• Trump’s Doctors Report on His COVID Infection. Is He Sicker Than Thought?

    President Donald Trump’s doctors delivered an update of his condition on Sunday that suggested he might have more than just a mild case of COVID-19. Based on the doctors’ accounts, Trump’s symptoms quickly escalated after he announced...

    • Posted October 5, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: Oct. 5, 2020

    Three Scientists Share Nobel Prize for Hepatitis C Research Daily COVID-19 Cases in U.S. Highest in Months Coronavirus-Linked Syndrome Seen in Children Also Occurs in Adults NYC Wants to Reinstate Restrictions to Fight Coronavirus

    • Posted October 5, 2020
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  • Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?

    Black children are more than twice as likely as white kids to die from surgical complications, and minority children are about half as likely to even have surgery as white children, two new studies show. In one...

    • Posted October 4, 2020
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  • President Trump in Hospital After Testing Positive for Coronavirus

    SATURDAY, Oct. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) — President Donald Trump was being treated for coronavirus infection at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Saturday, after announcing that he had tested positive for COVID-19 early Friday morning....

    • Posted October 3, 2020
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  • COVID-19 Antibodies Decline Quickly in Donated Plasma: Study

    Antibodies against COVID-19 in people who’ve recovered from the disease begin to vanish about three months after they develop symptoms, researchers say. This suggests that sooner is better for recovered COVID-19 patients to donate antibody-containing blood plasma...

    • Posted October 2, 2020
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  • Normal Conversation Spreads Virus-Laden Droplets Beyond 6 Feet

    Ordinary conversation releases airborne droplets that can spread widely through indoor spaces, a finding with big implications for transmission of the new coronavirus, researchers say. Their experiments showed that everyday talk can expel droplets farther than the...

    • Posted October 2, 2020
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  • President Trump, First Lady Test Positive for Coronavirus

    FRIDAY, Oct. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — President Donald Trump announced early Friday morning that he and his wife, Melania Trump, have tested positive for the coronavirus. In a tweet sent out at 1 a.m., Trump said...

    • Posted October 2, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: Oct. 2, 2020

    Chrissy Teigen Speaks Openly About Loss of Baby AMA Takes Fight Against Trump Abortion Rule to Supreme Court Nearly 20,000 Amazon Workers Positive for New Coronavirus Trump Leading Driver of Coronavirus Pandemic Misinformation: Study

    • Posted October 2, 2020
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  • Last-Ditch Life Support System Is Saving Lives of COVID Patients

    A life support technique called ECMO has saved the lives of many critically ill COVID-19 patients, a new study shows. The ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) machine takes over the function of the lungs and heart. Blood is...

    • Posted October 1, 2020
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  • Fending Off Asthma Attacks During a Pandemic

    Falling leaves, pumpkins and apples are signs of fall. And so is asthma. Asthma attacks tend to increase in early autumn. During the coronavirus pandemic, it’s especially important for people with the disease to know how to...

    • Posted October 1, 2020
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