Archive: 15/02/2020

Questions complicate efforts to contain new virus from China

Reports one day suggest the respiratory outbreak in China might be slowing, the next brings word of thousands more cases. Even the experts have whiplash in trying to determine if the epidemic is getting worse, or if a backlog ...

Feb 15, 2020

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Eight of 9 UK coronavirus sufferers leave hospital

Eight of the nine people diagnosed with the new coronavirus in Britain have left hospital having now tested negatively twice for the virus, NHS England said on Saturday.

Feb 15, 2020

First coronavirus death outside Asia as China toll leaps past 1,500

France reported the first fatality from the new coronavirus outside Asia on Saturday, fuelling global concerns about the epidemic, as the death toll from the outbreak surpassed 1,500 in China.

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New virus cases fall; WHO says China bought the world time

China reported 143 virus deaths and a dip in new cases Saturday while the head of the World Health Organization praised the country's efforts to contain the new disease, saying they have "bought the world time" and that other ...

Feb 15, 2020

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Medtronic MiniMed 600 series insulin pumps recalled

(HealthDay)—More than 322,000 MiniMed 600 Series Insulin Pumps have been recalled by Medtronic due to a defect that could cause them to malfunction and put users at risk for serious harm or death.

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Traumatic brain injuries raise risk of psychiatric ills in soldiers

(HealthDay)—U.S. soldiers who suffer a moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) are more likely to suffer other mental health woes than those with other serious injuries, a new study finds.

Feb 15, 2020

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CDC: Coronavirus spreads most easily when patients are sickest

(HealthDay)—Coronavirus is most infectious when patients are at the peak of their illness, health officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

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U.S. life expectancy to reach 85 by 2060

(HealthDay)—Nearly a quarter of all U.S. residents will be older than 65 by 2060, and life expectancy will reach an all-time high of 85 by that year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Feb 15, 2020

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Shower your Valentine with love all year long

(HealthDay)—You need to work on your relationship with your significant other all year round, not just on Valentine's Day, a relationship expert advises.

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Egypt confirms first coronavirus case in Africa

Egypt's health ministry on Friday announced the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in Africa.

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