Pediatrics
Ask the Pediatrician: What are the best ways to make a backyard pool safer?
Q: We want to install a swimming pool in our backyard. How can we make it as safe as possible for our young children and their friends?
Jul 2, 2021
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Pediatrics
Child drownings in U.S. pools, spas are on the rise
(HealthDay)—Pool and spa drowning deaths among U.S. children are spiking upwards, and restrictions related to the COVID pandemic may also mean that fewer kids are getting the swimming lessons that might keep them safe, ...
Jun 9, 2021
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Health
Summer water fun can bring drowning risks: How to stay safe
As you seek to cool down in a pool or at the beach this summer, always keep water safety for yourself and others in mind, an expert urges.
Jun 7, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A new strategy for pooling COVID-19 tests to detect outbreaks early
Researchers have proposed a new quantitative strategy for pooling COVID-19 tests in order to monitor spread and detect outbreaks early within closed communities, such as nursing homes or universities. Vincent Brault of Université ...
Mar 4, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Rome hotels swap tourists for Covid patients
The plush hotel lobby is normally bustling with business travellers and tourists, but now medics in protective gear welcome patients from hospitals struggling with Italy's surge in coronavirus cases.
Nov 12, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How to reduce COVID-19 risk at the beach or the pool
Australians are emerging from winter and, where possible, enjoying trips to beaches and public pools. Beach-side picnics, barbecues and get-togethers are back on the cards for many of us.
Sep 30, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
How pooled testing can increase access to essential laboratory tests in Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic tends to conceal other important health issues. One of these is the global target for reducing HIV infections and increasing access to treatment. Progress is well under way. In 2019, 67% of those living ...
Sep 4, 2020
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Medical research
COVID-19 pooling test method identifies asymptomatic carriers
A new peer-reviewed study published in Science Advances confirms the success of a new COVID-19 pooling test that identifies all positive subjects, including asymptomatic carriers, in a single round of testing.
Aug 24, 2020
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Health
Q&A: Swimming and pool-related health issues
Dear Mayo Clinic: We recently moved into a community that has several pools. My children are so excited and ask nightly if they can swim after dinner. Growing up, my mom always made me wait 30 minutes after I ate to swim. ...
Jul 6, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Asthma, allergies plus pandemic may pose 4th of July challenges
(HealthDay)—The coronavirus pandemic makes planning for July 4th a challenge this year, especially if someone in the family has allergies or asthma, an allergy expert says.
Jul 2, 2020
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