The efficient allocation of medical resources can be modelled mathematically, as shown by Finnish researchers. The study, which started a few years before coronavirus appeared, offers timely insights for governments and organizations ...
Apr 20, 2020
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Around 117 million children worldwide risk contracting measles because dozens of countries are curtailing their vaccination programmes as they battle COVID-19, the United Nations warned Tuesday.
Apr 14, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Many Americans are choosing—or have been told—to self-quarantine to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Mar 23, 2020
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As the global response to COVID-19 unfolds in real time, public health officials are urging unprecedented measures in order to "flatten the curve." But how do we know which actions are likely to slow the spread, and by how ...
Mar 23, 2020
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When Berkeley News first spoke to medical doctor and infectious disease specialist John Swartzberg in early February, the United States was home to only a handful of cases of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19, and many ...
Mar 18, 2020
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Assoc. Prof. Emily Landon specializes in infectious disease, and serves as medical director of antimicrobial stewardship and infection control at University of Chicago Medicine.
Mar 17, 2020
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Bulgaria declared a nationwide influenza epidemic, closing schools and banning planned surgeries from Friday as the country—so far spared any novel coronavirus infections—grapples with a rise in flu cases.
Mar 6, 2020
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In January 1934, officials at the Hill School learned a student had been exposed to measles over winter break and confined him to the infirmary.
Mar 5, 2020
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Terms like epidemic, pandemic, quarantine and incubation period have been used in relation to COVID-19. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases specialist, offers an explanation of terms that you may hear ...
Mar 5, 2020
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Norovirus is a highly contagious viral infection that is commonly referred to as "stomach flu." However, it is not related to the flu, which is caused by the influenza virus.
Feb 5, 2020
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