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| FAQ: What you need to know about masks and covid-19 At this stage in the novel coronavirus pandemic, masks are a fact of life. A majority of states and businesses have mask mandates, and mounting scientific evidence supports wearing them. Below we've compiled answers to some of the most commonly asked ... | |
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| Corralling the Facts on Herd Immunity Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. For a term that's at least 100 years old, "herd immunity" has gained new life in 2020. KHN. It starred in many headlines last month, when reports surfaced ... | |
| UK COVID-19 Update: Confused About Lockdown? The PM Was These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today. Lockdown Confusion. The latest local lockdown area from this evening is the North East of England covering Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, ... | |
| Cats Shed More Than Dogs. The Coronavirus, Not Fur. A new scientific report confirms that cats and dogs can be infected by the novel coronavirus, and that neither animal is likely to get sick. Cats, however, do develop a strong, protective immune response, which may make them worth studying when it comes to ... | |
| Long Covid: 'I don't have a life, I currently have an existence' A woman being treated for chronic fatigue after having presumed Covid-19 has called for urgent research into the impact of the virus. Annette Shelford, 48, from Cambridge, had two weeks of "non-stop pain" after a fever in March and said she had suffered ... | |
| Covid 19: Five staff members and one patient test positive at RVH One patient and five members of staff at a cardiology ward in Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital have tested positive for Covid-19, BBC News NI has learnt. It is understood the staff received the positive test results over the past fortnight and testing is ongoing. | |
| Ask Amy: Long-ago struggle with bulimia reemerges decades later Dear Amy: When I was in my early teens, I had bulimia. I was 5-foot-5-inches tall and weighed 79 pounds. I vomited every time I ate. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. I am now in my mid-40s. Lately, I can barely keep any food down. I am disgusted to ... | |
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| Climate change a possible factor in last year's increase in EEE Between 2003 and 2018, the United States recorded an average of eight cases of eastern equine encephalitis per year. Last year, there were 38 cases of the mosquito-borne disease, including 15 deaths. According to Infectious Diseases in Children Editorial ... | |
| What Causes a Loss of Taste, and How to Regain It Your sense of taste and sense of smell work together to make food enjoyable or warn that it's gone bad. Every year, over 200,000 people seek care for taste or smell problems. They're so interwoven that sometimes, what seems to be loss of taste is actually ... | |
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| Coronavirus: Delirium 'key symptom' in frail older people Doctors and carers should look out for signs of confusion or strange behaviour in frail older people because it could be an early warning sign of Covid-19, research suggests. Even if they have no cough or fever, delirium is more common in vulnerable ... | |
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| Pandemic Has More Americans Turning to Booze By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Is the coronavirus pandemic driving people to drink? Yes, a new U.S. survey shows, and the greatest spike in alcohol use is being seen in women. Overall, there ... | |
| Study Confirms Minorities at Higher Odds of COVID By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Black and Hispanic Americans are twice as likely to test positive for COVID-19 as white Americans, researchers report. For the study, an international team collected ... | |
| Breaking COVID-19's 'clutch' to stop its spread JUPITER, FL - Sept. 30, 2020 - Scripps Research chemist Matthew Disney, PhD, and colleagues have created drug-like compounds that, in human cell studies, bind and destroy the pandemic coronavirus' so-called "frameshifting element" to stop the virus ... | |
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| Coronavirus: Police to be told they can use NHS Covid-19 app Police officers in England and Wales are to be told they can download the NHS Covid-19 app on to their personal smartphones and use them at work. The National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) issued the guidance after carrying out its own technical review ... | |
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| Study: Neanderthal genes may be liability for COVID patients BERLIN — Scientists say genes that some people have inherited from their Neanderthal ancestors may increase their likelihood of suffering severe forms of COVID-19. A study by European scientists published Wednesday by the journal Nature examined a ... | |
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| 3 scientists' advice on how to protect yourself from COVID-19 Watch Video: Scientists say coronavirus can be spread farther than 6 feet in tiny airborne particles. Over the past several months, there has been controversy over the way SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, travels from an infected person to others. | |
