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Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to Scientists Who Discovered Hepatitis C Virus Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice were jointly honored for their decisive contribution to the fight against blood-borne hepatitis, a major global health problem.
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The Nobels Overwhelming Go to Men — This Year's Prize For Medicine Was No Exception The Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology was awarded this year to three researchers who showed that chronic liver inflammation was in fact caused by a virus, hepatitis C. Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton, and Charles M. Rice won the prestigious award, ...
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Huge questions for UK govt after spike in virus cases LONDON — The British government faced huge questions Monday over its coronavirus testing system after a tripling in the number of daily positive cases over the weekend that was blamed on a technical glitch. Support our journalism. Subscribe today.
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5 things to know about a COVID-19 vaccine: It won't be a 'magic wand' (Getty Images) Americans should keep masks on and maintain social distancing as they hunker down to wait for a vaccine—a process that could take some time, even after a shot snares approval. (GettyImages). Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print.
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Covid-19 Vaccine Deployment Would Give Global Economy a Lift Next Year Gaining a vaccine to help contain the novel coronavirus would provide a big boost to the global economy in 2021, but the initial geographic distribution of that benefit will likely depend on which vaccine candidate works first. Public health officials around the ...
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Hospitals digging in for a long winter as coronavirus patients increase The number of hospitalized coronavirus patients is steadily increasing across Massachusetts as health care leaders dig in for what they suspect will be a long winter of illness and unease. Since late August, when the number of hospitalized coronavirus ...
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Appendicitis: Toss-Up for Antibiotics Vs Surgery Antibiotics were non-inferior to appendectomy according to health status by a standard 30-day quality of life score in a randomized open-label trial. But 29% of patents assigned to antibiotics in the Comparison of Outcomes of Antibiotic Drugs and ...
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India's new paper Covid-19 test could be a 'game changer' A team of scientists in India has developed an inexpensive paper-based test for coronavirus that could give fast results similar to a pregnancy test. The BBC's Soutik Biswas and Krutika Pathi unpack how it works. The test, named after a famous Indian fictional ...
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He's fought COVID-19 for months. Can he ever really beat it? Larry Brown had been on a ventilator for 37 days. Nurses periodically turned the 45-year-old former Indiana State football player onto his stomach to help him breathe. Brown's lungs were filling with fluid, and doctors didn't expect him to last. As visitors weren't ...
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Neurologic Symptoms Are Very Common Among US Coronavirus Patients, Study Says As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on, so too does the disease's list of known symptoms. At first, cough, fever and shortness of breath were thought to be its primary symptoms. Nine months in, that list now includes organ damage, skin conditions, ...
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Americans really are drinking more during the pandemic Americans really are drinking more during the COVID-19 pandemic. New research suggests that alcohol consumption in the United States rose 14% during pandemic shutdowns. The most dramatic increase was in heavy drinking episodes in women, defined ...
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SARS-CoV-2: A broad range of mammals could be susceptible to virus, according to study By NewsDesk @bactiman63. Numerous animals may be vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, according to a large study modelling how the virus might infect different animals' cells, led by UCL researchers. The study, published in ...
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For Maximum Safety, Be Sure to Wash Your Homemade Face Mask: Study By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The homemade cloth masks recommended for slowing the spread of COVID-19 seem to expel invisible cotton fibers into the air as people talk, cough or even ...
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COVID-19 could kill 2900 Americans a day in December, researchers say The last time Americans faced a fall and winter like this, World War I was just ending. A months-long pandemic exploded in the fall of 1918, killing 195,000 Americans in just the month of October. Advertisement. Fast-forward 102 years, and the U.S. is on track ...
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COVID-19 could kill 2900 Americans a day in December, researchers say The last time Americans faced a fall and winter like this, World War I was just ending. A months-long pandemic exploded in the fall of 1918, killing 195,000 Americans in just the month of October. Fast-forward 102 years, and the U.S. is on track for another ...
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The lingering malaise of COVID-19: Need for mental health services has grown Six months after New Yorkers first hunkered down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the initial shock may have eased but the stress and anxiety have lingered, according to mental health experts. The demand for counseling and therapy has increased ...
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An Upside to the Common Cold? It May Guard Against COVID MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The common cold can make you miserable, but it might also help protect you against COVID-19, a new study suggests. The researchers added that people who've had COVID-19 may be immune to it for a long time ...
