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Profile of a Killer: Unraveling the Deadly New Coronavirus By ADAM GELLER and MALCOLM RITTER, Associated Press. NEW YORK (AP) — What is this enemy? Seven months after the first patients were hospitalized in China battling an infection doctors had never seen before, the world's scientists and citizens ...
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A Texas ICU nurse is hospitalized with Covid-19 after testing negative (CNN) An ICU nurse in Texas has found herself in the position of some of the very same patients she's spent the last few weeks treating -- hospitalized with Covid-19 even after testing negative for the virus. Heather Valentine, 24, isn't exactly sure whom she ...
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Care home refused free tests. Now, nearly everyone has virus BILLINGS, Mont. — It was meant to be a last line of defense to protect the most vulnerable as the coronavirus spread across the United States: Montana officials offered free testing in May for staff and residents at assisted living and long-term care facilities.
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Living near gas flaring sites may increase risk of preterm birth, study shows WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women living near oil and gas production sites where natural gas is flared may be at a higher risk of giving birth preterm, a team of California researchers reported on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: A flare burns excess natural gas in ...
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Easy Access to PrEP Reduces Rates of HIV Acquisition When people were offered pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) outside of traditional clinics, regardless of specific risk factors, as part of the Sustainable East Africa Research in Community Health (SEARCH) study, new HIV acquisitions dropped by 74%.
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Moderna's COVID vaccine candidate appears to be safe and provide some immunity, new data from early trial shows CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A candidate vaccine against COVID-19 developed by the federal government and Moderna, Inc., appears to be safe and to trigger an immune response, according to data released Tuesday from an early phase trial. But whether that ...
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Baby Was Infected With Coronavirus in Womb, Study Reports Researchers on Tuesday reported strong evidence that the coronavirus can be transmitted from a pregnant woman to a fetus. A baby born in a Paris hospital in March to a mother with Covid-19 tested positive for the virus and developed symptoms of ...
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Living near gas flaring sites may increase risk of preterm birth -study WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - Women living near oil and gas production sites where natural gas is flared may be at a higher risk of giving birth preterm, a team of California researchers reported on Wednesday. Analysis of more than 23,000 birth records ...
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Clinical trial results indicate Moderna coronavirus vaccine is on the right track Within 12 hours of getting the second dose of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Moderna Inc., Ian Haydon began to feel chills. Then came nausea, headaches, muscle pain and delirium. He took his temperature: 103.2 degrees.
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A Montana Care Home Refused Free COVID-19 Tests. Now, Nearly Every Resident Has Coronavirus (BILLINGS, Mont.) — It was meant to be a last line of defense to protect the most vulnerable as the coronavirus spread across the United States: Montana officials offered free testing in May for staff and residents at assisted living and long-term care facilities.
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WHO seeks to help poor Latam nations get 'subsidized' COVID-19 vaccine MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is working to ensure vulnerable Latin American nations receive a "subsidised" vaccine at an "affordable" price once it is available, WHO's regional director for the Americas, Carissa Etienne, said ...
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UNC and Google partner on mental health app for COVID-19 frontline workers The UNC School of Medicine launched a new app Tuesday that it hopes will help monitor the mental health of COVID-19 health care workers across the country, as the pandemic's surge continues to strain the country's health infrastructure. The app, called the ...
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Researchers Warn Wildfire Smoke Increases Risk Of Coronavirus Infections Early studies suggest exposure to wildfire smoke makes people more susceptible to coronavirus infections, increasing the risk of severe COVID-19 and death. But there are still a lot of unknowns. AILSA CHANG, HOST: As wildfire season ramps up across the ...
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Suffolk Coronavirus Cases Surge After July 4 Parties SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY — Suffolk County has seen a sharp rise in new coronavirus cases after the July 4 holiday, County Executive Steve Bellone said Tuesday, warning residents that the fight against the virus is not over. "The numbers are moving in the ...
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AHA News: Can a Pay Cut Hurt Your Health? WEDNESDAY, July 15, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- COVID-19 poses plenty of direct threats to Americans' health. But with economic hardships mounting, the coronavirus also might be posing an indirect threat – through shrinking paychecks.
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Prepare now for a winter COVID-19 peak, warns report The UK must prepare now for a potential new wave of coronavirus infections this winter that could be more serious than the first, says a new report from the Academy of Medical Sciences, chaired by University of Southampton respiratory specialist, Professor ...
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Coronavirus: Leicester lockdown decision due Thursday People in Leicester will learn whether local lockdown measures will be eased on Thursday, the health secretary said. Speaking in the House of Commons, Matt Hancock said the government would base its decision on "14 days of data" on coronavirus cases.