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| World's first patient cured of HIV dies after cancer returns LONDON (Reuters) - Timothy Ray Brown, the first person known to be cured of HIV when he had a unique type of bone marrow transplant, has died in California after relapsing with cancer, his partner said. FILE PHOTO: Timothy Ray Brown, also known as ... | |
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| Lockdown Could Worsen Hearing Woes for Seniors By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Isolation due to the pandemic and failure to get hearing aids checked has fueled anxiety, depression and more hearing loss for many seniors. "This has been a very ... | |
| The first known person to be cured of HIV has died of cancer (CNN) After a five-month battle with leukemia, the first known person to be cured of HIV has died of cancer, according to the International AIDS Society. Timothy Ray Brown, also known as "the Berlin patient," was 54. Brown was considered cured of his HIV ... | |
| Portsmouth hospital 'sent Covid-19 patients to care homes' Dozens of people with Covid-19 were discharged from hospital into care homes in Portsmouth during the initial weeks of the pandemic, figures show. Queen Alexandra Hospital figures showed hundreds more patients were also released with no record of ... | |
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| RI Kicks Off Campaign For 90 Percent Flu Vaccination Rate PROVIDENCE, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Health set a lofty goal for the state's public health Tuesday afternoon: vaccinating 90 percent of residents against the flu. "While a flu vaccination rate of 90 percent is an ambitious goal, flu vaccination will ... | |
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| Do Fasting Diets Really Work? New Study Finds Little Benefit By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- More and more people are turning to "intermittent fasting" to lose weight, but the jury is still out on whether the tactic works. In a new clinical trial, researchers found that one ... | |
| How to survive 'twindemic' of flu and coronavirus 2 minutes ago. With flu season approaching and covid-19 still spreading, public health officials are warning of a "twindemic." Local health experts are emphasizing increased vigilance this year. Flu shots. Doctors generally recommend flu shots. This year, it's ... | |
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| Covid-19: Dewsbury textile workers at Ulster Yarns test positive Twenty-two workers at a textile mill in Dewsbury have tested positive for Covid-19. A mobile testing unit has been set up at Ulster Yarns' factory in Ravensthorpe following the outbreak, Kirklees Council said. A company spokesperson said affected staff were ... | |
| Delirium a key sign of COVID-19 in frail, older people A new analysis of data from researchers at King's College London using information from the COVID Symptom Study app and patients admitted to St Thomas' Hospital in London, has shown that delirium—a state of acute confusion associated with a higher ... | |
| End Ban on Cornea Donations from Gay Men: Study By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. and Canadian restrictions on cornea donations from gay and bisexual men prevent thousands of vision-restoring transplants and need to be changed, researchers say. | |
| Covid in Scotland: Large drop in cancer referrals during lockdown The number of people referred to see a cancer specialist dropped by a fifth during the first three months of lockdown, according to new figures. The Public Health Scotland statistics also show a similar drop in the number of people beginning cancer treatment. | |
| This Year's Flu Vaccine Is 'Essential,' Health Officials Say SEATTLE, WA — As another flu season approaches, with the coronavirus still in our midst, state health officials are urging all Washingtonians to get a flu shot as soon as possible. "While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect our daily lives, autumn ... | |
| Dutch students work hard to keep virus out of shared houses LEIDEN, Netherlands — This is not the student life Iris Raats had hoped for when she was accepted at Leiden University to study law. With the coronavirus pandemic casting its long shadow over education in the Netherlands and around the world, most of her ... | |
| Why 'herd immunity' can't save us from COVID-19 Herd immunity, also called community or population immunity, refers to the point at which enough people are sufficiently resistant to a disease that an infectious agent is unlikely to spread from person to person. As a result, the whole community — including ... | |
| Covid-19: Royal Glamorgan Hospital cuts services as cases rise Planned surgeries have been temporarily stopped at a hospital in a bid to deal with a rise in coronavirus cases. Patients who would usually be taken to A&E at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant in an emergency will also be sent elsewhere as part of ... | |
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