Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Spain ends mask mandate outdoors as coronavirus surge ebbs
Spain is scrapping a mandate to wear masks outdoors, as COVID-19 infection rates drop and hospitals report lower admissions.
Feb 8, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research team's mask adaptation strategy helps surgical masks to meet same standards as N95 and KN95 masks
Masks to protect people from illness come in all shapes and sizes, unfortunately.
Feb 7, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Who is that? Kids find it more difficult than adults to recognize faces behind masks
Children are having difficulty recognizing faces that are partially covered by masks. This could potentially impact social interactions with peers and educators, as well as the ability to form important relationships, according ...
Feb 7, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sweden joins others in announcing end of virus restrictions
Sweden on Thursday joined other European nations in saying it will remove coronavirus restrictions.
Feb 3, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Testing the effectiveness of KN95 and surgical mask 'fit hacks'
Researchers have tested a variety of popular hacks for improving the fit of KN95 and surgical masks, and found that while some hacks do improve fit, they can also come at the cost of the wearer's comfort.
Feb 2, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Danes halt virus restrictions; rest of Europe a patchwork
Denmark took the European Union lead Tuesday by scrapping most pandemic restrictions as the Scandinavian country no longer considers COVID-19 "a socially critical disease." European nations elsewhere had a patchwork of different ...
Feb 1, 2022
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Health
Loss of lip-reading caused by masks affects everybody
Deterioration in speech understanding when the speaker is wearing a mask mainly has visual causes. They are even more significant than the acoustic attenuation caused by the masks.
Feb 1, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Japan starts mass COVID boosters as omicron cases soar
Tokyo has launched a mass inoculation drive for COVID-19 booster shots at a temporary center operated by the military as Japan tries to speed up delayed third jabs to counter surging infections.
Jan 31, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 exposure possible outside of home isolation rooms
A Rutgers study has detected tiny airborne particles containing RNA from the SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19, both inside and outside of the rooms in which infected people were self-isolating at home. This finding suggests ...
Jan 27, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Want to keep Omicron away? Wear a better mask, like the N95
The contagious Omicron variant is straining Florida hospitals. Last week, the state averaged nearly 41,300 infections a day. The vaccinated are less likely to suffer serious illness, but can still get infected.
Jan 27, 2022
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