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Health care use, costs increase 20-fold after firearm injury

(HealthDay)—Actual health care costs increase up to 20-fold in the six months after a gunshot injury versus the six months before, according to a study published online Sept. 29 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Virginia first to roll out pandemic app from Apple, Google

Virginia has rolled out a smartphone app to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus, becoming the first U.S. state to use new pandemic technology created by Apple and Google.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Confirmed coronavirus cases are rising in 40 of 50 states

Four U.S. states—Arizona, California, Florida and Texas—reported a combined 25,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases Thursday as the infection curve rose in 40 of the 50 states heading into the July Fourth holiday weekend.

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