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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia (WVIR) - As the omicron variant continues to spread, many experts are advising you to upgrade your mask. More and more pharmacies around Charlottesville are selling them, so doctors are encouraging you to buy one.“Most importantly, they are…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia (WVIR) - As the omicron variant continues to spread, many experts are advising you to upgrade your mask. More and more pharmacies around Charlottesville are selling them, so doctors are encouraging you to buy one.“Most importantly, they are…

Public health doctors have called on the government to shorten the mandatory quarantine period for those who test positive or come in contact with COVID-19, arguing that the current 14-day quarantine period is unnecessary and counterproductive. The Maltese Association of…

The Maltese Association of Public Health Medicine has called for tougher measures to stem the surge in COVID-19 cases and urged the public to act "socially responsible". MAPHM said it was alarmed by the high rate of infections and hospitalizations…

JERUSALEM - A month after her son Eran recovered from a mild case of Covid-19, Sara Bittan transported the three-year-old to the emergency room. He had a high fever, rash, his eyes and lower body were swollen and red, his…

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan - During what they say was their worst day in hospital for COVID-19 since the coronavirus first appeared in Michigan 20 months ago, doctors and nurses at Spectrum Health are receiving the assistance from the federal government.A…

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) - Inflammation of the pancreas has increased in recent years.While most cases can be brought under control quickly, sometimes there are silent but dangerous complications.However, there is a high-tech approach that increases success rates while reducing complications.“I was…

STAMFORD - The cases of COVID-19 this past holiday season eclipsed everything Stamford had seen in the pandemic before that and everything he has known since. Yet, as the holidays regularly approach, a familiar pattern is unfolding both locally and…

DETROIT - Michigan's largest hospital system has issued a warning: The battle against COVID in the Detroit metro area isn't even close to end.Doctors at Beaumont Health said the area was now a hot spot and hospitals were filling up…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia (WVIR) - Two doctors from the University of Virginia discuss the safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11.“The COVID vaccine is possibly the best studied vaccine at this point in history,” said…