• White House Approves Tougher Rules for COVID-19 Vaccine Development

    Following weeks of delay, the White House on Tuesday approved tough new rules for coronavirus vaccine developers that will make it unlikely that a vaccine will be approved before Election Day. The approval came only after the...

    • Posted October 7, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: Oct. 7, 2020

    U.S., French Researchers Awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry Six States Set Records for Coronavirus Hospitalizations Texas City Lifts Boil-Water Notice Triggered by Brain-Eating Amoeba Death U.S. Astrophysicist Wins Nobel Prize in Physics Only Half of Americans Would Try to Get COVID-19...

    • Posted October 7, 2020
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  • Heart Patients Need to Be Wary of Coronavirus

    The coronavirus pandemic and flu season pose a double risk for heart disease patients, so they need to be extra vigilant about their health, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) says. “Heart disease patients bear a greater...

    • Posted October 6, 2020
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  • Wearing a Mask Doesn’t Cause CO2 Poisoning

    Wearing a face mask cannot lead to carbon dioxide poisoning, even in people with lung disease, researchers report. The findings counter claims that wearing face masks to prevent spread of the new coronavirus may put some people’s...

    • Posted October 6, 2020
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  • COVID-19 ICU Patients Have High Risk of Clots, Research Shows

    Hospitalized COVID-19 patients face an increased risk of developing dangerous blood clots, a new review indicates. The odds of a clot are highest for the most critically ill patients. Analysis of 66 studies found that 23% of...

    • Posted October 6, 2020
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  • Trump Back in White House After 3 Days of COVID Treatment

    After being treated for COVID-19 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for three days, President Donald Trump returned to the White House on Monday evening. Once he was discharged from the hospital, Trump flew in the...

    • Posted October 6, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: Oct. 6, 2020

    Only Half of Americans Would Try to Get COVID-19 Vaccine: Poll Some NYC Schools Will Close Due to COVID-19 Spread CDC Now Acknowledges Airborne Transmission of COVID Coronavirus May Have Infected 1 in 10 Worldwide: WHO Three Scientists Share Nobel Prize...

    • Posted October 6, 2020
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  • Heartsick: When Loved One Is in ICU, Spouse’s Health Risks Rise

    If your husband or wife is hospitalized in intensive care, you’re more likely to have a heart attack or other serious heart problem in the next few weeks, a new study warns. “Spouses of ICU patients should...

    • Posted October 5, 2020
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  • An Upside to the Common Cold? It May Guard Against COVID

    The common cold can make you miserable, but it might also help protect you against COVID-19, a new study suggests. The researchers added that people who’ve had COVID-19 may be immune to it for a long time,...

    • Posted October 5, 2020
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  • For Maximum Safety, Be Sure to Wash Your Homemade Face Mask: Study

    The homemade cloth masks recommended for slowing the spread of COVID-19 seem to expel invisible cotton fibers into the air as people talk, cough or even breathe — underscoring the importance of regularly washing them, researchers say....

    • Posted October 5, 2020
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