Around 4.7 million people in Spain, which amounts to one in 10 people, have contracted the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, according to a new government-led antibody study.
Dec 16, 2020
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The northern French port city of Le Havre on Monday launched a mass drive to test its 270,000 inhabitants for COVID-19 before a nationwide lockdown is lifted.
Dec 14, 2020
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Large variations in exposure at home, in the community and at work—rather than case-fatality rates—may explain the well-documented racial disparities in COVID-19 mortality during the first wave of the pandemic last spring, ...
Dec 10, 2020
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South Africa, the country most affected by the coronavirus on the continent, has entered a second wave of the pandemic, the health minister declared Wednesday.
Dec 9, 2020
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The World Health Organization has marked significant improvements in some aspects of adolescent sexual and reproductive health. Young people are having their first sexual encounters at a later age and are more likely to use ...
Dec 7, 2020
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Decreases in hospital attendances and admissions amid fears of COVID-19 may result in avoidable harm for under 16s say researchers, who warn against the "unintended consequences of pandemic control measures."
Nov 30, 2020
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We're often hearing alerts for different areas after traces of coronavirus are found in the wastewater, or sewage.
Nov 20, 2020
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Staphylococcus aureus (which includes MRSA) is the most prevalent organism isolated from the airways of children with cystic fibrosis (CF), and is treated using antibiotics, but its role in lung disease is poorly understood.
Nov 19, 2020
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Children of the 90s, a health study based at the University of Bristol, has today [10 November] published results from a study testing almost 5,000 participants for COVID-19 antibodies. The results found 4.3% reported a positive ...
Nov 11, 2020
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Some diseases are more likely to enter public conversation than others. COVID-19 has dominated the public discourse in 2020, while cancer and AIDS are high-profile diseases that attract significant scientific and media attention. ...
Nov 10, 2020
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