Archive: 08/12/2020

COVID-19: Persistent symptoms in one third of cases

Since its appearance in early 2020, COVID-19 has been unpredictable for both physicians and affected individuals given the variety and duration of its symptoms. Notably, it appears to have the potential to cause an unusually ...

Dec 8, 2020

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Pfizer chief insists no corners cut on vaccine testing

Pfizer chief executive Albert Bourla said Tuesday he understands concerns around the speed at which pharmaceutical companies have produced COVID-19 vaccines, but insisted that no corners had been cut.

Dec 8, 2020

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Rooming-in, breastfeeding feasible with maternal SARS-CoV-2

(HealthDay)—For women with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, rooming-in and breastfeeding are feasible for those who can care for their infants, with postnatal transmission occurring ...

Dec 8, 2020

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'Like a spiderweb:' How a Thanksgiving-weekend gathering led to an entire school district shutting down

A single gathering of high school students in Avon, Connecticut, over Thanksgiving weekend led to the shutdown of the entire Avon school district through Dec. 14, in a case that illustrates the far-reaching potential consequences ...

Dec 8, 2020

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Proportion of older adults owning, using hearing aids increasing

(HealthDay)—The proportion of U.S. older adults who reported owning and using hearing aids increased from 2011 to 2018, according to a research letter published online Dec. 7 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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J&J readies 500 mn vaccine doses for poor countries

US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday it plans to provide 500 million doses of its vaccine for poor countries once results of clinical trials are announced by the end of January.

Dec 8, 2020

Heavy metals found in hunt for source of India's mystery illness

Traces of heavy metals such as lead and nickel have been found in samples taken from 550 people stricken by a mystery illness in a southern Indian town where some victims have collapsed in the street, officials said.

Dec 8, 2020