Ultimate Health Alerts

Many mental health experts have described clients’ increasing anxiety and depression amid the coronavirus pandemic. However, with many states pausing or rolling back reopenings, clinicians now worry about worsening episodes given mistrust, fear of the unknown and a perceived false sense of hope. This article was originally posted on Fox News Health.

The widespread effects of COVID-19 include neurological disorders, and one study recently found that a fatal, inflammatory brain condition is increasing in prevalence due to the pandemic. This article was originally posted on Fox News Health.

Health experts have stressed the importance of wearing masks to limit the possibility of infections others with COVID-19, but a range of new research now suggests they also protect the wearer, according to a report Monday. This article was originally posted on Fox News Health.

Obesity can lend itself to a greater severity of illness from COVID-19, due to comorbidities like diabetes, high blood pressure and a weaker immune system, doctors say.  This article was originally posted on Fox News Health.

Of the many domestic meat and poultry processing facilities that have reported COVID-19 outbreaks, 87 percent of infections occurred in minorities, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. This article was originally posted on Fox News Health.

After 239 experts around the world urged WHO to greater acknowledge the risk of airborne transmission to COVID19, the agency is saying there is “emerging evidence.” This article was originally posted on Fox News Health.

With the coronavirus spiking in a number of states, a group of Texas doctors has released a ranked list on how risky certain activities are when it comes to contracting COVID-19. This article was originally posted on Fox News Health.

A top World Health Organization (WHO) official said Tuesday that the coronavirus is continuing to increase around the globe, noting that the spike in cases over the last month and a half means there could be a spike in deaths. This article was originally posted on Fox News Health.

Intensive care units in 43 Florida hospitals have reached capacity as the state grapples with a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, according to data released Tuesday by the state’s Agency for Health Administration. This article was originally posted on Fox News Health.

A Brazilian man may have cleared an HIV infection after initial findings showed a combination of drugs may have flushed the virus from his body, according to multiple reports. This article was originally posted on Fox News Health.