Health
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PublishedAugust 25, 2020
Genetic data show how one ‘superspreading’ event sent virus across the world
A study of nearly 800 coronavirus genomes shows that viruses carrying the conference's characteristic mutation infected hundreds of people in the Boston area, as well as victims from Alaska to Senegal to Luxembourg.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2020
Pandemic pushes expansion of ‘hospital-at-home’ treatment
The programs are taking off, thanks to communications technology, portable medical equipment and teams of doctors, nurses, X-ray techs and paramedics.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2020
Growing evidence shines a light on children’s role in virus transmission
A new paper finding high viral loads and high positivity rates in children joins other studies suggesting that some children may be “silent spreaders.”
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PublishedAugust 19, 2020
Taking one of the latest coronavirus tests to gain federal approval is as easy as spitting
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PublishedAugust 18, 2020
Some inaccurate results underscore complexity of developing reliable COVID-19 tests
Less is known about the accuracy of COVID-19 tests because of how quickly they were rushed through the regulatory process because of the pandemic.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2020
Fed up with anti-maskers, mask advocates are demanding mandates, fines – and common courtesy
Three-quarters of Americans favor requiring people to wear face coverings in public to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2020
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit seeking inmate releases due to COVID-19
The decision Friday states that the two men hadn't exhausted other options, notably in state court, in their effort to qualify for home confinement.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2020
Maine CDC reports 29 new cases of coronavirus, one death
Critical virus statistics have remained low for the state, which has among the lowest infection rates per capita in the U.S.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2020
COVID-19 death toll rivals fatality rate during 1918 flu epidemic, researchers say
The H1N1 flu pandemic eventually killed 50 million people a century ago, about 675,000 of them in the United States.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2020
Why does COVID-19 strike some and not others? Fauci sees an answer in new study
A new study could explain the extraordinary range that people experience with the novel coronavirus, from no symptoms at all to death.
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