Cold weather is brutal for Wendi Taylor. After living with long Covid for two years, she knows that when the temperature drops, the pain and discomfort increases. This is especially true because of the severe arthritis in her hands, which only developed following her initial Covid-19 infection. Taylor, who lives …
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He’d traded his 10-year residency at Burning Man for the hermetic existence of an Olympic athlete, his all-nighters in Ibiza for goggles and a facemask in the open air. And still Benjamin Alexander could not escape the damn virus. He’d traced an initial bout with Covid-19 this time last year …
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As an infectious disease epidemiologist and research fellow at Boston’s Children’s Hospital who debunks health misinformation on Instagram —where she has more than 380,000 followers — Jessica Malaty Rivera regularly receives tips from her followers about viral content to debunk. A few weeks ago, her followers started sending her a …
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Evanescence have postponed the remainder of their 2021 arena tour dates with Halestorm due to multiple Covid-19 cases within their touring party. The five dates originally scheduled for December have been moved to January. “We’ve done everything we could to try and make it work but with multiple positive Covid …
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With the threat of the Omicron variant bringing coronavirus uncertainty back into our daily lives, freelance journalist Brendan Borrell takes us back to the hazy, early days of the pandemic in this excerpt from his new book,The First Shots: The Epic Rivalries and Heroic Science Behind the Race to the …
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Late last month, proponents of alternative-health treatments descended upon the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville for a three-day event billed as “The Truth About Cancer.” At least it looked that way. While the symposium’s title suggested a gathering of health nuts, it was more so a convention …
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During These Uncertain Times (TM), celebrities have been trying to one-up each other by competing over who can post their most problematic opinions about the Covid-19 vaccine, thereby ensuring rapid cancellation. The latest to join the fray of freshly canceled anti-vax celebrities like Nicki Minaj, Offset and Victoria’s Secret model …
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The NHL has suspended San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane after he reportedly submitted a fake Covid-19 vaccination card. Using a fake vaccination card is illegal in the United States and Canada, and it is also violates NHL policy. Kane, who has been suspended without pay for 21 games, won’t …
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top epidemiologist, is not buying Nicki Minaj‘s claims that the vaccine caused reproductive issues like “swollen” balls, something the rapper alleged happened to someone her cousin knows. Minaj, who revealed she is unvaccinated when explaining why she was not attending Monday’s Met Gala, shared a …
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Today is the Met Gala, the annual high fashion event that is still apparently a thing. After cancelling last year’s festivities on account of the pandemic, this year’s event will require attendees to be fully vaccinated and to wear a mask. The new rules have a number of rumors circulating …
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