Archive: 03/08/2020

Sustained high blood pressure may damage brain vessels

Having high blood pressure for long periods may increase the chance of small vessel damage in the brain, which has been linked to dementia and stroke, according to a new study.

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Ancient part of immune system may underpin severe COVID-19

One of the immune system's oldest branches, called complement, may be influencing the severity of COVID-19 disease, according to a new study from researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

Aug 3, 2020

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Australian city begins curfew as global virus cases top 18 million

Australia's second-largest city started a six-week curfew and the Philippine capital was ordered back into lockdown, as the number of global coronavirus cases on Monday topped 18 million.

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Global virus cases top 18 million as Australian city imposes curfew

The number of coronavirus cases recorded worldwide topped 18 million on Monday with the illness continuing its march, after Australia's second-largest city imposed a curfew to halt the spread.

Aug 3, 2020

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US adds 47,508 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

The US notched 47,508 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours on Sunday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

Aug 3, 2020

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Virus exposes cracks in Brazil's public health system

Brazil's public health care system, considered among the world's most advanced when it was launched, is being pushed to the brink by the coronavirus pandemic, which has exposed the impact of years of under-funding and mismanagement.

Aug 3, 2020

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Top coronavirus advisor warns US in 'new phase' of pandemic

The United States has entered a "new phase" of the pandemic, White House coronavirus advisor Deborah Birx warned Sunday, with rural areas just as threatened as major cities.

Aug 3, 2020

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Philippine capital returning to lockdown as virus surges

The Philippine president has agreed to place the capital and outlying provinces back under a lockdown after medical groups warned that the country was waging "a losing battle" against the coronavirus amid an alarming surge ...

Aug 3, 2020

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Children's National Hospital case report sounds the alarm for antibiotic resistance

A recent meningitis case treated at Children's National Hospital raises serious concerns about a rise in antibiotic resistance in the common bacterium that caused it, researchers from the hospital write in a case report. ...

Aug 3, 2020

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Young women with polycystic ovary syndrome have raised risk of heart disease

Women in their 30s and 40s with a common condition affecting how the ovaries work are more likely to get heart disease. That's the finding of a study published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal ...

Aug 3, 2020

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