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New Study Finds that Black Death Pandemic Survivors Passed Down a Genetic Advantage to Their Descendants!

According to a study published in the journal Nature earlier this week, the Black Death may have altered not just society but also the genome of survivors’ descendants! Barreiro, the study’s author, points out that the mortality rate was more…

October 24, 2022 · by Katherine Baldwin · 0

COVID or Just a Flu? Here’s How to Tell the Difference

Surely from time to time, any person has to deal with flu-like symptoms: headaches, fatigue, body aches, runny nose, a fever, and so on. While those symptoms can signal the presence of either COVID or flu, it’s time to learn…

October 22, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Naming Children After COVID Variants Seems to Be the New Wild Idea of Elon Musk

After the COVID pandemic has caused a lot of sorrow, deaths, paranoia, and lockdowns worldwide, it may not be a bad idea after all to try to have some fun based on it in one way or another. COVID is…

October 20, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

This Could Trigger The Next Pandemic, Experts Say

After a few years of covid pandemic, the word is triggering nightmares when we hear it – pandemic. But it seems that the next one could be closer than you think. Here’s what could trigger it, according to the latest…

October 19, 2022 · by Rada Mateescu · 0

Russian Bat Virus Able to Infect Humans Might Mean Another Pandemic, Study Says

According to a new study, a virus related to SARS-CoV-2 found in Russian bats might be able to infect humans. The paper was published in the PLOS Pathogens journal and the authors suggested that this virus is resistant to antibodies…

October 1, 2022 · by Katherine Baldwin · 0

Joe Biden Announces That the COVID Pandemic is Over

Joe Biden has been proven to be very preoccupied with the coronavirus pandemic and the restrictions and measures that were imposed to overcome it. Say what you want about him, but the US President is, by definition, one of the…

September 19, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

The WHO Brings Great COVID-Related News

After more than two and a half years since the coronavirus infected the world and caused a lot of sorrow, we finally begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Apart from millions of deaths worldwide caused…

September 14, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

We Can’t Blame Bats for COVID, New Research Claims

If someone had told you three years ago that almost the entire world would be facing lockdowns due to the spread of a respiratory illness, you would probably have called him crazy. But we all know what happened during the…

September 6, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

The Biden Administration Will Stop Sending Free COVID Tests to the Population

While many Americans were happy for the free at-home COVID tests being offered by the government, you know what they say that nothing lasts forever. It even applies to these tests and, hopefully, to the pandemic itself. On Friday, September…

August 29, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Pfizer’s COVID Pill Might Be Useless for Some Adults, New Research Claims

Scientists wanted to understand how efficient is Pfizer’s Paxlovid pill for COVID in the case of people of different age groups. Therefore, a study involving data from 109,000 patients has shown that while the risk of severe illness and death…

August 25, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0