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Health Highlights: Sept. 11, 2020
Trump Appointees Interfering With CDC Reports on Pandemic Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Resumes Canada Reports No New COVID-19 Deaths For First Time in Six Months
- Posted September 14, 2020
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Just How Reliable Are COVID-19 Tests? Experts Weigh In
You’re feeling pretty darned sick — headache, fever, fatigue, a cough — but your COVID-19 test came back negative. What do you do now? Well, chances are good that you don’t have COVID-19 if that’s what the...
- Posted September 11, 2020
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Who’s Most Likely to Binge Eat Amid Pandemic?
A lot has been made of the so-called “quarantine 15.” Now, a new study suggests certain people are more likely to binge eat during the coronavirus pandemic than others. Most often they are young adults who faced...
- Posted September 10, 2020
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Join the Chorus: Singing Can Be Safe During Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic silenced choirs around the globe, but researchers in Sweden say it may be safe to sing with others if you take precautions. “There are many reports about the spreading of COVID-19 in connection with...
- Posted September 10, 2020
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More Are Turning to Pot When Depressed – But Does It Help or Harm?
Folks struggling with depression are much more likely to turn to marijuana to ease their symptoms these days, and that’s not necessarily a good thing, researchers report. Depressed people are more than twice as likely to have...
- Posted September 10, 2020
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Colleges in 50 States Seeing COVID Cases on Campus
THURSDAY, Sept. 10, 2020 (Healthday News) — Just weeks into the fall semester, universities and colleges in all 50 states are now struggling to contain the spread of coronavirus on their campuses. More than 40,000 cases of...
- Posted September 10, 2020
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Health Highlights: Sept. 10, 2020
Nearly 800 U.S. Children Have Developed COVID-Related Condition: CDC Teachers Have Died From COVID in at Least Three States Wrestlers' Lawsuit Against WWE Dismissed by Appeals Court Pandemic Threatens Gains in Reducing Preventable Childhood Deaths
- Posted September 10, 2020
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Masks Make Talking Even Tougher for People Who Stutter
Face masks may be invaluable in the fight against COVID-19, but they can make it difficult for people who stutter to communicate with others. About 3 million people in the United States stutter, according to the American...
- Posted September 9, 2020
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Depression Can Deepen Over Time for Alzheimer’s Caregivers
Add a heightened risk for depression to the list of challenges facing the caregivers of loved ones who have Alzheimer’s disease. A new study found that older adults caring for spouses newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s had a...
- Posted September 9, 2020
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Vaccine Maker Halts Trial Following Unexplained Illness in Volunteer
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 9, 2020 (Healthday News) — Final testing of a leading coronavirus vaccine candidate was paused by drugmaker AstraZeneca on Tuesday after a trial volunteer experienced a serious adverse reaction. The company did not release specifics...
- Posted September 9, 2020