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In the Rio Grande Valley, Death Has Become a Family Affair EDINBURG, Texas — Days after her Thanksgiving feast was prepared, served and eaten, Maribel Rodriguez tried to muster the will to unpack the tree, lights and decorations of boisterous Christmases past. Instead she found herself praying a rosary over the ...
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Dr. Jon LaPook shares his experience getting the coronavirus vaccine Since I'm a practicing physician at NYU Langone Health, today was my turn to get the Pfizer vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. In addition to seeing patients in my office, I perform procedures as a gastroenterologist that can ...
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Little certain about UK COVID variant except continued spread The new, highly mutated SARS-CoV-2 strain circulating in the United Kingdom is likely already sowing COVID-19 around the world, scientists say, fueling worries about recent surges that have swamped hospitals and whether it can thwart currently authorized ...
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After COVID Infection, Antibodies Highly Protective for Months, Prospective Study Shows Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. After infection with SARS-CoV-2, antibodies protect most healthcare workers from reinfection for up to 6 months, results of the first prospective study of ...
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COVID in California: 2 million confirmed cases and counting LOS ANGELES — California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as close to the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of ...
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At-home DIY smell tests could catch Covid-19 cases The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writers. CNN is showcasing the work of The Conversation, a collaboration between journalists and academics to provide news analysis and commentary. The content is produced solely by The ...
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Coronavirus variants and mutations: the science explained The discovery of two variants of coronavirus has triggered alarm. Scientists are racing to find out whether these variants are more transmissible or could present challenges for the Covid vaccine. All viruses naturally mutate, and Sars-CoV-2 is no exception, ...
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New Jersey EMTs In Early Epicenter Of Coronavirus Outbreak Brace For Surge When COVID-19 cases increased in New Jersey again this fall, a volunteer ambulance crew in the epicenter of the state's spring outbreak held its breath, waiting for what they thought would be an inevitable spike in calls, too. They're still waiting. Even as the ...
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California becomes first state to top 2 million COVID-19 cases California became the first state to surpass the grim mark of two million COVID-19 cases Wednesday, just six weeks after hitting the one million mark, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. California's infection rate — in terms of the number of cases ...
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Covid-19 tiers: Suffolk moves to tier 4 from 26 December The county, currently in tier two, will be moved into tier four from 00:01 GMT on 26 December, the government has announced. The further restrictions include a ban on ...
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No mom-to-baby virus spread noted in late-pregnancy COVID-19 No vertical—mom-to-baby—transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, occurred in a study of 64 pregnant women with confirmed COVID, reports a study yesterday in JAMA Network Open. While placental positioning of the ...
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Black Doctor Dies of Covid-19 After Complaining of Racist Treatment Susan Moore, the patient, said the white doctor at the hospital in suburban Indianapolis where she was being treated for Covid-19 had downplayed her complaints of pain. He told her that he felt uncomfortable giving her more narcotics, she said, and suggested ...
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How Mink, Like Humans, Were Slammed by the Coronavirus Denmark's mink industry is gone, a victim of the coronavirus. The nation killed all its 17 million mink because of fears of a mutation in the virus that had spread from mink to people. Separately, in Utah, farmed mink infected with the virus seem to have passed it ...
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8 coronavirus vaccine myths debunked, from microchipping to DNA changes Coronavirus conspiracy theories could keep people from getting vaccinated if left unaddressed. It's impossible for the vaccines to alter your DNA, make you infertile, or give you COVID-19. The vaccine won't be forced on people who don't want it, nor does it ...
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The Mink Pandemic Just Keeps Getting Worse Since early this summer, Keith Poulsen, the director of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, was worried about mink. Poulsen's lab is part of a national network of veterinary labs that work on animal diseases, and they had "been watching ...
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Even Winter Carries Skin Cancer Risks for College Students THURSDAY, Dec. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) – Researchers from two universities in Utah have a warning for students planning to hit the slopes or play in the snow without sunscreen: You could greatly increase your risk of skin cancer. A survey of students ...
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Studies find having COVID-19 may protect against reinfection Two new studies give encouraging evidence that having COVID-19 may offer some protection against future infections. Researchers found that people who made antibodies to the coronavirus were much less likely to test positive again for up to six months ...
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The autopsy, a fading practice, revealed secrets of COVID-19 NEW YORK — The COVID-19 pandemic has helped revive the autopsy. When the virus first arrived in U.S. hospitals, doctors could only guess what was causing its strange constellation of symptoms: What could explain why patients were losing their sense of ...
