Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Three countries have kept coronavirus in check; here's how they did it
Vietnam. South Korea. Taiwan.
Mar 27, 2020
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Health care workers change their minds on vaccinations, study finds
When the COVID-19 vaccines became available, many health care workers, despite seeing the devastating effects of the virus firsthand, said they did not intend to get vaccinated. But a new Northwestern Medicine study shows ...
Feb 1, 2022
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COVID-19 positive patients at higher risk of developing neurodegenerative disorders, new study shows
COVID-19 positive outpatients are at an increased risk of neurodegenerative disorders compared with individuals who tested negative for the virus, a new study presented today at the 8th European Academy of Neurology (EAN) ...
Jun 24, 2022
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New Zealand says it has solved Covid outbreak 'puzzle'
New Zealand reported a breakthrough Thursday in tracing the source of a COVID-19 outbreak that plunged the nation into lockdown, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern saying it should help "stamp out" the virus.
Aug 19, 2021
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Doctor gambles on clot-busting drug to save virus patients
The woman was dying. New York's Mount Sinai Hospital was about to call her husband and break the news that there was nothing left to try. Then Dr. Hooman Poor took a gamble.
Apr 11, 2020
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Months after learning to walk again, 24-year-old finally learns what caused her paralysis
One morning when she was 24, Andrea Paez woke up to find dark red blood on her pillow. She felt exhausted and nauseous, with a pounding headache.
May 19, 2021
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Chronic cannabis use, vomiting and compulsive bathing—symptoms of a hidden syndrome
Researchers at the Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois Chicago have found that cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, a vomiting condition tied to chronic cannabis use, rose sharply in US emergency ...
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This nurse didn't just create a replacement N95 mask—hers works better
As Tommye Austin made her way around the COVID-19 unit, she saw patients on ventilators fighting for each breath. She heard nurses, respiratory therapists and other workers talking about how anxious they were about being ...
May 7, 2020
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When is COVID-19 most contagious? When are you no longer considered contagious?
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, we've asked readers what they most want to know about its impact, prevention and treatment. This is an answer to some of those questions.
Apr 30, 2020
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COVID-19: New model predicts its course, resolution and eventual good news
COVID-19 has infected millions and killed hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, but a new predictor model devised at QUT offers glimmers of hope, suggesting the worst has passed and indicating well under 1000 deaths ...
Apr 24, 2020
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