More infectious COVID-19 variants are spreading in the U.S. at the same time as cases are falling and the national vaccination campaign is picking up steam. Put it all together, a Harvard epidemiologist said Friday, and it ...
Feb 22, 2021
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Masks help protect the people wearing them from getting or spreading SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, but now researchers from the National Institutes of Health have added evidence for yet another potential benefit ...
Feb 12, 2021
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Q: Is it OK for my child to play outside in cold weather? If so, how should I dress her?
Feb 1, 2021
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England is deep into its third lockdown, yet the daily tally of new COVID cases and deaths remains sickeningly high. As Chris Whitty, the country's chief medical officer, said recently, more needs to be done to bring the ...
Jan 19, 2021
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(HealthDay)—A special calorie-burning type of body fat appears to help protect against an array of chronic ailments, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, a new study suggests.
Jan 11, 2021
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If you want to burn fat this winter, take your exercise outdoors, researchers say.
Jan 7, 2021
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Many of us have heard: "Don't go outside without a coat; you'll catch a cold."
Dec 16, 2020
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Heart and respiratory symptoms caused by cold weather predict higher morbidity and mortality. The researchers were surprised to find that symptoms related to cold weather increased morbidity and mortality in healthy individuals. ...
Nov 18, 2020
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Does weather affect the spread of the coronavirus outside?
Nov 3, 2020
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Ben Zaitchik, a professor of Earth and planetary sciences at Johns Hopkins University, is leading an international task force of the World Meteorological Organization to develop best practices for producing accurate assessments ...
Sep 21, 2020
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