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Schools 'may need to close to control new variant' Schools and universities may need to close, on top of tier 4 restrictions, to bring the new UK coronavirus variant under control, a rapid analysis says. The work, which is still preliminary, calculates the variant is spreading 56% faster than other forms of the virus.
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COVID-19 Mortality Rates Declined, but Vary by Hospital Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Mortality rates for inpatients with COVID-19 dropped significantly during the first 6 months of the pandemic, but outcomes depend on the hospital where ...
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Black doctor in Indiana dies of COVID-19 after publicly complaining of racist treatment at hospital "I don't trust this hospital," Dr. Susan Moore said from her hospital bed in Indiana, an oxygen tube hooked up to her nose. "That is not how you treat patients." Moore, an Indianapolis physician who was being treated for COVID-19 at Indiana University Hospital ...
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COVID Patient Survival Falls When Local Area Has Higher Caseload: Study WEDNESDAY, Dec. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- "Flattening the curve" could be key to reducing deaths among people hospitalized with COVID-19, a new study of U.S. hospitals suggests. Researchers found that COVID-19 patients' survival odds depended ...
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LA County Sees Highest Single-Day Deaths Of Entire Pandemic LOS ANGELES, CA — Los Angeles County reported 145 coronavirus-related deaths Wednesday, the highest single-day number of the entire pandemic. The county also announced another 16,525 cases, while the number of people hospitalized is 6,155, ...
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Africa CDC: New virus variant appears to emerge in Nigeria NAIROBI, Kenya — Another new variant of the coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria, Africa's top public health official said Thursday, but further investigation is needed. "It's a separate lineage from the UK and South Africa," the head of the Africa ...
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A person who went to work while sick is likely the cause of two separate Covid-19 outbreaks in Oregon (CNN) Officials in Oregon say a "superspreader action" is likely behind two recent Covid-19 outbreaks in the state. The action in question: A person knowingly went to work while sick and later tested positive for the virus, Douglas County officials said last week ...
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Over half of Chinese adults are now overweight. That's more people than the entire US population (CNN) As China grows richer, the waistlines of adults in the country are also expanding. More than half of Chinese adults are now considered overweight, a study conducted by the country's National Health Commission revealed on Wednesday. Obesity rates ...
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Covid: 2500 infections in Wales hospital outbreaks image captionAlan Lloyd, 82, died with Covid-19 after he was admitted to hospital with chronic back pain. Almost 2,500 Covid-19 infections have been linked to outbreaks in Welsh hospitals since October, figures show. There were 263 probable or definite ...
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Scientists discover how our brains track where we and others go For the first time, scientists have recorded how our brains navigate physical space and keep track of others' location. Researchers used a special backpack to wirelessly monitor the brain waves of epilepsy patients as each one walked around an empty room ...
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Scientists Develop Novel Class of Antibiotic against Wide Range of Bacteria Wistar Institute scientists have designed a new class of antimicrobial compound, which, they claim, uniquely combines direct antibiotic killing of pan drug-resistant pathogenic bacteria, with a simultaneous rapid immune response for combating antimicrobial ...
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USA TODAY panel says US has nailed the science behind COVID-19 vaccine, but logistics, trust remain a concern Experts are thrilled about the reported safety and effectiveness of two COVID-19 vaccines rolling out across the country. But they remain concerned about what still could go wrong to shake the public's fragile faith in it. Nearly everything about the process has ...
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Black Doctor Who Died of COVID Said Racism Impacted Care A Black doctor who has since died from COVID-19 said she wasn't treated properly by hospitalists and believed racism played a role in her poor care. Susan Moore, MD, tested positive for COVID-19 on November 29 and was admitted to IU Health North ...
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Study finds evidence of lasting immunity after mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 infection New research involving scientists from Queen Mary University of London has found evidence of protective immunity in people up to four months after mild or asymptomatic COVID-19. The study, published today in Science Immunology, analyzed antibody and ...
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Covid-19: NI concern at spread of new coronavirus variant Health officials in Northern Ireland are concerned that the spread of a variant form of coronavirus could have "substantial consequences", according to NI's chief scientific adviser. Prof Ian Young said the reproduction rate of the virus could rise by between 0.4 ...
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Fact check: Nurse who fainted after COVID-19 vaccination is alive and well Last week, Tiffany Dover — a nurse manager from Catholic Health Initiatives Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee — fainted shortly after she received the COVID-19 vaccine shot. She was midway through a television interview when she passed out.
