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| Coronavirus: Why are there doubts over contact-tracing apps? There are growing tensions over the best approach to coronavirus contact-tracing apps and whether or not the technology can live up to its promise. Smartphone software is being developed to alert users when someone they were recently near becomes ... | |
| 10 Years of Fertility Advances This article was originally published on December 11, 2019 in NYT Parenting. On July 24, 2003, Robert G. Edwards, a physiologist who pioneered the in vitro fertilization technique, made the following remark: "I wanted to find out exactly who was in charge, ... | |
| The tests that could reopen the country: How they work After weeks of sheltering in place, Americans are asking how soon we can return to a more normal life outside our homes. Much of the answer might be in a test. The first phase of testing has been about determining who has COVID-19. The next phase will be ... | |
| Does Covid-19 Infection Equal Immunity? As the ranks of Covid-19 survivors swell, scientists are racing to understand how well they resist reinfection—and just how long that hard-won immunity might last. So far, most medical researchers who have studied coronaviruses related to the pathogen that ... | |
| Fast decisions in Bay Area helped slow virus spread Experts say a three-hour call by health officials in the Bay Area and the bold decisions to come out of it were central to helping California avoid the kind of devastation the new coronavirus has brought to parts of Europe and New York City. By. OLGA R. | |
| How Poor Diet Contributes to Coronavirus Risk Of the many heartbreaking stories I've read or heard during this ghastly pandemic, one stands out as especially distressing, almost criminal. The headline, on Page 1 of The Times on April 12, read: "Empty Shelves, But Farms Put Food to Waste — Milk, Eggs ... | |
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| 'Under Siege': Brooklyn Nursing Home Reports 55 Deaths (NEW YORK) — As residents at a nursing home in Kirkland, Washington, began dying in late February from a coronavirus outbreak that would eventually take 43 lives, there was little sign of trouble at the Cobble Hill Health Center, a 360-bed facility in an ... | |
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| Pay Attention to In-Hospital Glucose to Save Lives in COVID-19 Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Diabetes and hyperglycemia among people without prior diabetes are strong predictors of mortality among hospitalized patients with COVID-19, new ... | |
| Fast Decisions in Bay Area Helped Slow Virus Spread SAN FRANCISCO — On the morning of March 15, as Italy became the epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic, a half dozen high-ranking California health officials held an emergency conference call to discuss efforts to contain the spread of the virus in ... | |
| Help! My Mask Fogs My Glasses In many parts of the world, nearly two out of three people wear corrective eyewear. And lately, many of us have the same complaint: Wearing a mask makes our glasses fog. When we asked readers to send their questions about coronavirus, one of the most ... | |
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| 'It made a world of difference:' UK doctor hails ex-students A doctor in Britain glimpsed the first rays of light in his struggle with COVID-19 when three of his former students announced their presence to him when he went to hospital. By. PAN PYLAS Associated Press. April 19, 2020, 2:30 AM. 6 min read. 6 min read. | |
| What you need to have a safe home birth (CNN) For pregnant women considering a home birth, the American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its guidelines with everything that should be in place to ensure the safety and well-being of both mother and baby. The AAP generally doesn't recommend ... | |
| Coronavirus: Plasma treatment to be trialled The UK is to try to use the blood of coronavirus survivors to treat hospital patients ill with the disease. NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is asking people who have recovered from Covid-19 to donate their blood so they can assess the therapy in trials. | |
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| Facebook releases county-by-county maps of COVID-19 symptoms Facebook released its first county-by-county maps Monday showing the prevalence of self-reported COVID-19 symptoms based on data it has collected. The maps, which will be updated daily, are meant to help health officials allocate resources and decide ... | |
| Why Hypertension Is More Deadly Than It Has to Be Here's a new reason to have your blood pressure checked: Data from the coronavirus outbreak suggests that high blood pressure can make patients more susceptible to Covid-19, more likely to develop severe symptoms no matter what their age, and more ... | |
