraiser set up to help with the 17-year-old Texas resident's medical expenses has surpassed $200,000 in donations.

Alexander & Hornung voluntarily recalled approximately 234,391 pounds of fully cooked ham and pepperoni products.

"We have about 90 to 100,000 cases a day right now in the United States, and 99.9 percent of them are the Delta variant," Walensky said.

"He created all kinds of fear, saying it could affect the entire population when it couldn't," Johnson said of Fauci.

The recommendation comes after it was suggested that COVID variants could be more likely to arise in immunocompromised populations.

"You don't want to go through this," said Nate McWilliams after leaving the hospital where he had spent 158 days.

U.S. medical professionals worry about how they will tackle the Omicron variant with so many swamped in the ongoing battle against Delta.

Some health experts recommend switching to surgical masks amid the little-known information about Omicron and its transmissibility.

Despite a rise in cases in vaccinated children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that the MMR vaccine is still the best way to prevent mumps.

While it is not yet known if the Omicron variant is responsible for South Africa's surge, some experts say that it is very possible.

The nation's top infectious disease expert said officials knew it was "just a matter of time" before Omicron hit the U.S.

Prominent Austrian anti-vaccination advocate Johann Biacsics had previously falsely claimed that chlorine dioxide products could be used to treat COVID-19.

The teenager had to try and sit up on her own, which the family said was " much more" difficult than she expected.

LA Sheriff Alex Villaneuva released a letter to the County Board of Supervisors contesting the use of Fulgent Genetics testing because of alleged ties to China.

The biosurveillance program was expanded to Atlanta's airport, which services flights from Johannesburg.

Cytalux could help surgeons identify ovarian tumors during surgery, potentially improving outcomes for those with the female reproductive system cancer.

Anniree Muir, 23, who had to have her baby delivered early after falling seriously ill with COVID, urged others to get vaccinated.

Faith Pancoast's tutorial for administering the drug epinephrine to combat severe anaphylaxis went viral on Twitter and TikTok.

Dr. Angelique Coetzee did warn older people were still vulnerable to the COVID-19 variant.

"Thanksgiving may look different than we thought, but we still have a lot to be thankful for," the teenager's mother said.

Rashelle Baird, 27, died in a hospital in Scotland. Her father has called for people who don't get the jab to be fined.

"You could almost set your watch by it," said the 5-year-old's father, Phil Gidman. "At 6 a.m. every morning he'd wake up, vomit and then go about his usual day."

Jonathan Silcock, 37, and his family are now determined to make the most of the time ahead of them after the shocking discovery.

The Boston-based content creator has a genetic condition that is estimated to occur in 1 in 2,000-4,000 births.

The state has a profound interest in protecting the integrity of the medical profession. Doing so also protects our patients—both mothers and their unborn children.

The optimistic outlook comes as COVID-19 cases are again on the rise across much of the United States.