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Christmas 1918: How Americans celebrated the holiday season during the last pandemic Americans celebrated Christmas over a century ago during the previous pandemic with some of the same concerns of the modern day, including considering whether to gather with loved ones and risk deadly infection. But in 1918, World War I had just ended ...
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California poised to become 1st state to top 2 million virus cases on Christmas Eve California's Christmas Eve was marked by pleas to stay home for the holidays and a grim milestone as it was poised to become the first state to top 2 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus. Johns Hopkins University was expected to report Thursday that ...
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Lifespan Gets More Than 10000 Doses of Coronavirus Vaccines PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's largest hospital group has received its first 4,200 doses of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine. Lifespan's Rhode Island Hospital received about 3,000 doses Tuesday that came on the heels of 200 doses sent to Newport ...
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Locked-down California runs out of reasons for surprising surge OAKLAND, Calif. — California has had some of the toughest restrictions in the country to combat the coronavirus, from a complete ban on restaurant dining to travel quarantines and indoor gym closures. It hasn't been enough. America's most populous state ...
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Detroit's 1918 holiday season was fairly average. Ours won't be. A mother, having lost her husband to the pandemic two weeks prior, found herself at the mercy of a Wayne County probate court on Christmas Eve, trying to get access to $680 in the bank for Christmas. "Last Christmas my husband filled the stockings.
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Black-footed ferrets are getting their own Covid-19 vaccine In late summer, as researchers accelerated the first clinical trials of Covid-19 vaccines for humans, a group of scientists in Colorado worked to inoculate a far more fragile species. About 120 black-footed ferrets, among the most endangered mammals in North ...
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Coronavirus herd immunity not likely until end of next year, WHO says The much hoped-for herd immunity against the novel coronavirus is unlikely to occur in many places around the world until the end of 2021, an official with the World Health Organization said this week when warning the next few months will be "critical.".
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How Stanford's vaccine algorithm caused a major controversy and left frontline workers at the back of the line To choose who would be first in line for a coronavirus vaccine, UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco gathered a group of brainy people this fall to study guidelines and prioritize employees who came into the most contact with patients, including janitors.
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Covid-19: Herefordshire cases double as it moves to tier 2 Herefordshire will move up into tier two from Boxing Day, the government says, after a doubling in its coronavirus infection rate. The county was downgraded to tier one on 19 December, but Herefordshire Council said it welcomed Wednesday's decision after ...
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Doctor Dies from Coronavirus After Saying Hospital Was Mistreating Her Because She Is Black An Indiana doctor has died from complications of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) weeks after saying she was being mistreated. Dr. Susan Moore, who was admitted to the Indiana University North ...
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Post-Christmas coronavirus surge could be 'catastrophic,' expert warns If Americans do not limit their holiday gatherings this year, the post-Christmas coronavirus surge could have devastating effects on a country that has already topped 18 million cases of COVID-19 and has experienced the deadliest year in U.S. history largely ...
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More COVID Restrictions In PA Dependent On Post-Holiday Cases PENNSYLVANIA — As the coronavirus surge starts to even out in Pennsylvania and the vaccines are distributed more widely, state officials say that they have no immediate plans to extend their recently announced mitigation orders beyond the Jan. 4 date.
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Here's What You Need To Know About Who Is Eligible And How To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine In Texas By Shawn Mulcahy, The Texas Tribune Dec. 23, 2020. Doses of the COVID-19 vaccine began arriving in Texas last week, marking a significant milestone in the battle against the virus. But it will be months before vaccine doses are widely available. For now ...
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Algorithms are deciding who gets the first vaccines. Should we trust them? When front-line workers at Stanford Health Care were passed over for the first wave of coronavirus vaccines, officials at the hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., blamed the "very complex algorithm" it had built to decide employees' place in line. Support our journalism.
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Toxoplasmosis Vaccine for Cats Benefits from Stealthy CRISPR-Cas9 Technique To reduce the occurrence of toxoplasmosis, scientists at the University of Zurich decided that they would pounce on oocyte production, the stage in the toxoplasmosis parasite's life cycle that is unique to cats. The scientists also resolved to be especially ...
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Experts answer your COVID-19 questions America watched on Dec. 14 as the first doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine were administered to health care workers across the country. These vaccinations were considered a victory by many doctors, nurses, and other frontline workers who chose to get the ...
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