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CDC confirms 6 new coronavirus symptoms showing up in patients repeatedly

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added six symptoms of the novel coronavirus to its list, suggesting health experts are learning more about the growing number of ways physician...

DATE: Apr 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Answers to questions about new coronavirus antibody studies

NEW YORK – Studies have begun to emerge that try to determine how many Americans have been infected by the new coronavirus. But are they accurate? The results depend on where and ...

DATE: Apr 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

2 cats in New York state test positive for coronavirus

NEW YORK – Two pet cats in New York state have tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the first confirmed cases in companion animals in the United States, federal officials said Wednes...

DATE: Apr 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

2 types of testing look for COVID-19 infections new and old

WASHINGTON – Testing is critical to controlling the coronavirus and eventually easing restrictions that have halted daily life for most Americans. But there’s been confusion about what kinds...

DATE: Apr 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

U.S. lockdowns coincide with rise in poisonings from cleaners

NEW YORK – One toddler became dizzy, fell and hit her head after drinking from a large bottle of hand sanitizer. A woman had a scary coughing and wheezing fit while soaking her produce in a ...

DATE: Apr 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Virus forecast model from defense team in Los Alamos draws attention

SANTA FE – A team of national defense scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory that studies contagions with award-winning accuracy has developed its own U.S. forecast for the spread of t...

DATE: Apr 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Reopening could require thousands more public health workers

SEATTLE – Before stay-at-home orders are lifted, the nation’s public health agencies want to be ready to douse any new sparks of coronavirus infection – a task they say could require tens of...

DATE: Apr 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Some people turn to herbal medicine to fight virus without proof

NEW DELHI – With no approved drugs for the new coronavirus, some people are turning to alternative medicines, often with governments promoting them. This is most evident in India ...

DATE: Apr 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Search for a COVID-19 vaccine heats up in China, U.S.

WASHINGTON – Three potential COVID-19 vaccines are making fast progress in early-stage testing in volunteers in China and the U.S., but it’s still a long road to prove if they’ll really work...

DATE: Apr 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Nurses weigh their principles versus safety in virus fight

Paramedics rushed another critical COVID-19 patient into the emergency room, and Chicago nurse Cynthia Riemer felt her adrenaline kick in. “Your heart starts racing,” she said. “Y...

DATE: Apr 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Second U.S. study for COVID-19 vaccine uses skin-deep shots

WASHINGTON – U.S. researchers have opened another safety test of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine, this one using a skin-deep shot instead of the usual deeper jab. The pinch shoul...

DATE: Apr 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Virus is mostly mild and rarely fatal for U.S. kids, data show

The first national data on COVID-19 in U.S. children suggest that while the illness usually isn’t severe in kids, some do get sick enough to require hospital treatment. The Center...

DATE: Apr 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health