• Fauci Will Testify to Senate on Danger of U.S Reopening Too Soon

    (HealthDay News) — As states across America move through the early phases of reopening their economies, the nation’s top infectious disease expert plans to issue an ominous warning during a Senate hearing on Tuesday: Open too quickly,...

    • Posted May 12, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: May 12, 2020

    New Study Latest to Show Hydroxychloroquine Ineffective Against COVID-19 Trump Administration Suggests COVID-19 Testing at All U.S. Nursing Homes

    • Posted May 12, 2020
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  • PTSD May Plague Nurses, Especially in COVID-19 Era

    Nursing is not a profession for the fainthearted, but new research shows that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can strike nurses, and suggests the new coronavirus may make things even worse for those on the front lines of...

    • Posted May 12, 2020
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  • Mammograms Do Save Women’s Lives, Study Finds

    There’s good news for women: Getting a mammogram regularly can cut their odds of advanced and sometimes fatal breast cancers, a new study says. European researchers tracked data from nearly 550,000 women in Sweden who were eligible...

    • Posted May 11, 2020
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  • Kidney Failure Often a COVID-19 Complication

    Many COVID-19 patients are at risk for acute kidney failure, according to a new study. Acute kidney failure — also called acute kidney injury (AKI) — is a serious complication of COVID-19 that’s underreported and not well...

    • Posted May 11, 2020
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  • FDA Approves First Antigen Test to Quickly Spot Coronavirus Infection

    The first emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 antigen test has been issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Antigen tests are a new category of tests for use in the coronavirus pandemic and quickly detect...

    • Posted May 11, 2020
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  • A COVID-19 Vaccine by Fall Is Possible, But at What Cost?

    Efforts to create a COVID-19 vaccine are proceeding at an unprecedented pace, with eight different candidates now being tested in humans around the world. But to have a vaccine available for widespread use by early next year...

    • Posted May 11, 2020
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  • Three Top U.S. Health Officials Quarantine After Possible Exposure to Coronavirus

    (HealthDay News) — As U.S. coronavirus cases topped 1.3 million and the death toll was set to pass 80,000 on Monday, three of the nation’s top health officials have started to quarantine themselves after being exposed to...

    • Posted May 11, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: May 11, 2020

    Three New York State Youngsters Die of Syndrome Possibly Linked with COVID-19 Bill Would Close Live Animal Markets in New York State

    • Posted May 11, 2020
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  • Pangolins Hold Clues to How COVID-19 Began — and Might End

    They’re small spiny mammals that look like anteaters with scales. And pangolins — which some credit with playing a role in the emergence of the new coronavirus — might hold clues to fighting COVID-19. Genetic research into...

    • Posted May 8, 2020
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