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Governments are relaxing COVID measures in many parts of the world. The use of masks is not always mandatory anymore, while fully vaccinated people are more and more free to travel. This raises the question: What personal measures can you take to stay safe while...

By  Hannah Sampson As the crushing omicron wave subsides, even the strictest states are dropping mask requirements. Countries around the world are getting rid of testing requirements for vaccinated visitors. And the travel industry is pushing for the United...

In terms of cases, we are exiting the Omicron surge. But there’s still a lot of people getting sick, and just because we’re not at the peak of the surge doesn’t mean we don’t have to take reasonable precautions. I think everybody has to think about the most vulnerable...

WATERTOWN, Mass., Aug. 6, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new survey of expectant mothers and mothers with small children reveals that nearly half prefer a temporal artery thermometer when thinking about or purchasing a new thermometer after their baby is born. The data...

Some people don't get COVID despite being exposed to the virus — a mystery researchers are trying to unravel. Why it matters: Understanding the small cohort of "never COVID" people could lead to new vaccine targets or other protections as the world enters the third...

Exergen TemporalScanner(TM) Thermometer's Accuracy Supported by Largest Body of Published Clinical...

As COVID-19 cases surged due to the omicron variant, kids are once again facing disruption to their daily routines. That can mean abrupt changes at school, requiring them to navigate quarantines and social isolation. Nusheen Ameenuddin, M.D., a Mayo Clinic...

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, a common misconception is that kids aren't affected much by COVID-19, and if they were to get sick, their symptoms would be mild. However, the pandemic is affecting children in many ways, physically and mentally.Dr. Nusheen...

Mackenzie Bean and Erica Carbajal from https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/public-health/4-possible-scenarios-for-the-pandemic-s-next-act.html?origin=BHRE&utm_source=BHRE&utm_medium=email&utm_content=newsletter&oly_enc_id=0406G5485178I4E As COVID-19...

The effects of the pandemic have exacerbated the years of systematic underfunding in healthcare, causing millions of nurses to quit.Nurses have experienced burnout all over the world; nearly 50% of nurses in Canada met the criteria for PTSD and 73% of nurses in Oman...

A study from the University of Southern California was able to determine that COVID-19 symptoms often start in a certain order.According to the study, while influenza typically begins with a cough, the first symptom of COVID-19 is fever.However, physicians working...

From: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00057-y The Omicron variant has laid bare the need to live with a disease that throws up an ever-changing set of challenges As we enter the third year of the pandemic, countries need to find ways of living with...

From: https://www.freepressjournal.in/health/covid-19-omicron-how-to-follow-guidelines-for-home-isolation The country is currently caught in a possible third wave of COVID-19. Amid the rapidly rising cases of COVID-19 and the new Omicron variant in India, we all need...

From: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/nursing/center-nursing-inquiry/_documents/research-posters/TA%202.0.pdf Introduction Temporal Artery (TA) thermometry has become increasingly popular in the past decade, but no study to date directly compares its accuracy to that...

Next up on everyone's agenda is the Winter Olympics in China. This has many people worried. Because Omicron is rearing its ugly head and is infecting tens of thousands of people all over the world. How can we stay safe during such a huge event? Chinese authorities are...

This is a double whammy. We still need to deal with COVID-19 and the Omicron virus infecting tens of thousands of people every day, but now there is a new epidemic: typhoid. This twindemic is complicated by the fact that both infections can cause very high fevers. How...

Often a gynaecologist sees women, well into their pregnancies end up in the nursing ward with fever and severe shortness of breath.  It is always good to have a right thermometer at hand - to notice IF you have fever as it is one of the common effects of having COVID...

Joaquin Azpilicueta, M.D. Viral infections tend to have common symptoms and signs that help the diagnosis and early care but they show differences among individuals that can be deceptive. They can also show differences as they mutate. Some of us might show more...

Experts say testing is the best way to determine what you have since symptoms of the illnesses can overlap. The viruses that cause colds, the flu and COVID-19 are spread the same way – through droplets from the nose and mouth of infected people. And they can all be...