Archive: 18/12/2020

Moderna vaccine set for imminent US approval, as Europe battles surge

Moderna's coronavirus vaccine was set for imminent approval in the US on Thursday, as COVID death tolls climbed around the world, with Europe becoming the first region to pass 500,000 fatalities and Brazil notching more than ...

Dec 18, 2020

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Goal striving stress linked to progressive kidney disease among African Americans

The stress caused by the gap between the pursuit of life goals and their achievement, formally known as goal striving stress, is linked to rapidly worsening kidney disease among African Americans, finds research published ...

Dec 18, 2020

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Updated guideline for heart valve disease spotlights less invasive treatments

Options to treat heart valve disease are expanding, allowing patients to avoid surgery when possible, according to a new joint clinical practice guideline from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. ...

Dec 18, 2020

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FDA plans to OK 2nd COVID-19 vaccine after panel endorsement

The head of the Food and Drug Administration said late Thursday that his agency will move to quickly authorize the second COVID-19 vaccine to fight the pandemic, hours after the shot won the key endorsement of a government ...

Dec 18, 2020

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Hot spot: California hospitals buckle as virus cases surge

Hospitals across California have all but run out of intensive care beds for COVID-19 patients, ambulances are backing up outside emergency rooms, and tents for triaging the sick are going up as the nation's most populous ...

Dec 18, 2020

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How Germany squandered early COVID-19 success

Long held up as a European success story in the fight against the pandemic, Germany has been hit hard by a second coronavirus wave that has brought record daily infection numbers and deaths.

Dec 18, 2020

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Africa confronts a second wave of COVID-19

After being relatively spared by coronavirus, Africa is bracing for the pandemic's second wave, noting how the microbe has once more cut a swathe through rich countries in Europe and North Africa.

Dec 18, 2020

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Australian virus cluster triggers travel clampdown

Australian officials declared Sydney's northern beaches a coronavirus hotspot Friday as a cluster of cases grew to 28 and triggered a return of domestic travel restrictions.

Dec 18, 2020

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China to start opening vaccination programme to general public

China plans to start opening its vaccination programme to members of the public in southwestern Sichuan province early next year, health officials said, despite the inoculations not yet receiving official approval.

Dec 18, 2020

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Philips buys US cardiac care firm BioTelemetry for $2.8 bn

Dutch electronics giant Philips said on Friday it was buying US remote cardiac monitoring firm BioTelemetry for $2.8 billion (2.3 billion euros).

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