All posts by LadyLively

  • A COVID-19 Vaccine by Fall Is Possible, But at What Cost?

    Efforts to create a COVID-19 vaccine are proceeding at an unprecedented pace, with eight different candidates now being tested in humans around the world. But to have a vaccine available for widespread use by early next year...

    • Posted May 11, 2020
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  • Three Top U.S. Health Officials Quarantine After Possible Exposure to Coronavirus

    (HealthDay News) — As U.S. coronavirus cases topped 1.3 million and the death toll was set to pass 80,000 on Monday, three of the nation’s top health officials have started to quarantine themselves after being exposed to...

    • Posted May 11, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: May 11, 2020

    Three New York State Youngsters Die of Syndrome Possibly Linked with COVID-19 Bill Would Close Live Animal Markets in New York State

    • Posted May 11, 2020
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  • Pangolins Hold Clues to How COVID-19 Began — and Might End

    They’re small spiny mammals that look like anteaters with scales. And pangolins — which some credit with playing a role in the emergence of the new coronavirus — might hold clues to fighting COVID-19. Genetic research into...

    • Posted May 8, 2020
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  • Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update

    You’re sick, perhaps very sick, so you head to the local emergency department fearing the onset of COVID-19. But what symptoms most clearly point to a need for urgent care? Based on a review of more than...

    • Posted May 8, 2020
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  • COVID-19 Pandemic May Lead to 75,000 ‘Deaths of Despair’

    COVID-19 has directly claimed tens of thousands of U.S. lives, but conditions stemming from the novel coronavirus — rampant unemployment, isolation and an uncertain future — could lead to 75,000 deaths from drug or alcohol abuse and...

    • Posted May 8, 2020
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  • Baby Boom After Pandemic Lockdowns? Maybe Not

    It’s happened before: Couples stuck at home during blizzards, hurricanes or other natural disasters enjoy some “alone time” — and a baby boom follows. But a new survey from researchers at the University of Florence in Italy...

    • Posted May 8, 2020
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  • U.S. Jobless Rate at Nearly 15 Percent as Coronavirus Cases Top 1.2 Million

    With U.S. coronavirus cases topping 1.2 million and the death toll climbing to more than 75,000 on Friday, the federal government’s monthly jobs report showed a staggering 14.7 percent of Americans are now unemployed. A total of...

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

    Antibodies Found in Nearly All People Infected by New Coronavirus: Study Malaria Drug Ineffective Against COVID-19 in Another Study FDA Slashes Number of Approved Chinese Makers of N95 Masks Trump Personal Valet Tests Positive for Coronavirus U.S. Job Losses During Pandemic...

    • Posted May 8, 2020
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  • In Small Study, Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Appears to Help COVID-19 Patients

    In the scramble to find medicines that beat back COVID-19, researchers from Italy report encouraging results from a small study on a rheumatoid arthritis drug already in use. The drug, anakinra, may help quiet the runaway immune...

    • Posted May 8, 2020
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