• New York City Reopens as Studies Show Lockdowns Worked

    New York City finally reopened its economy on Monday after being the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus pandemic for months, and a new study shows that stay-at-home orders may have been worth it, preventing nearly 60 million...

    • Posted June 8, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: June 8, 2020

    People Should Wear Masks if Unable to Social Distance: WHO Partnership Would Bypass Drug Industry to Sell Coronavirus Vaccine

    • Posted June 8, 2020
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  • Unseen Factors Help Us Find Lost Objects Faster: Study

    When you’re searching for a misplaced item, it’s helpful to think about its color, size and shape. But Johns Hopkins researchers say traits you can’t see also come into play. The researchers said that volunteers found everyday...

    • Posted June 7, 2020
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  • For Tasty Tomatoes, Either the Fridge or the Counter Is OK: Study

    How you store your tomatoes doesn’t affect the flavor — what really matters is the type of tomato you choose, researchers say. A team from the University of Göttingen in Germany investigated the differences in flavor of...

    • Posted June 6, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: June 5, 2020

    NIH Head Fears Some Will Bypass a COVID-19 Vaccine Two Studies Dispelling Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 Retracted by Researchers George Floyd Had Coronavirus, Autopsy Confirms

    • Posted June 5, 2020
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  • Pets: Big Pandemic Stress Reducers

    June is time for people to bond with their pets, the American Heart Association says. Throughout the month, the AHA encourages people to make pets part of their workday as routines shift during the coronavirus pandemic. Although...

    • Posted June 5, 2020
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  • High Blood Pressure Might Raise COVID-19 Death Risk

    Among patients in China with COVID-19, researchers found that those with high blood pressure had twice the risk of death from the coronavirus compared with patients who didn’t have high blood pressure. And patients with high blood...

    • Posted June 5, 2020
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  • ‘Psychological Distress’ Has Tripled in U.S. During Pandemic, Survey Shows

    COVID-19 is taking a heavy toll on Americans’ mental health, a new nationwide survey shows. Overall, psychological distress more than tripled between 2018 and this spring — from 4% of U.S. adults in 2018 to 14% in...

    • Posted June 5, 2020
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  • Pandemic-Battered U.S. Economy Makes Rebound, As Jobless Numbers Fall

    Federal data released Friday offered signs of hope on the economic front, as jobless numbers actually fell — from 14.7 percent in April to 13.3 percent in May. The economy, hit hard by stay-at-home orders and shuttered...

    • Posted June 5, 2020
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  • Could Heartburn Med Pepcid Ease COVID-19 Symptoms?

    An over-the-counter heartburn remedy is showing some potential as a symptom reliever for COVID-19, a small study finds. Famotidine, sold under the brand name Pepcid, appeared to improve symptoms in a group of 10 patients diagnosed with...

    • Posted June 5, 2020
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