Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
I still have COVID-19 symptoms. Am I contagious?
With new information about the coronavirus coming out every week, it can be hard to keep track of the details you need to keep your family safe.
Sep 10, 2020
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Vaccination
UN: No vaccine to be endorsed before it's safe and effective
The head of the World Health Organization said the U.N. health agency will not recommend any COVID-19 vaccine before it is proved safe and effective, even as Russia and China have started using their experimental vaccines ...
Sep 4, 2020
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Researchers redesign the face mask to improve comfort and protection
Imagine a reusable face mask that protects wearers and those around them from SARS-CoV-2, is comfortable enough to wear all day, and stays in place without frequent adjustment. Based on decades of experience with filtration ...
Sep 3, 2020
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Trial to test nasal irrigations as COVID-19 treatment
Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) are conducting a clinical trial to determine whether nasal saline irrigations can reduce viral shedding and symptoms in patients with COVID-19.
Sep 3, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
Unique HIV reservoirs in elite controllers
Xu Yu, MD, Ragon group leader, recently published a study entitled "Distinct viral reservoirs in individuals with spontaneous control of HIV-1," in Nature. Yu's lab, in collaboration with Ragon group leaders Mathias Lichterfeld, ...
Aug 26, 2020
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COVID-19 lockdowns blocked flu in some places but fall looms
Winter is ending in the Southern Hemisphere and country after country—South Africa, Australia, Argentina—had a surprise: Their steps against COVID-19 also apparently blocked the flu.
Aug 26, 2020
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Cloth masks do protect the wearer – breathing in less coronavirus means you get less sick
Masks slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2 by reducing how much infected people spray the virus into the environment around them when they cough or talk. Evidence from laboratory experiments, hospitals and whole countries show that ...
Aug 19, 2020
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Africa begins continent-wide study of COVID-19 antibodies
An Africa-wide study of antibodies to the coronavirus has begun, while evidence from a smaller study indicates that many more people have been infected than official numbers show, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and ...
Aug 13, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Is it safe to drink from a fountain during the pandemic?
Is it safe to drink from a water fountain during the pandemic?
Aug 13, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Another COVID hazard: False information
(HealthDay)—Be careful that the COVID-19 information you're getting is accurate and not opinion masquerading as the real McCoy, says the American College of Emergency Physicians.
Aug 11, 2020
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