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How language barriers can add anguish and complicate care for COVID-19 patients who don’t speak English
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Even though Rodolfo Reyes’ partner died of COVID-19…
As virus hits Italy’s south, some flee troubled health care
An oxygen canister is carried on a stretcher outside the first aid…
24 hours in the ICU: Fighting for an open bed in coronavirus
A hospital worker takes a break on an outdoor walkway as the…
Oregon and New Mexico order lockdowns, other states resist
by Michelle R. Smith, Carla K. Johnson and Lisa Marie Pane The…
Recordings reveal WHO’s analysis of pandemic in private
In this file photo dated Sunday, March 1, 2020, Britain’s Prime Minister…
Older adults at greater risk of cardiovascular events, benefit as much from cholesterol-lowering medications
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Two studies published today in The Lancet provide…
In India, polluted air spells trouble for virus patients
A security guard stands behind a mesh screen at a construction site…
Italy shuts down 4 regions as Europe tries lighter lockdowns
Pigeons gather in an almost deserted Duomo square, in downtown Milan, Italy,…
Data analysis identifies the ‘mother’ of all SARS-CoV-2 genomes
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with…
‘Very confident’: NYC hospitals prepare for virus resurgence
New machinery, such as ventilation to the window to turn the room…
Short of medics as virus surges, central Europe sounds alarm
Health care worker attends to COVID-19 patients at an intensive care unit…
Italy closes gyms, shuts eateries early to fight COVID-19
Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte adjusts his face mask as he announces new…
How a cloud-based solution is transforming care for people with cystic fibrosis
David Hill, left, looks on while his son George uses a spirometer…
Q&A: A COVID-19 vaccine is coming—will it be safe?
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Argentina hits 1 million cases as virus slams Latin America
In this July 25, 2020 file photo, wooden crosses mark freshly dug…
Vaccines are important—but what are they, and how do they work?
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As virus flares globally, new strategies target hot spots
Pedestrians in protective masks pass a storefront on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020,…
US warned Nevada not to use Chinese COVID tests from UAE
by Jon Gambrell and Michelle L. Price HOLD FOR STORY SLUGGED VIRUS…
As New Yorkers prepare to vote, COVID-19 stays top-of-mind
More than one New Yorker in seven (15%) believes the economy will…
The 12 best COVID-19 prevention strategies
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain It’s been many months since COVID-19 upended our…
Lesson not learned: Europe unprepared as 2nd virus wave hits
In this Oct. 9, 2020, file photo, a medical team treats a…
Hair loss. Memory problems. Strange rashes. COVID-19 patients report a litany of symptoms outside official criteria
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Julie Sciascia-Van Horn was hospitalized with COVID-19 in…
‘Catastrophically short of doctors’: Virus surges in Ukraine
A nurse checks the temperature of a patient with coronavirus in Stebnyk,…
3 win Nobel medicine award for discovering hepatitis C virus
In this April 17, 2015, file photo, a national library employee shows…
NYC seeks to reinstate virus restrictions in some spots
Two young women walk with children during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot,…
Framework for equitable allocation of a COVID-19 vaccine released
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Life in a food desert, where fresh produce is 2 bus rides from home
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Willie Brown carefully guided his cart of groceries…
Worldwide grief: Death toll from coronavirus tops 1 million
by Adam Geller and Rishabh R. Jain In this Sept. 17, 2020…
Halting cancer by halting DNA repair
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3-D bioprinting constructs for cartilage regeneration
Schematic presentation of the study design and scaffold construction. (A) Schematic Illustration…
Diabetes dramatically reduces the kidney’s ability clean itself
Drs. Zheng Dong and Zhengwei Ma, MCG research associate and the study’s…
Researchers warn of COVID-19 and flu ‘twindemic’
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Infection rates soar in college towns as students return
Masked students walk through the campus of Ball State University in Muncie,…
As India’s virus cases rise, so do questions over death toll
A man wearing personal protective equipment looks at the body of his…
Doctors in hard-hit Madrid: ‘It’s like March in slow motion’
People wearing face masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus walk in…
Making gyms safer: Why the virus is less likely to spread there than in a bar
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Organoids emerge as powerful tools for disease modeling and drug discovery
A brain organoid derived from a human induced pluripotent stem cell line…
Q&A: More than a health crisis: COVID-19 impacts are far-reaching and long-term
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The COVID-19 pandemic is already causing wider consequences…
Convalescent plasma is latest COVID-19 therapy
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Richard Beckerson will never know whether it was…
Peru’s Indigenous turn to ancestral remedies to fight virus
Family members look in the coffin that contains the remains of Manuela…
How the new coronavirus penetrates, exploits and kills cells
Credit: Jeffrey Decoster “Know your enemy,” Sun Tzu, the great sage of…
Telehealth scales up during the pandemic to offer patient care in the safety of the home
Simulation of a virtual urgent care visit at the Medical University of…
Ensuring an ethical path to a ‘warp speed’ vaccine
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A vaccine for COVID-19 is seen by many—rightly…
The dangers of polypharmacy: Do you really need all of those medications?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain You generally take more medications as you get…
Health officials worry nation not ready for COVID-19 vaccine
This March 16, 2020 file photo shows vials used by pharmacists to…
Q&A: Talking to friends, family, kids, and coworkers about COVID-19 safety
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For the most part, physical distancing guidelines for…
How to help kids through difficult times (like now)
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Navigating life these days is tough for an…