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Dr. Siegel: AstraZeneca drug could protect unvaccinated individuals against COVID AstraZeneca seeks U.S. approval for coronavirus drug. Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel with insight on ‘Fox & Friends.’ The U.S. is experiencing a decline in daily COVID-19 deaths after a two-month steady increase to mid-September, according to data compiled by the Centers for

South Africa on Friday recorded a record tally of new COVID-19 infections, with more than 24,000 cases in the continent’s country hardest hit by the coronavirus, official figures showed. The latest infections identified in the past 24-hours surpass the peak of 21,980 in January and take the new cumulative total past two million. The National

India recorded its highest-ever daily vaccination count on Monday as it opened up free shots to all adults. The progress with inoculations came on International Yoga Day, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailing the practice’s “protective” properties against the coronavirus. The country’s vaccination drive had significantly slowed in recent months due to a shortage of

Iran’s daily novel coronavirus infections crossed the 10,000 mark on Monday, the health ministry announced, setting a new record as fatalities remained close to their all-time high level. The latest official figure of 10,463 positive COVID-19 cases in a 24-hour period comes only three days after the Islamic republic exceeded 9,000. Iran’s coronavirus caseload now

FRIDAY, Oct. 16, 2020 — The number of new U.S. coronavirus cases topped 60,000 on Thursday, a tally not reported since early August, as health experts worried the coming winter might push the toll even higher. The latest numbers have also sent the country’s total COVID-19 case count past 8 million, the The New York

The Czech Republic registered a record high of 3,130 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, reaching in 24 hours a figure comparable with the entire month of March, health ministry data showed Friday. It was the third straight daily record for the EU member of 10.7 million people, which has registered 44,155 confirmed cases and 489

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The number of deaths in New York state caused by the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours has fallen to 84, the lowest one-day total since late March, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Saturday. “The news is good news,” with the lowest toll since March 24, Cuomo said in his daily

New research has found that older adults who go online every day are more likely to be socially isolated than those who use the internet less frequently. Published in the journal Ageing and Society, the researchers examined data from 4,492 adults in England, with an average age of 64. Overall, 19% reported high levels of

The highs and lows of the daily weather could signal something more important than which outfit to wear: A study from South Korea suggests the more temperatures fluctuate during the summer, the more severe strokes become. Connections between the weather and risk of stroke have been examined for years. To expand on that, researchers at

A new study published in the scientific journal Addiction estimates that in Australia between 2007 and 2016, 81% to 85% of all cannabis was consumed by the 16% of all Australian cannabis users who used daily. Weekly users and daily users together accounted for an estimated 98% of all cannabis consumed in Australia between 2007

Spending three or more hours a day on social media is associated with poor sleep patterns, such as falling asleep after 11 pm on school nights and waking during the night, among UK teens, suggests research published in the online journal BMJ Open. The findings “provide rigorous and meaningful evidence to inform practice and policy

Physical inactivity is a global health problem. But despite overwhelming evidence that regular exercise is highly beneficial, the challenge of encouraging people to be more active remains. Often “lack of time” is the reason given for not exercising. To address this, many sport and exercise scientists recommend what is known as High-intensity Interval Training (HIT).

The side plank is the normal plank’s nasty little brother. It’s harder and targets specific muscles lower down and on the sides of your stomach – muscles that are usually really hard to tone. If you can nail your balance and stability on this one – your core strength could go through the roof. Why

Today’s fitness challenge is high burpees – how fast can you do 20 reps? Unlike chest-to-floor burpees which we tried last week, these burpees don’t require you to lower yourself into a full press-up. But that mean’s it’s all about speed. How quickly can you bang out 20 of these heart-pumping moves? Our daily challenges

A daily jab could knock out hunger pangs of children born with obesity genes, reveal scientists Daily injection drug could treat obese children with faulty genes, scientists say Drug liraglutide affects faulty MC4R gene, which occurs in 1 in 50 obese people The gene controls feelings of hunger but doesn’t turn off due to the

A photo a day keeps the blues away! Posting a daily picture online gives people a routine, reduces loneliness and makes them more in touch with their surroundings After just two months people feel more engaged and mindful, study finds Photos encourage people to leave the house and get some exercise Some claim it helped

In a multicenter database study of adults who had undergone surgery for spinal deformities, researchers say that those who had used narcotics daily on average had worse outcomes, such as longer intensive care unit stays and more severe postop disability, compared with those who did not use opioids preoperatively. A report of the findings published