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Hospitals Put to Test as COVID-19 Strains ICUs Texas has seen a spike in cases that has reduced ICU bed availability to just 4 percent. Several other states have seen similar rises. If the situation isn't brought under control soon, the United States could have a repeat of the dire circumstances experienced ...
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Squirrel tests positive for bubonic plague in Colorado, health officials warn (CNN) A squirrel in Colorado has tested positive for the bubonic plague. The squirrel tested positive on July 11 in the town of Morrison, marking the first case of plague in the county this year, according to a news release from the Jefferson County Public Health ...
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AHA News: After 3 Heart Attacks, Meteorologist Hopes for Clear Skies Ahead TUESDAY, July 14, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- Meteorologist Mark Larson was preparing for his noon television show in Wichita, Kansas, when he started to feel foggy and fatigued. Out of nowhere, sharp pain stabbed the inside of his left ...
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Officials: Instances of COVID-19 spread in Suffolk 'a wake-up call' as new cases rise Ten Suffolk County lifeguards have tested positive for COVID-19, Suffolk officials said Tuesday, along with four people who attended a Fourth of July weekend backyard party and barbecue in the county. The lifeguards work at Smith Point and Cupsogue ...
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Smoking: Thousands quit as ban extension proposed About 33,000 people in Wales have stopped smoking since the coronavirus pandemic began, a survey by charity Action on Smoking and Health suggests. The figures are extrapolated from a UK-wide survey of over 10,000 people between April and June ...
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A Montana nursing home turned down free Covid-19 tests. Now, almost every resident is infected and 8 have died (CNN) An assisted living facility in Billings, Montana, was offered free, voluntary surveillance coronavirus testing for residents and staff by the state of Montana in June but declined, health officials say. Now, almost all of the residents and some staff at Canyon ...
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Moderna's coronavirus vaccine ready to advance to final phase of testing The first COVID-19 vaccine tested in the U.S. revved up people's immune systems just the way scientists had hoped, researchers reported Tuesday. The shots are poised to begin key final testing. "No matter how you slice this, this is good news," Dr. Anthony ...
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Does sanitizing the NYC subway help kill COVID-19? Experts weigh in New York City shut down its subways overnight and tested powerful ultraviolet lamps to disinfect seats, poles and floors to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Now experts are weighing in if these unprecedented — and expensive — steps are beneficial in ...
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First baby reported to get coronavirus from mom in womb, study finds. Experts say cases are 'exceedingly rare.' The first confirmed case of a mother transmitting the coronavirus to her unborn baby has been reported in France, according to a case study published Tuesday. French doctors said in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Communications that a 23-year-old ...
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Profile of a killer: Unraveling the deadly new coronavirus NEW YORK (AP) — What is this enemy? Seven months after the first patients were hospitalized in China battling an infection doctors had never seen before, the world's scientists and citizens have reached an unsettling crossroads. Countless hours of ...
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Global COVID-19 total blows past 13 million In just 5 days, the global COVID-19 total jumped from 12 million to 13 million, with countries in the Americas reporting more than half of the world's cases and nearly two-thirds of the deaths. The global total stands at 13,177,855 cases, and 574,793 people ...
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Scientists grapple with questions around coronavirus immunity If one thing is clear about this teeny tiny new coronavirus, it's that it has changed the world. Its mark is massive. But SARS-CoV-2 is still clouded in mystery, and front and center in this puzzle is understanding immunity. The World. July 14, 2020 · 2:00 PM EDT.
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We're Nowhere Near Herd Immunity with COVID-19, Experts Say Experts say we're nowhere close to achieving herd immunity against COVID-19 in the United States. In addition, a new study suggests that antibodies developed during an infection may only last for a few months. Experts say personal behaviors, such as ...
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CDC study recommends mask mandates to battle coronavirus after tracking infected stylists at Missouri hair salon Policies that require face coverings ought to be widely considered to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, a new study published Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concludes. There's no U.S. nationwide mandate like in some other ...
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Mongolian teen dies of bubonic plague caught from infected marmot Beijing — A 15-year-old boy has died in western Mongolia of bubonic plague, the country's national news agency reported. The Health Ministry said laboratory tests confirmed the teenager died of plague that he contracted from an infected marmot, according ...
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One-third of caregivers say Alzheimer's patients have access to guns at home, study finds (CNN) About a third of people with Alzheimer's disease have access to a firearm in their home, according to a newly published survey of caregivers. Few caregivers, however, have discussed what to do when their loved ones are unfit to handle the guns.
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UPMC's claim of 'less severe' coronavirus strain in Pa. is not supported by science, some say HARRISBURG — Last week, top officials for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — a $21 billion dollar health-care system with tremendous influence over public health policy — made a headline-grabbing claim about the ongoing rise of coronavirus ...
