Best-selling author of the 'Get What's Yours' series Philip Moeller discusses how to get the best out of telemedicine, the most important thing a patient can do to advocate for him- or herself, how to ensure patients get just the right level of screening and more.
As coronavirus cases continue to hit daily records and vaccines are on the horizon, people are asking if being vaccinated is needed if they already have been diagnosed with COVID-19.
"You know, in all fairness to so many of my U.K. friends, they kind of ran around the corner of the marathon and joined this in the last mile," the infectious disease expert said.
Some retail and personal care venues as well as recreational facilities remain open with restrictions in place.
Ten million doses of the vaccine are expected to arrive in the U.K. before the end of the year.
"If state and local policies do not reflect the seriousness of the current situation, all public health officials must alert the state population directly," said a November 29 report from the task force.
Experts told Newsweek the holiday season could be accompanied by around 3,000 people dying per day on average.
"The speed of development for this and other vaccine candidates is testament to an extraordinary, collaborative, global research effort," said Charlie Weller from the Wellcome Trust.
About 1,700 online pharmacies suspected of selling illicit medicines and medical devices contained cyber threats, according to analysis by the international crime-fighting organisation.
The highest number of current COVID-19 hospitalizations per million recorded to date was 968 in New York in April, according to data from The COVID Tracking Project.
The U.K.'s health secretary said the country will be ready to start vaccinating people from early next week.
"With COVID-19 cases rising steadily in the New Rochelle area and several red clusters emerging in Westchester County, it is clear to nurses that the hospital is not yet prepared for another surge of patients," said the New York State Nurses Association.
Dr. Beth Bell told ACIP attendees the humbling statistic that one American is dying from a COVID-19 related ailment every minute of the day.
The Vermont senator called for a "real stimulus package" paying working class households $2,000 a month.
Entry to all Costco locations will only be allowed to those who comply with the new guidelines.
