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CDC tells states: Be ready to distribute vaccines on Nov. 1

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The federal government has told states to prepare for a coronavirus vaccine to be ready to distribute by Nov. 1. The timeline raised concern among public health...

DATE: Sep 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Steroids confirmed to help severely ill coronavirus patients

New studies confirm that multiple types of steroids improve survival for severely ill COVID-19 patients, cementing the cheap drugs as a standard of care. An analysis of pooled res...

DATE: Sep 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Depression, anxiety spike amid outbreak and turbulent times

Mental health therapists’ caseloads are bulging. Waiting lists for appointments are growing. And anxiety and depression are rising among Americans amid the coronavirus crisis, research sugge...

DATE: Sep 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Rapid $5 coronavirus test doesn’t need specialty equipment

WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the first rapid coronavirus test that doesn’t need any special computer equipment to get results. The 15-minu...

DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Scientists say Hong Kong man got coronavirus a second time

University of Hong Kong scientists claim to have the first evidence of someone being reinfected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Genetic tests revealed that a 33-year-old man ...

DATE: Aug 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

UN cautions that virus plasma treatment still experimental

LONDON – The World Health Organization on Monday cautioned that using blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors to treat other patients is still considered an experimental therapy, voicing the co...

DATE: Aug 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Trail of bubbles leads scientists to new coronavirus clue

A doctor checking comatose COVID-19 patients for signs of a stroke instead stumbled onto a new clue about how the virus may harm the lungs – thanks to a test that used tiny air bubbles and a...

DATE: Aug 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

The home front: Virus stalks nurses after they leave work

FULLERTON, Calif. – There’s red tape running along the floor of the coronavirus unit at St. Jude’s Medical Center. It’s a clear line of demarcation. On one side, the cold zone, wh...

DATE: Aug 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Study hints, can’t prove, survivor plasma fights COVID-19

Mayo Clinic researchers reported a strong hint that blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors helps other patients recover, but it’s not proof and some experts worry if, amid clamor for the treat...

DATE: Aug 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

U.S. kids, parents perform DIY tests for coronavirus science

In a comfy suburb just outside Nashville, a young family swabs their noses twice a month in a DIY study seeking answers to some of the most vexing questions about the coronavirus. ...

DATE: Aug 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

U.S. reports show racial disparities in kids with COVID-19

NEW YORK – Racial disparities in the U.S. coronavirus epidemic extend to children, according to two sobering government reports released Friday. One of the Centers for Disease Con...

DATE: Aug 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Early in pandemic, frantic doctors traded tips across oceans

Amid the chaos of the pandemic’s early days, doctors who faced the first coronavirus onslaught reached across oceans and language barriers in an unprecedented effort to advise colleagues try...

DATE: Aug 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health