The prevalence of mental health disorders including anxiety and depression during the ongoing health crisis had been predicted by health experts at its very beginning. Now, studies have also shown that there has been the highest increase in mental diseases in the past few months than ever before. As a result, more and more people…

Since the approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, over half a million people have been vaccinated in the US. Under Centres for Disease and Prevention’s vaccine distribution program, certain groups of people who are at high risk are prioritized but the vaccination will be available to the wider population in a few weeks’ time. While…

In the past few weeks, a number of coronavirus vaccines have received approval in countries around the world. Over four million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine have also been shipped and distributed in the US under the supervision of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly half million of US residents have been vaccinated…

Antibiotics are among the most widely used drugs around the world. Although many of the existent antibiotics are fundamental in the treatment of various health conditions, misuse of these medicines can cause long-term health consequences. For instance, a study on the use of antibiotics in infants and very long children increases the risk of childhood…

The present medical literature shows that smoking can significantly damage the lungs and cause life-long and often irreversible health conditions. Therefore, health experts suggest managing the habit slowly and quitting smoking eventually over time. However, new research suggests that smoking can be harmful even after a person has stopped. Previously, it was established that smoking…

In the past eight months, research conducted in different countries across the world has added to medical literature on SARS-CoV-2 and helped in establishing better safety protocols against the virus as well as in the prevention of outbreaks in the future. Although studies on the virus are going on to this day, the vast majority…

In the past few weeks, a number of vaccines for the prevention of COVID-19 have been approved around the world. While results of nearly all the vaccinations that have completed phase III trials have been positive with very trivial or no side effects, it is possible to get allergic reactions to coronavirus vaccines. Therefore, the…

Recently, the U.S. Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has reported the highest number of vaccines that have been distributed across the country, making this year’s flu shot rates much higher than before. This has also led to surprisingly low cases of flu in this year’s season. In total, around one hundred and eighty-eight millio…

Since the start of the ongoing health crisis, many people firmly believe that achieving herd immunity is the only way to end the pandemic regardless of the multiple warnings from the medical community. Now that several trials for coronavirus vaccine have reported positive results, global immunity may be easier to develop after the widespread distribution…