| Air pollution linked to raised Covid-19 death risk High levels of air pollution could raise the risk of dying from Covid-19, two studies suggest. Dr Maria Neira, of the World Health Organization (WHO), told BBC News countries with high pollution levels, many in Latin America, Africa and Asia, should ramp up ... | |
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| Coronavirus questions answered: Are vapers more vulnerable? Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Fox News medical contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat and chief medical officer at Ascension Texas Dr. Maria Granzotti joined "America's News HQ" to answer viewer ... | |
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| Sisters die 102 years apart from two separate pandemics AUSTIN, Texas (WOAI/KABB) -- Two sisters both died from pandemics 102 years apart from each other. Selma Esther Ryan, who lived in San Antonio for many years before moving to an assisted living facility in Austin three years ago, died April 14 from ... | |
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| Fast decisions in Bay Area helped slow virus spread In this March 16, 2020, file photo, Tomas Aragon, health officer for the city and county of San Francisco, speaks during a press conference headed by public health directors spanning six Bay Area counties in San Jose, Calif. On the morning of March 15, ... | |
| Dialysis Services at Breaking Point with COVID-19 Acute kidney injury from COVID-19 coronavirus has compounded with the vulnerability of chronic kidney disease patients (CKD) to infection, to stretch in-patient dialysis resources to the breaking point in some of the hardest hit areas. "We are utilizing almost ... | |
| More Evidence Supports COVID-19/Guillain-Barré Link Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Five more cases of Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) in association with COVID-19 have been identified, further supporting a link between the virus and ... | |
| Reports Suggest Many Have Had Coronavirus With No Symptoms A flood of new research suggests that far more people have had the coronavirus without any symptoms, fueling hope that it will turn out to be much less lethal than originally feared. While that's clearly good news, it also means it's impossible to know who ... | |
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| 'It was impossible. It's still impossible.' This was my first nursing job. How crazy is that? Nobody prepared us for this, because this didn't exist. These aren't the kind of scenarios you go over in training. Where do you put 26 critical patients when you only have 12 rooms? How many stretchers fit into ... | |
| Overwhelmed Brooklyn care home tolls 55 dead Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. As residents at a nursing home in Kirkland, Washington, began dying in late February from a coronavirus outbreak that would eventually take 43 lives, there was little ... | |
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| Ventura County eases parts of coronavirus stay-at-home order Ventura County on Saturday modified its stay-at-home order to permit some businesses to reopen and some gatherings to take place for the first time since the restrictions were issued to fight the spread of the coronavirus. The county had reported 416 cases ... | |
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| Cornavirus: Witney nurse, 84, dies from Covid-19 An auxiliary nurse who was still working night shifts at 84 has died after contracting coronavirus. Margaret Tapley continued to work as a healthcare assistant at Witney Community Hospital in Oxfordshire. Her granddaughter Hannah Tapley paid tribute to her ... | |
| Strategies to Relieve COVID-19 Anxiety A new Harris poll confirms what most of us already know – we are stressed and anxious about the effects of COVID-19. Pollsters found that more Americans are fearful of experiencing increased anxiety than paying their bills or job-related issues. Researchers ... | |
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| Smokers, Vapers in Special Danger From Coronavirus MONDAY, April 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Smokers and vapers who get COVID-19 are more likely to have complications, so this might be a good time to quit, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons says. An early study from China looked at 78 hospitalized ... | |
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| Coronavirus: Hay-fever symptoms could mimic Covid-19, GPs warn People with hay-fever should not confuse their reaction to pollen with the symptoms of coronavirus, GPs say. While many symptoms - such as a runny nose - are different, hay-fever can also prompt a cough that can alarm both sufferers and those around them. | |
| Sisters die 102 years apart from two separate global pandemics Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. A pair of sisters have died from two separate global pandemics, over a century apart, according to a report on Friday. Selma Esther Ryan died Tuesday from the ... | |
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