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An Upside to the Common Cold? It May Guard Against COVID By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The common cold can make you miserable, but it might also help protect you against COVID-19, a new study suggests. The researchers added that people ...
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Doctors Explain What To Look For During A Breast Self-Exam When's the last time you felt your breasts for lumps? It's a serious medical question; while breast cancer can show up with multiple symptoms, including unusual nipple discharge or swelling and pain, a lump in the breast tissue is one of the classic early ...
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Millimetre-precision drug delivery to the brain Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a method for concentrating and releasing drugs in the brain with pinpoint accuracy. This could make it possible in the future to deliver psychiatric and cancer drugs and other medications only to those regions of the ...
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Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries? SUNDAY, Oct. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Black children are more than twice as likely as white kids to die from surgical complications, and minority children are about half as likely to even have surgery as white children, two new studies show. In one study ...
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Serious coronavirus-related inflammatory condition among children now reported in adults: CDC A rare but serious coronavirus-related inflammatory condition in children was also recently identified among adults, per a report released Friday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children ...
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COVID-19: Aerosols versus respiratory droplets explained Experts first isolated SARS-CoV-2 in aerosols back in March, but the extent to which the virus spreads through the air is something that the scientific world is still evaluating. In the meantime, understanding some of the differences between respiratory droplets ...
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Tips to protect yourself in a flu and COVID 'twindemic' Health officials are urging people to get vaccinated for the flu, fearing COVID-19 and flu cases could become a "twindemic" that would overburden the nation's health care and testing system. The flu is a serious virus in its own right: Up to 56 million people ...
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Shark-based coronavirus vaccines spark controversy, conservationists launch campaign to prevent their use Conservationists have launched a campaign to prevent the use of squalene, produced from shark liver oil, in COVID-19 vaccines. Shark Allies, a Los Angeles-based group dedicated to the conservation of sharks and rays, has started a Change.org petition to ...
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The number of hospitalized coronavirus patients is on the rise in Massachusetts The number of hospitalized coronavirus patients is on the rise in Massachusetts, up 41 percent since a late August low, state data released Sunday shows. The climb, which saw its sharpest increases over the past two weeks, comes as hospitals ready for ...
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Woman With COVID Shed Virus for 61 Days in Longest Case of Its Kind Recorded A woman with COVID-19 who had a normal immune response to the infection was found to have shed the virus for 61 days. This is the longest known period of viral shedding in an immunocompetent patient, raising questions about how long patients may be ...
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CV event risk could increase shortly after spouse's ICU admission Patients with a spouse who was admitted to the ICU may have increased risk for CV events in the few weeks after ICU admission, researchers found. "Spouses of ICU patients should pay attention to their own physical health, especially in terms of ...
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Bootle Covid-19 hoax-claim salon ordered to close A beauty salon that put up posters claiming coronavirus is a hoax has been ordered to close. Skin Kerr in Bootle, Merseyside, was found to have inadequate virus safety measures in place despite a warning, Sefton Council said. The Aintree Road salon had ...
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Woman's headache caused by tapeworm larvae in brain: case report Just in time for Halloween, a new case report detailed the harrowing reason for an Australian woman's persistent headache: tapeworm larvae. Physicians in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene detailed the woman's case, believed to be ...
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COVID-19 transmission rate rises statewide It sometimes feels like a never-ending roller coaster when it comes to the amount of people that can get infected by someone with COVID-19, also known as the transmission rate. "The trends are shifting again," said Dr. Anthony Chen, director of health at ...
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Heartsick: When Loved One Is in ICU, Spouse's Health Risks Rise By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- If your husband or wife is hospitalized in intensive care, you're more likely to have a heart attack or other serious heart problem in the next few weeks, a new ...
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Researchers see increasing virus cases via Stockholm wastewater An analysis of Stockholm's wastewater showed an uptick in coronavirus cases in September to a level comparable to May, researchers said Monday, enabling them to conclude the rise was not due to increased testing. Sampling of wastewater at three ...
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500000 Sharks Could Be Killed in the Race To Produce a Covid-19 Vaccine A shark conservation group estimates that 500,000 sharks could be killed in the race to produce an effective Covid-19 vaccine for the global population. Several vaccine candidates require an ingredient sourced from shark livers, and as the pressure to ...
