Archive: 02/04/2020

COPD linked to heightened risk of lung cancer in people who have never smoked

COPD, short for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is linked to a heightened risk of lung cancer in people who have never smoked, indicates research published online in the journal Thorax.

Apr 2, 2020

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Limited supply may scupper proposals to use antimalarials to ward off Covid-19

Limited global supplies may scupper proposals to use the antimalarial drugs, chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, to lessen the symptoms of Covid-19 infection or ward it off altogether, say Italian doctors in a letter published ...

Apr 2, 2020

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France reports 471 more coronavirus hospital deaths, toll tops 4,500

France reported 471 more deaths in hospital from COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the country's official toll from the coronavirus epidemic to 4,503.

Apr 2, 2020

Malawi announces first coronavirus cases

Malawi on Thursday announced its first three coronavirus infections, one of the last African countries to report the potentially deadly disease.

Apr 2, 2020

Stockholm to open field hospital as COVID-19 cases rise

Stockholm plans to open its first field hospital this weekend for patients suffering from the new coronavirus as cases rise in the city, officials said Thursday.

Apr 2, 2020

US eases blood donation limits for gay men due to shortage

The U.S. government Thursday eased restrictions on blood donations from gay men and other key groups because of a drop in the nation's blood supply triggered by the coronavirus outbreak.

Apr 2, 2020

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Agonizing decisions being made in Spain's virus hot spots

Raquel Fernández watched as cemetery workers lowered her grandmother's casket into the grave and placed it on top of the coffin of her grandfather, buried just three days earlier.

Apr 2, 2020

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Researchers find opioid prescriptions linked to obesity

Two new studies from the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) shed light on the relationship between obesity and the use of prescription opioids in the United States.

Apr 2, 2020

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Muscle protein abundant in the heart plays key role in blood clotting during heart attack

A prevalent heart protein known as cardiac myosin, which is released into the body when a person suffers a heart attack, can cause blood to thicken or clot—worsening damage to heart tissue, a new study shows.

Apr 2, 2020

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Checklist for emergency department team's COVID-19 surge

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented challenges to many health care systems across the globe.

Apr 2, 2020

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Archive: 02/04/2020

COPD linked to heightened risk of lung cancer in people who have never smoked

Limited supply may scupper proposals to use antimalarials to ward off Covid-19

France reports 471 more coronavirus hospital deaths, toll tops 4,500

Malawi announces first coronavirus cases

Stockholm to open field hospital as COVID-19 cases rise

US eases blood donation limits for gay men due to shortage

Agonizing decisions being made in Spain's virus hot spots

Researchers find opioid prescriptions linked to obesity

Muscle protein abundant in the heart plays key role in blood clotting during heart attack

Checklist for emergency department team's COVID-19 surge

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