Omicron in the United States CDC is working with state and local public health officials to monitor the spread of Omicron. As of December 20, 2021, Omicron has been detected in most states and territories and is rapidly increasing the proportion of COVID-19 cases it is causing.Omicron Data and Potential Spread […]
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COVID-19 and the flu at the same time? What to know about ‘flurona’
While rates of COVID-19 remain high across the country, flu clusters are beginning to pop up as well. And with both illnesses spreading, the possibility of getting a co-infection involving both of them — nicknamed “flurona” — is also becoming more of a possibility. In fact, a woman was released from an […]
Security guards allegedly burn illegal miner alive on Adamus concession
Some security personnel believed to be protecting the concession of Adamus Resources, a gold mining company at Nkroful in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region, have allegedly burnt alive an illegal miner they arrested on the concession at Anwia-Bokazo. The victim, Michael Budo, who’s a physically challenged person, has […]
COVID-19: GMA warns of an alarming rise in cases
The Ghana Medical Association has called for strict adherence to the COVID-19 safety protocols as the number of cases driven by the Omicron Variant keeps rising. In a statement, the GMA said the testing sites and health facilities have witnessed a sharp increase in the number of positive cases over […]
Consumption of tobacco leading to lung cancer
Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. In the Indian scenario as well, it is a commonest cancer and a related cause for mortality in men. As per the Indian Cancer Registry Data, 6.9 percent of all new cancers and 9.3 percent of all cancer-related […]






