SLEEP: Many People Losing Sleep over Covid-19 Pandemic drives sleepless nights
As the Covid-19 pandemic, unfettered by coherent government action, rolls across the United...
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Covid-19: AAP Advocates for Safe, Equitable Reopening Strategy
Doc organization demands action on virtual learning disparities, calls for ’layered’ approach to...
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Teen Artist’s Portraits Help Frame Sacrifice of Health Care Workers Lost to COVID
A 15-year-old high school student in New Jersey is memorializing doctors, nurses and others who died after tending to coronavirus patients.
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Covid-19: FDA Approves New Saliva Test
Yale School of Public Health offering ’open source’ protocol to labs WASHINGTON — The FDA granted...
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‘Is This When I Drop Dead?’ Two Doctors Report From the COVID Front Lines
Two emergency room doctors, one in New York and the other in Houston, discuss their cities’ coronavirus outbreaks — and responses.
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Back to Life: COVID Lung Transplant Survivor Tells Her Story
The first known coronavirus patient in the U.S. to undergo a double lung transplant is now strong enough to share the story of her ordeal.
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Covid-19: AAP Issues Guidance for Keeping Kids Safe as Pandemic Continues
Documents outline recommendations for face coverings, testing protocols, and PPE for pediatricians...
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Bereaved Families Are ‘the Secondary Victims of COVID-19’
New research suggests the pandemic’s deaths are taking an enormous toll on surviving family members and worrisome ripple effects may linger for years.
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Exclusive: Over 900 Health Workers Have Died of COVID-19. And the Toll Is Rising.
KHN and The Guardian unveil an interactive database documenting front-line health care worker deaths. The majority of them are people of color — and nurses face the highest toll.
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Test Sites Quickly Attract Thousands for COVID-19 Vaccine Study
People have flooded U.S. testing sites with requests to participate in the pivotal, late-stage clinical trials of the first two COVID-19 vaccine candidates.
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Without Federal Protections, Farm Workers Risk Coronavirus Infection to Harvest Crops
Skeptics say the lack of enforceable federal safety standards geared toward the coronavirus allows these employers to prioritize the harvest over worker safety.
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America’s Obesity Epidemic Threatens Effectiveness of Any COVID Vaccine
Vaccines engineered to protect the public from influenza, hepatitis B, tetanus and rabies are less effective for obese people, leaving them more vulnerable to serious illness. As scientists race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, experts say obesity could prove an impediment — a sobering prospect for a nation in which nearly half of all adults are obese.
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In Rural Missouri, Latinos Learn to Contain and Cope With the Coronavirus
In a town in the southwestern corner of Missouri, where COVID-19 has disproportionately affected Latino immigrants, language barriers and economic pressures among factory workers have stymied efforts to slow the virus that causes the disease.
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The effect of mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic on the UK population
The COVID-19 pandemic has crippled life in all countries globally, and the UK is no different....
Read MoreCalifornia GOP Consultant Rues ‘Big Mistake’ That Led to Family’s COVID Infections
Richard Costigan, a well-respected fixture in state Capitol circles, has detailed his family’s ongoing experiences with COVID-19 on social media after catching the virus — he surmises — at a backyard gathering. The former Schwarzenegger aide wants people to know this virus doesn’t care who you are.
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Covid-19: Home Health Workers Vulnerable to Many Risks During Pandemic
The workforce faces physical, mental, financial risks as well as the risk of contracting Covid-19...
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Covid-19: ED Visits Declined in Early Months of Pandemic
Experts suggest encouraging patients to visit ED for serious, non-Covid-related illnesses that...
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Don’t Fall for This Video: Hydroxychloroquine Is Not a COVID-19 Cure
This statement is taken from a video in which a group of doctors air unproven conspiracy theories about the coronavirus. Dr. Immanuel’s claims were among the most inaccurate. And, before it was removed from social media platforms, thee video was viewed millions of times. President Donald Trump retweeted it.
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Covid-19 Outbreak Among Georgia Campers Does Not Augur Well for School Openings
The virus spread easily among campers and staff increasing with longer exposure. A report...
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Covid-19: Obesity Ups Risk of Intubation, Death in Adults 65 or Younger
BMI of 35 or higher is independent risk factor Obesity is associated with an increased risk of...
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