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Obesity rates in Canada increased faster during pandemic than in previous 11 years
A new report says the prevalence of obesity increased faster during the COVID-19 pandemic than it did over the course of more ...
Obesity rates in Canada increased after start of COVID-19 pandemic
A new study published in theCanadian Medical Association Journal found obesity rates based on body mass index (BMI) increased ...
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Health outcomes up to 3 years and post-exertional malaise in patients ...
Many health problems persisted up to 3 years post-discharge, with self-reported fatigue and cognitive problems worsening in the third year. PEM was common, and linked to a more severe phenotype of ...
New COVID Variant NB.1.8.1 'Nimbus' Now Dominant in US: Know These Symptoms
A contagious new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, aka "Nimbus," is now dominant in the United States, CDC data show. What to ...
US having its worst year for measles in more than 3 decades
This year’s outbreaks, some of them interconnected, started five months ago in undervaccinated communities in West Texas.
COVID-19 Alert: Doctor Warns of a Highly Infectious New Strain That Could 'Evade' Vaccine
The Stratus COVID-19 variant, which includes the XFG and XFG.3 strains, currently accounts for around 30 per cent of COVID-19 ...
Two summer COVID strains – Nimbus and Stratus – less severe than earlier strains: doctor
While you are soaking up the summer sun, doctors say you can still get sick, including from two new COVID strains that are ...
Should we be worried about ‘Stratus’? The new Covid variant spreading fast
Should we be worried about ‘Stratus’? The new Covid variant spreading fast - ‘Stratus’ is the nickname for Covid variant XFG ...
XFG could become the next dominant COVID variant. Here’s what to know about ‘Stratus’
The WHO has classified XFG or ‘Stratus’ as a variant under monitoring. It may well become the dominant variant globally very ...