• Agreement Reached on $2 Trillion Economic Aid Deal as U.S. Cases Pass 52,000

    (HealthDay News) — Senate leaders reached agreement early Wednesday on a $2 trillion stimulus package to bolster the U.S. economy as the country battles coronavirus. The unprecedented legislation will send $1,200 checks to many Americans, create a...

    • Posted March 25, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: March 25, 2020

    Nearly 4,000 Amazon Accounts Suspended for Price Gouging Malaysian Medical Glove Makers Operating With Half of Normal Workforce FDA Eases Access to Blood Plasma Treatment for Coronavirus Patients China to Lift Lockdown on Wuhan, Origin of COVID-19 Pandemic

    • Posted March 25, 2020
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  • The Other Side of COVID-19: Milder Cases, Healthy Recovery

    The coronavirus pandemic has caused a worldwide shift in the way people live, placing many in self-imposed exile to prevent the spread of the contagion. But it’s important to remember that four of every five infected people...

    • Posted March 24, 2020
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  • Coping With Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Everyone is learning to deal with the threat of the new coronavirus, but for people with cancer, the virus is even more concerning. Cancer can increase people’s risk of catching the coronavirus. It increases the odds of...

    • Posted March 24, 2020
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  • As Coronavirus Myths Multiply, Experts Sort Fact From Fiction

    The new coronavirus continues its steady march through the U.S. population, bringing with it a second plague: potentially dangerous myths and rumors about COVID-19, spread via the internet. You may have already heard some of these coronavirus...

    • Posted March 24, 2020
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  • A Third of Americans Ordered to Stay at Home; Summer Olympics Postponed for One Year

    (HealthDay News) — As the United States witnessed its deadliest day yet of the coronavirus pandemic on Monday, more than 100 million Americans — nearly 1 in 3 — have now been ordered by their state’s governors...

    • Posted March 24, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: March 24, 2020

    Shortages Seen of Drugs That Show Promise Against Coronavirus University Students in Florida Test Positive for Coronavirus After Spring Break

    • Posted March 24, 2020
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  • What Does a Self-Quarantine Look Like?

    Many Americans are choosing — or have been told — to self-quarantine to slow the spread of COVID-19. Doctors at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston break down what that is supposed to look...

    • Posted March 23, 2020
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  • How to Keep Housebound Kids Busy During a Pandemic

    If you and the kids are staying home to avoid the coronavirus, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) offers this advice to help you make the best of the situation. Make a plan. Talk to your children...

    • Posted March 23, 2020
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  • Hand Sanitizer: Is More Coming? What Can You Do in the Meantime?

    Trying to find hand sanitizer to ward off coronavirus? You’re not alone. Hand sanitizer has been selling out across the country as the COVID-19 pandemic moves into more and more U.S. communities. People have rushed to stores...

    • Posted March 23, 2020
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