A new perspective published in Pediatrics warns of the detrimental consequences food insecurity can have on children and families. Written by pediatric health experts from Children's HealthWatch, based at Boston Medical Center, ...
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Australia has fared better than most countries in reducing its COVID-19 cases to very low numbers. However, on June 15, new clusters of infection were identified in Victoria. The numbers grew so rapidly that metropolitan ...
Jul 14, 2020
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A single dose of the flu drug baloxavir marboxil can reduce the spread of the illness within households, new research concludes.
Jul 13, 2020
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A paper published in the BMJ today argues that since most people with COVID-19 are cared for at home it may be important to try to protect the people caring for them by limiting how much virus they come in contact with the ...
May 6, 2020
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Data from two years ago shows that close to 60% of children in South Africa lived below the poverty line, while a third were below the food poverty line. Statistics also show that households with children are more likely ...
Apr 13, 2020
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Viruses are sneaky beings. As the coronavirus pandemic is demonstrating, they cross borders quickly and can be highly contagious before symptoms of disease break out. In many cases of infection, a clear path of transmission ...
Mar 30, 2020
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As the novel coronavirus outbreak has intensified worldwide, public health officials, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have urged the public to practice social distancing to limit the virus's spread. ...
Mar 24, 2020
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As coronavirus spreads through the country, states have closed schools and nonessential businesses and prohibited group gatherings. This leaves most of us at home, but many of us live in close quarters with other people. ...
Mar 24, 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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Researchers from Imperial have analyzed the likely impact of multiple public health measures on slowing and suppressing the spread of coronavirus.
Mar 18, 2020
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