Disease

Coverage of infectious and chronic diseases — their causes, mechanisms, epidemiology, prevention strategies, and the latest science on how the body fights back.

Two of my grandparents died of lung cancer.
To standardize for differences in population, we present these data on the basis of one million persons.  We used 10-day centered moving averages to smooth out daily fluctuations.
I previously wrote about my first vaccination adventure. It was fantastic. Couldn't have gone better. This time, not so much.
The medication causing all the talk is semaglutide (Oh, you mean Ozempic or Rybelsus, both trade names) that are approved for Type II diabetes because they increase insulin production (the within) and thereby improve glucose metabolism.
In addition to the first three groups reporting, the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) has obtained data from an additional six sites or collaborations.
I never dreamed this would be possible. Of course, so many things are possible today that I thought were impossible that I’m almost embarrassed to admit it (but I have no pride).
“Alas, my liege, my wife is dead tonight. 
A PCR test is positive for a limited time, primarily around the time of symptoms, so PCR based data, while definitive, is rarely applied for the asymptomatic and would most likely under-report COVID-19 as we test too far before or after that tempo
Some vaccines are essentially mandatory. If you want your kid to go to public school, then he or she needs to get various jabs. Should the COVID vaccine be one of them?