Back in the spring, around the end of the COVID-19 public-health emergency, hospitals around the country underwent a change in dress code. During the pandemic, hospitals required staff to wear masks at all times. However, as the situation improved, hospitals started to relax their masking policies. At UChicago Medicine, for example, masking policies were softened …
Canada is on the cusp of a potential new wave of COVID-19, although the severity is uncertain, according to health experts. After months of relatively low transmission, the virus has mutated and given rise to two variants: EG.5, a subvariant of Omicron, and BA.2.86, which have caught the attention of scientists. Dr. Fahad Razak, a …
Last semester was undoubtedly challenging, but this one has proven to be even more difficult. The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with the United States’ inadequate response, has forced parents and teachers to make unpleasant decisions regarding their children’s education. However, the recent emergence of the highly contagious Omicron variant has brought a new level of chaos …