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- MS Might Raise a Person’s Odds for Cancer
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Coronavirus Task Force to Wind Down as U.S. Cases Climb Past 1.2 Million
Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday that the White House coronavirus task force will likely disband within a month, even as the number of coronavirus cases climbed passed 1.2 million and the death toll passed 71,000. The...
- Posted May 6, 2020
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Health Highlights: May 6, 2020
Human Trials of Experimental Coronavirus Vaccine Begin in U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsberg Treated for Gallbladder Infection U.S. COVID-19 Death Estimate Doubled
- Posted May 6, 2020
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Injuries a Drain on Employee Productivity
Injuries in the United States take a huge toll on the workplace, new research shows. For the study, researchers analyzed millions of workplace health insurance claims among adults aged 18 to 64 between 2014 and 2015, with...
- Posted May 5, 2020
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Don’t Wait on Stroke Symptoms During Coronavirus Pandemic
With increasing evidence showing a link between COVID-19 and stroke, it’s more important than ever to call 911 if someone shows signs they are having one, experts say. “Despite a growing connection between COVID-19 and an increased...
- Posted May 5, 2020
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Kidney Transplant Patients at High Risk of Fatal COVID-19: Study
Because people who receive a donor kidney are often on immune-suppressing medications, they’re at extremely high risk of dying if COVID-19 strikes, a new report warns. The study, from doctors at Montefiore Medical Center in hard-hit New...
- Posted May 5, 2020
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Cats, Dogs and Coronavirus: How Safe Are Your Pets?
Nadia, a tiger at New York City’s Bronx Zoo, tested positive for the coronavirus. A few pet cats in the United States (and maybe one dog) have, too. And since the novel coronavirus causing the current pandemic...
- Posted May 5, 2020
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New Predictions Show Daily Coronavirus Death Toll Nearly Doubling By June 1
As many states began to reopen their economies on Monday, a new internal report from the Trump administration predicts that will come at a cost: There will be 200,000 new coronavirus cases and 3,000 deaths every day...
- Posted May 5, 2020
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Health Highlights: May 5, 2020
U.S. COVID-19 Death Estimate Doubled Uber, Lyft Drivers to Wear Face Masks International Summit Raises $8 Billion to Fight New Coronavirus Carnival to Resume Some U.S.-Based Cruises
- Posted May 5, 2020
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When Booze Labels Carry Health Warnings, Drinking Declines: Study
If warning labels on cigarette packs discourage smoking, could warning labels on alcohol products discourage drinking? Researchers in Canada decided to find out. In the study, which began in 2017, the researchers applied about 300,000 colorful, highly...
- Posted May 4, 2020
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Cuddling Brings Two Minds Together, MRI Study Reveals
Love to cuddle up? It might bring a ‘mind meld,’ too, new research shows. People in close physical contact appear to have synchronized brain patterns, a revolutionary new MRI technique has revealed. A functional MRI scan of...
- Posted May 4, 2020