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Seller of fraudulent N95 face masks to refund $1.1 million to customers

[ad_1] COVID patient’s strange symptoms save her from undiagnosed liver disease COVID patient’s strange symptoms save her from undiagnosed liver disease 02:31 A company alleged to have fraudulently sold a face mask as N95-grade must refund more than $1.1 million to customers nationwide, the Federal Trade Commission announced Monday.  Razer and its affiliates advertised the…

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Devdutt Padikkal overcomes health struggles to make Test debut for India | Cricket News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Amidst the beaming smiles and proud moments of receiving his India Test cap from Ravichandran Ashwin, Devdutt Padikkal‘s journey to this pinnacle was veiled in silent struggles and perseverance over the past two years.Since his debut in 2021, Padikkal’s trajectory has faced setbacks due to a battle with COVID-19 and persistent stomach-related…

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USPS will stop accepting orders for free COVID tests on March 8

[ad_1] Two government-run efforts to distribute free COVID-19 tests and to offer free courses of Pfizer’s Paxlovid antiviral are set to end Friday, as trends of the virus have largely slowed. The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, or ASPR, will stop accepting orders to ship COVID-19 tests to all households through the U.S. Postal…

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CDC shortens 5-day COVID isolation, updates guidance on masks and testing in new 2024 recommendations

[ad_1] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday it would wind down much of its remaining guidance specifically targeted at COVID-19, including an official end to a pandemic-era plea for Americans to stay home for five days after testing positive. The agency cited improvements in the rates of hospitalizations and deaths inflicted by the…

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Research suggests COVID-19 affects brain age and IQ score

[ad_1] Ziyad Al-Aly is chief of research and development at VA St. Louis Health Care System and a clinical epidemiologist at Washington University in St. Louis. From the very early days of the pandemic, brain fog emerged as a significant health condition that many experience after COVID-19. Brain fog is a colloquial term that describes a state…

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Should the CDC cut the 5-day COVID-19 isolation guidelines? Experts weigh in.

[ad_1] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is weighing its first major revision to COVID-19 guidance since the end of the federal public health emergency last year. Among the changes being considered by the agency is an end to its pandemic-era plea that people isolate for at least five days after testing positive for…

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COVID positive Mitchell Marsh to captain Australia from isolation in T20 clash against West Indies | Cricket News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Mitchell Marsh is set to lead Australia in their upcoming Twenty20 international encounter against West Indies despite testing positive for COVID-19. Cricket Australia announced on Thursday that Marsh will assume the captaincy duties remotely, with special arrangements in place to ensure the safety of all involved.The all-rounder will be permitted to participate…

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COVID variant JN.1 now more than 90% of cases in U.S., CDC estimates

[ad_1] Close to all new COVID-19 cases in the United States are now being caused by the JN.1 variant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says, with an estimated 93.1% of infections now blamed on the highly mutated strain.  The CDC’s latest biweekly estimate of the variant’s spread was published Friday. It comes as key…

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Covid-19 strikes Australian team ahead of second Test against West Indies | Cricket News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Australia’s cricket team has been hit by Covid-19 ahead of the second Test against the West Indies, with all-rounder Cameron Green and coach Andrew McDonald testing positive on Wednesday. This comes after batter Travis Head had contracted Covid-19 at the end of the first Test in Adelaide last week, although he has…

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China Lab Mapped COVID-19 2 Weeks Before Beijing Acknowledged: Report

[ad_1] Report was published on US National Institutes of Health’s platform but later deleted (Representational) New Delhi: Recent documents obtained from the US Department of Health and Human Services indicate that a Chinese researcher and virologist Dr Lili Ren had isolated and mapped the structure of COVID-19 at least two weeks before Beijing officially acknowledged…

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