Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

COVID-19 contacts should be tested, regardless of symptoms: WHO

People exposed to someone diagnosed with coronavirus should be tested whether they show symptoms or not, the World Health Organization said Thursday, after US health authorities said they were not needed.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Many U.S. homes too cramped to stop COVID-19's spread

(HealthDay)—People with COVID-19 are told to keep their distance from family members to protect them from infection. But a new study finds that one-fifth of U.S. homes are too small for that to happen.

Pediatrics

Proportion of children born into care in England now one in 200

Academics at the University of Huddersfield and University of Central Lancashire have revealed that the number of babies being taken into state care in their first week of life is almost 50% higher than previously believed.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Loneliness did not appear to increase during pandemic: study

Contrary to expectations, the social (physical) distancing recommendations and stay-at-home orders put in place across the United States to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic did not lead to an uptick in loneliness ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

US presses on with reopening, but virus first wave lingers

More than a dozen US states are reporting their highest daily tolls of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, but President Donald Trump and many local officials are showing no signs of worry and have ruled out new lockdown ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Expert tells US Congress that virus fight could last years

A top health expert warned US lawmakers Wednesday to brace for a "long and difficult" war against the coronavirus outbreak, as he urged dramatically expanding testing to rein in the pandemic.

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