• Track Viruses, Not Animal Carriers, to Prevent Future Pandemics

    Trying to identify animals that are most likely to transmit viruses to humans may not help prevent future pandemics, researchers say. Instead, the focus should be on specific types of viruses and how they spread, they suggest....

    • Posted April 15, 2020
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  • Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19 in Younger Patients

    It’s clear that age and chronic disease make bouts of the pandemic coronavirus more severe — and even deadly — but obesity might also put even younger people at higher risk, a pair of new studies suggest....

    • Posted April 15, 2020
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  • U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Near 30,000 as Plans for Re-opening Take Shape

    (HealthDay News) — As the U.S. coronavirus death toll climbed to 30,000 on Wednesday, state and federal officials hammered out the details of plans for re-opening some parts of the country in May. Amid those efforts, President...

    • Posted April 15, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: April 15, 2020

    Trump Slammed for Saying He'll Halt WHO Funding Court Blocks Trump Administration's Rollback of School Nutrition Standards

    • Posted April 15, 2020
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  • Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic

    Many health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic are struggling with sleep, a new study finds. The researchers also found that those with insomnia were more likely to have depression, anxiety and stress-based...

    • Posted April 14, 2020
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  • Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?

    Eating a Mediterranean diet that’s high in vegetables, whole grains and fish could reduce your risk of mental decline, two studies from the U.S. National Eye Institute (NEI) suggest. “We do not always pay attention to our...

    • Posted April 14, 2020
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  • When U.S. Re-Opens, Will Those Exposed to Coronavirus Have Lasting Immunity?

    Once you’ve had COVID-19 and recovered, are you now immune from the virus? That’s the critical question that will help shape how the United States re-opens for business in the coming months. Unfortunately, there’s still no clear...

    • Posted April 14, 2020
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  • Coronavirus Has Killed Thousands at U.S. Nursing Homes

    The numbers are staggering: More than 3,600 nursing home and long-term care residents have died due to COVID-19 infections, with a huge number occurring in just the past two weeks. The stories are tragic: A California nursing...

    • Posted April 14, 2020
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  • States Hit Hard by Coronavirus Join Forces on Future Easing of Social Distancing

    Coronavirus cases and deaths in several of America’s early hotspots showed signs of plateauing on Tuesday, and governors from those states announced regional pacts to help re-open those areas when social distancing orders can be relaxed. The...

    • Posted April 14, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: April 14, 2020

    First Saliva Test for COVID-19 Approved by FDA Coronavirus Antibody Tests Must be Free: U.S. Government

    • Posted April 14, 2020
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