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NASA-developed ventilator authorized by FDA for emergency use

A new high-pressure ventilator developed by NASA engineers and tailored to treat coronavirus (COVID-19) patients today was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use under the FDA's March 24 ventilator Emergency ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Researchers launch novel investigation into tuberculosis transmission

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Colorado State University are launching the most realistic study ever conducted into how transmission of the tuberculosis pathogen triggers infectious disease, an investigation expected to ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Monthly COVID-19 hospitalization rates peaked in December 2020

(HealthDay)—For adults hospitalized with COVID-19, monthly rates of hospitalization, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and death peaked in December 2020, according to a study published online Aug. 10 in the Annals of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Airport COVID-19 safety measures still need work

Safety measures taken by U.S. airports have lowered travelers' risks of getting the new coronavirus, but more needs to be done, a new report claims.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Cause of illness at Villanova lab still a mystery

(AP)—Officials say they still don't know what sickened people at a Villanova University chemistry lab, prompting evacuation of the building and sending 29 people to the hospital.

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