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Pot-using pet parents are on notice as veterinarians note a worrying rise in poisoning linked to cannabis, especially in dogs

"She was tying one of her shoes when the dog began to bite one of her arms," police spokesperson Arvey Davila said

'I will die free. I’m not changing my mind,' said Carswell, refusing the transplant that would require the donor to be 'fully vaccinated'

Three years in, experts are finally beginning to understand what long-term effects of the virus are, say the world is in 'deep trouble'

Physician spreads misinformation about Covid-19 and prescribes Ivermectin to patients, leading to a temporary suspension of her license

The new variant, possibly of Cameroonian origin, is believed to have infected at least 12 people in the country so far

United Airlines said that it had to 'cancel some flights' as the new coronavirus variant, Omicron, has been having negative impacts on the flight crew and staff

Bisi Bennett wound up with a hospital bill of more than half a million dollars after giving birth to her son Dorian

In 2018, Shannon Smith was the defense attorney for notorious sexual predator Larry Nassar, when he was charged with sexually assaulting nine women

Omicron has become the fastest transmissible variant yet and has affected hundreds in barely a few weeks

At least 15 cases of leptospirosis or Weil's disease have been reported in the Big Apple this year

A number of medical journal articles have found that teen girls were watching TikTok videos of people who claimed to have Tourette Syndrome

The former coach discussed his wife's brain disorder and said his children have had to 'bear the brunt of my frustrations' as he turned caretaker

Just a week after 100 plus Covid cases on campus, as many as 84 attendees of a Basketball Camp at Duke University are having flu-like symptoms

El Dorado county confirms areas around the lake will be closed till August 6 and vector-control treatments will be done to prevent the spread of the disease

The man who had recently traveled to Nigeria has been isolated and is being treated. No threat to genral public is expected

Joan Barrows received both shots of the Moderna vaccine, and still succumbed to Covid-19, that doesn't mean everyone is in danger

Dr Steven Black of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations informed Dr Anthony Fauci that his team was evaluating the risk of 'enhanced disease following vaccination' in March 2020

'We should continue to investigate what went on in China until we continue to find out to the best of our ability what happened', said Dr Fauci

One of the women died and a second is currently in hospital, according to reports

Additional HIV cases seem to be from 'injecting drug use is the primary risk factor and many of them of homeless'

'My skin was so sore and constantly hot. I have never felt pain like this it has been a horrible experience. I am a very healthy person and am not on any medication or anything like that,' King said

A vaccine passport system could be a hard sell in the US, where the pandemic has exposed drastic political divides over coronavirus mitigation strategies

Female hormone progesterone dampens an immune response called 'cytokine storm', which often damages lungs and other organs in Covid-19 patients

'The last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking,' the president said a day after Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced their plans to allow businesses to reopen at full capacity and lift mask mandates

During periods of anomalously warm weather, people with multiple sclerosis had a 4% increased chance of having an emergency department visit compared to periods of normal weather, shows analysis

People using cannabis are six times more likely to have medication overuse headache than those who did not use it

Pregnant women who were reluctant said they had concerns about exposing their baby to possible harmful side effects, the vaccine being rushed for political reasons and lack of safety and data

It is associated with lower levels of key glucose regulator hormone

Eating more than five servings is not associated with any additional benefit

Both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have shown higher efficacy rates as compared to Johnson & Johnson but experts have advised against direct comparison and say all three provide strong protection 

The shift may be a sign that new, highly transmissible variants of the coronavirus are beginning to take hold, according to public health experts

61% also believe that students falling behind academically should be a top consideration in school reopening

According to the team, this discovery also highlights the need for a concerted national surveillance program to track and contain the spread of novel coronavirus variants

‘As far as I know, China has never asked US diplomats in China to conduct anal swab tests,’ said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian 

Women far more likely than men to consider themselves as LGBT

Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine is 85% effective at preventing severe cases of coronavirus, reveals analysis

Those with anxiety who develop Alzheimer’s may start experiencing dementia symptoms about three years earlier than those who do not have the condition

Morning chronotypes or 'larks' tend to do better early in the morning, evening-types or 'owls' later in the evening, while intermediate types have no strong preference, says the study

9 Covid-19 transmission clusters found in US schools involved less than ideal physical distancing, and 5 involved inadequate mask use by students

He said mixed signals from the White House under the Trump administration were not helpful in the fight against coronavirus

Research indicates it will take the US at least till 2022, if not longer to vaccinate enough people to justify ending mitigation measures. Until then, masks represent our best line of defense

According to researchers, each facility outside of New York City and its suburbs that accepted coronavirus patients averaged 9.33 additional deaths than those that did not

Pulse oximeters that measure the percentage of oxygen in the blood are more likely to be inaccurate for people with dark skin

'Episode 3: The Pamper Parties' gives a first-person account of how the 'King of Polyester' made the parties made raves look like children's kiddy birthday parties

Most free, online pornography is not there to teach you what you are supposed to do when you are having sex, warn experts

The rule banned federal funds going to international aid organizations that perform or promote abortions or provide information about them

The initial analysis is based on a survey of 62 nursing homes, a roughly 10 percent sample of total facilities across New York state

Like the UK and Brazilian variants, preliminary data suggests this variant may spread more easily and quickly than other variants, noted the CDC