Trained dogs were better at detecting positive Covid cases than a rapid antigen test, a study found. By Aria Bendix Questions about whether dogs can sniff out Covid — and how well — have intrigued researchers since early in the pandemic. A study published...
Australia has decided to ‘let Covid rip.’ Is that a good idea?
In just over a month, the country’s Covid cases have sharply risen from around 1,000 a day to more than 100,000 a day — but its deaths remain low. By Nick Baker As 2021 drew to a close, many Australians were cautiously optimistic that the worst of the Covid-19...
‘Vigilante treatments’: Anti-vaccine groups push people to leave ICUs
As the anti-vaccine movement escalates its rhetoric, doctors warn that they're dealing with the fallout: "They’re starting to target people, the messengers — nurses and doctors." By Ben Collins Anti-vaccine Facebook groups have a new message for their community...
Covid vaccine booster shots for the delta variant are being over-hyped by drug companies
The new CDC report on the strain's breakthrough cases raises concern, but vaccinating the unvaccinated will go much further than vaccinating the vaccinated. By Dr. Jalal Baig, Oncologist This summer should have been different. Flush with the world’s best Covid-19...