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21/04/2020

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Understanding the 'symptom-less' COVID-19 carriers key to stopping spread

Lockdowns will not create enough herd immunity to control and eradicate COVID-19, but the measure is probably our best approach while we wait for a vaccine or faster and more thorough mass testing, according to physicists ...

Apr 21, 2020

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Etiquette, not social shaming, will get people to wear masks and keep a distance

It's always been awkward to call out others for doing things in public that are annoying or even harmful. But people now face dicier situations as the COVID-19 pandemic raises fears that some are spreading a dangerous virus ...

Apr 21, 2020

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There are no miracle foods or diets that can prevent or cure COVID-19

Since the global outbreak of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), there have been widespread claims on social media that certain foods and supplements can prevent or cure COVID-19. Even though the World Health Organization ...

Apr 21, 2020

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Taking care of your skin with increased hand-washing

One of the best defenses against the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is hand-washing. But frequent rubbing and scrubbing can take its toll, depleting the skin of its natural moisture and oils.

Apr 21, 2020

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If you need a ventilator for COVID-19, odds are 50-50 you'll survive

Mike DeWan, 43, of Worcester; Jim Cracas, 51, of Chester Springs; and Raveena Brown, 62, of Bear, Del., each had the bad luck to get a horrible case of the coronavirus, so bad that they needed to spend days—in DeWan's case, ...

Apr 21, 2020

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How much coronavirus testing is enough? States could learn from retailers as they ramp up

As states develop plans to restart their economies, the big fear is that coronavirus cases will surge again. To keep the pandemic under control, strategic testing systems will be needed, and they will need to be scaled up ...

Apr 21, 2020

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Novel computational methods provide new insight into daytime alertness in people with sleep apnea

New polysomnography parameters are better than conventional ones at describing how the severity of oxygen desaturation during sleep affects daytime alertness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, according to a new study ...

Apr 21, 2020

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New insight into how a genetic change increases the risk of schizophrenia

In the human genome, small sections of DNA have been found to be duplicated (copied) or deleted in a small number of people, a phenomenon known as Copy Number Variation. Some of these genetic changes are linked to an increased ...

Apr 21, 2020

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Pharmacists could be frontline fighters in battle against opioid epidemic

When you stop at your local pharmacy to pick up a toothbrush or an antacid, soon you may also be able to buy an over-the-counter drug to reverse an opioid overdose. The lifesaving drug, naloxone, currently requires a prescription, ...

Apr 21, 2020

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Expert on Eastern Europe healthcare voices concern about COVID-19 in Russia and Ukraine

Judyth Twigg, Ph.D., a leading expert on health care policy and economics in Eastern Europe, has serious concerns about the ability of Russia and Ukraine to fight a major outbreak of COVID-19.

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