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Flossie Wong-Staal, pioneering HIV/AIDS researcher, dies at 73 WASHINGTON — Flossie Wong-Staal, a molecular virologist who led research that helped produce seminal findings about HIV — its genetic structure, the insidious manner in which it invades the immune system, and ways of detecting and treating it — died ...
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Younger population feels force of COVID-19 in Kansas, Missouri. Some end up in the ICU As the coronavirus continues to disrupt lives across the nation, its impact is being increasingly felt by younger populations in Kansas and Missouri. Young people ages 20 to 24 make up the largest group of coronavirus cases in Missouri, according to data from ...
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Over 224000 COVID-19 Deaths Forecast in US by November 1, Says University of Washington's IHME (Reuters) - A newly revised University of Washington model projects the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 will climb to just above 224,000 by Nov. 1, up 16,000 from a prior forecast, due to rising infections and hospitalizations in many states. But the latest forecast ...
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Plant-Based Dietary Protein Bolsters Longevity Dietary protein derived from plants, rather than animals, was associated with prolonged survival in a large prospective study. In an analysis of over 400,000 U.S. adults age 50 and older, men and women who consumed more plant protein as part of their diet ...
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Coronavirus: Mathon farm workers traced after fleeing Three people who left a coronvirus-hit farm have now been traced, a council has said. Vegetable producers A S Green and Co in Mathon, Herefordshire, went into lockdown after tests showed 74 people had tested positive for Covid-19. Of the three workers ...
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Looking for clues to the spread of coronavirus in Mass.? Try the toilet With residents fervently hoping Massachusetts can avoid a return of the deadly coronavirus, officials are now on high alert for signs of an uptick in infections. One unusual place they're monitoring: people's toilets. The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority ...
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West Nile Virus Detected In NYC Mosquitos, Officials Say NEW YORK CITY — The new health buzz is it's time to stock up on insect repellent in addition to face coverings. The West Nile virus-infected mosquitos made their first appearance this season in the Bronx and Staten Island, city health department officials said ...
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Moderna Phase 1 Results Show Coronavirus Vaccine Safe, Induces Immune Response CHICAGO (Reuters) - Moderna Inc's experimental vaccine for COVID-19 showed it was safe and provoked immune responses in all 45 healthy volunteers in an ongoing early-stage study, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. Volunteers who got two doses ...
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Coronavirus: Shoppers in York told to 'wear masks now' Health officials in York say residents and visitors should begin wearing face masks immediately and not wait for the government's date of 24 July. The city's director of public health said there was "mounting evidence for the value of wearing face coverings".
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Coronavirus: Smokers quit in highest numbers in a decade More than one million people have given up smoking since the Covid-19 pandemic hit, a survey for charity Action on Smoking and Health (Ash) suggests. Of those who had quit in the previous four months, 41% said it was in direct response to coronavirus.
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Flossie Wong-Staal, pioneering HIV/AIDS researcher, dies at 73 Flossie Wong-Staal, a molecular virologist who led research that helped produce seminal findings about HIV — its genetic structure, the insidious manner in which it invades the immune system, and ways of detecting and treating it, died July 8 at a hospital in ...
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Mass. reports 203 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 10 new deaths The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Massachusetts among confirmed cases climbed by 10 to 8,125, the state reported Tuesday. The number of confirmed cases climbed by 203, bringing the total to 105,986, as key metrics the state is using to ...
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Profile of a killer: Unraveling the deadly new coronavirus What is this enemy? Seven months after the first patients were hospitalized in China battling an infection doctors had never seen before, the world's scientists and citizens have reached an unsettling crossroads. Countless hours of treatment and research, trial ...
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UPMC's claim of 'less severe' coronavirus strain in Pa. is not supported by science The health system said a recent study backed up its assertion. But the study itself contradicts UPMC's own takeaways. Sara Simon of Spotlight PA; Jul 14, 2020; 1 hr ago. Facebook · Twitter · WhatsApp · SMS · Email. SPLUPMC. UPMC has at times found itself ...
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COVID-19 Death Toll Drops As Washington Investigates Count On Monday, the state removed over three dozen from the death toll, now they're reworking how all deaths are classified. By Charles Woodman, Patch Staff Patch Staff Badge. Jul 14, 2020 2:25 pm PT | Updated Jul 14, 2020 2:27 pm PT ...
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Moderna Phase 1 results show coronavirus vaccine safe, induces immune response CHICAGO (Reuters) - Moderna Inc's (MRNA.O) experimental vaccine for COVID-19 showed it was safe and provoked immune responses in all 45 healthy volunteers in an ongoing early-stage study, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. Volunteers who got ...
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