Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Spain tightens virus face mask rules
Spain on Tuesday tightened face masks rules, making them mandatory outdoors and in all public places.
Mar 30, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Brazil reports 3,650 dead from COVID in one day
Brazil set a new daily COVID-19 death toll record of 3,650 on Friday, the health ministry said, as the pandemic spins out of control in Latin America's largest economy.
Mar 27, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Brazil surpasses 100,000 new COVID cases in a day
Brazil surpassed 100,000 new COVID-19 cases in one day on Thursday, adding another grim record in country where the pandemic has killed more than 300,000 people, the health ministry said.
Mar 26, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Are face masks helping people with allergies?
The masks people have been wearing to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 are also good at filtering out pollen and other allergens floating in the air. For people with allergic rhinitis or allergic asthma, who develop symptoms ...
Mar 24, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How Cuba is getting so much right on COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately harms underprivileged people globally, Cuba's "people over profit" approach has been saving many lives—both on the island and abroad. From the onset, Cuba's approach has been ...
Mar 24, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
In Brazil, COVID increasingly hitting the young
Leading the morning medical meeting at an intensive care unit in Sao Paulo, Jaques Sztajnbok reviews his COVID-19 patients.
Mar 20, 2021
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Health
Biden administration weighing national face mask standards for workplace
The Biden Administration is deliberating on a nationwide face mask standard for workplaces, although it has already missed its own deadline for a decision.
Mar 16, 2021
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Surgery
New study shows impact of mask wearing on patient trust and perception of surgeons
A first-of-its-kind study out today in JAMA Surgery suggests that patients have a more difficult time understanding and building trust with their surgeons when they cannot see the surgeon's entire face due to masking requirements. ...
Mar 11, 2021
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Nursing home residents can get hugs again, feds say
Nursing home residents vaccinated against COVID-19 can get hugs again from their loved ones, and all residents may enjoy more indoor visits, the government said Wednesday in a step toward pre-pandemic normalcy.
Mar 11, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feelings about scientists a factor in COVID‐19 attitudes, behaviors
Some people's willingness to reduce the spread of COVID-19 seems to be connected to their feelings about scientists rather than their political partisanship, a new study suggests.
Mar 9, 2021
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