LocalHealthGuide - Part 103

Pandemic-Fueled Alcohol Abuse Creates Wave of Hospitalizations for Liver Disease

Alcoholism-related liver disease was a growing problem even before the pandemic,

While many older adults have access to the internet and are tech-savvy, others are not.

Many genetic findings are ambiguous, leaving doctors uncertain about whether a particular variant is truly dangerous.

study after study has identified indoor spaces — particularly restaurants — as some of the highest-risk locations for transmission.

If these measures are so effective against the flu, though, why is SARS-CoV-2 still spreading?

More contagious variants add to the struggle agencies already face to trace contacts, communicate with the public and vaccinate residents.

To date, more than 50,000 meatpacking workers have been infected and at least 250 have died.

The important consideration is that your mask, or masks, fit tightly, says an infectious disease specialist.

Nationwide, cities and states where most schools have remained closed throughout the pandemic are struggling to decide when and how to reopen.

Scientists are trying to figure out the mechanisms of the disease and why it develops in certain people and not others.

Centralized approaches by states like West Virginia and Alaska have proved to be more efficient.

“We’re seeing the consequences now of a complete and utter failure to ensure we have a full and robust vaccination system.”

“. . . get whatever you can as soon as you can get it. . . “

Declining COVID-19 transmission provides an opportunity to get rates under control before the faster-spreading B.1.1.7 variant takes hold.

The mutations carried by the variant that first appeared in the U.K., known as B.1.1.7, make the virus more “fit.”