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Sudan reports another polio case, Vaccination campaign planned for 8.6 million children By NewsDesk @bactiman63. One additional circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus-2 (cVDPV2) case was reported in the Red Sea province, Sudan, bringing the total cases reported in to 23 since the first cases were reported in early August. Image/CDC-/ ...
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Breast cancer early detection, beyond mammography: A closer look at all the other tests Thanks to energetic yearly awareness campaigns and the resilient breast cancer survivors in the community sharing their stories of early detection, most women of screening age know this mantra by heart: Get your mammogram every year, once a year.
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West Coast Cities Experienced World's Worst Air Quality in September An analysis of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's air quality data shows that about 50 million people in California, Oregon and Washington—equivalent to one-in-seven Americans—experienced "unhealthy" or worse air quality this ...
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W&M alumna helps lead COVID-19 vaccine study The following story was originally published by the W&M Alumni Magazine. - Ed. Dr. Lisa A. Jackson '84 has conducted numerous vaccine studies, but the task before her in March was different — the timing compressed, the stakes higher — when her team ...
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Faecal transplant could reverse age-related memory loss, scientists suggest Faecal transplants may one day help reverse a loss of cognitive function, research suggests. Scientists from the University of East Anglia transferred faecal matter from old mice to younger rodents, before measuring how it affected the animals' memory and ...
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UK coronavirus live: only half of population likely to get vaccine, says taskforce head A survey of Conservative party members published by the ConservativeHome website at the weekend found that they rate Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, as the best-performing member of the cabinet, by quite a large margin. Boris Johnson came second bottom, ...
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Woman diagnosed with breast cancer endures aggressive treatment while pregnant By Renee Chou, anchor/reporter, and Rick Armstrong, photojournalist. A local mother is sharing her story to raise awareness for Breast Cancer Awareness month, a time for women of all ages to take preventative action. More than two years ago, 32-year-old ...
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Britain passes 500000 coronavirus cases The United Kingdom passed 500,000 confirmed coronavirus infections on Sunday, official figures showed, in the latest grim milestone for the European country worst-hit by the pandemic. Health authorities blamed a technical glitch for a sudden spike in cases ...
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Montana reports 298 new COVID-19 cases (Sunday, Oct. 4) TOTAL CASES & RECOVERIES: Montana now reports 14,635 cumulative cases statewide, with 9,597 people recovered. · HOSPITALIZATIONS: The state reports 191 active hospitalizations, 744 total hospitalizations.
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Dr. Roach: Reader's dermatitis trigger more likely stress than sanitizer DEAR DR. ROACH: Like everyone, I have been using a lot of hand sanitizer and a lot of disinfecting wipes throughout the day. Do these sanitizing products get absorbed through the skin and build up in our bodies? I ask because I have come down with a ...
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Jonathan P. Baird: The overlooked COVID-19 long-haulers So much of the coverage of COVID-19 has focused on statistics about the number of deaths and the number of infections. While it is important to have an accurate statistical picture of the pandemic, the problem with this picture is what it leaves out.
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Coronavirus updates: State passes 89k cases This article has Unlimited Access. For more coverage, sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter. To support our commitment to public service journalism: Subscribe Now. Updated at 10 a.m.. The Washington State Department of Health on Saturday reported ...
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Woman discovered her headaches were caused by tapeworm larvae in her brain (CNN) — A 25-year-old woman in Australia discovered she had tapeworm larvae in her brain after suffering from a headache that lasted for more than a week. The aches were caused by tapeworm larvae that had taken up space in her brain, according to a ...
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Dr. Keith Roach: Reader's dermatitis trigger more likely stress than sanitizer Dear Dr. Roach • Like everyone, I have been using a lot of hand sanitizer and a lot of disinfecting wipes throughout the day. Do these sanitizing products get absorbed through the skin and build up in our bodies? I ask because I have come down with a difficult ...
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How the brain helps us navigate social differences Our brain responds differently if we talk to a person of a different socioeconomic background from our own compared to when we speak to someone whose background is similar, according to a new imaging study by UCL and Yale researchers. In the study ...
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Children's mental-health care neglected in fight against COVID-19, parents say TORONTO -- Parents of children suffering from anxiety, depression and substance use say the pandemic has made their symptoms worse -- and COVID-19 restrictions have curtailed or even eliminated desperately needed help. Even before provinces ...
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