Bilingualism is good medicine for the brain
Shortly after Kathy Jones relocated to California, the retired professor decided she needed to learn to speak Spanish. “When I moved to San…
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CDC warns of multi-state Listeria outbreak linked to deli meats
A Listeria outbreak has sickened 10 people across three states, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believes deli meats are the…
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The US just reported its highest number of Covid-19 infections in one day since the pandemic’s start
The US reported more than 80,000 new coronavirus infections Friday — the highest daily case number since the pandemic began. That comes amid…
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The US just reported its highest number of Covid-19 infections in one day since the pandemic’s start
The US reported more than 80,000 new coronavirus infections Friday — the highest daily case number since the pandemic began. That comes amid…
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New Covid-19 cases reported Friday in the US are the second highest since the pandemic began
The number of new coronavirus cases across the United States surpassed 75,000 on Friday, not long after the US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams…
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Fauci says it might be time to mandate masks as Covid-19 surges across US
Dr. Anthony Fauci has been reluctant to support a federal mask mandate. “A national mandate probably would not work,” he said on Sept 15…
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Fauci says it might be time to mandate masks as Covid-19 surges across US
Dr. Anthony Fauci has been reluctant to support a federal mask mandate. “A national mandate probably would not work,” he said on Sept 15…
Continue Reading AstraZeneca, Johnson&Johnson to resume Covid-19 vaccine trials in US
Drugmakers AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson both said Friday they are set to resume their paused coronavirus vaccine trials in the United States…
Continue Reading The Americas are at risk of polio outbreak due to disruptions by the pandemic, experts say
Health experts fear an outbreak of the polio virus in the Americas during the Covid-19 pandemic due to a delay in vaccinations and surveillance.…
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US could soon see the highest number of Covid-19 cases ever on a daily basis, surgeon general says
The number of Covid-19 cases reported across the country is rising so fast that US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams warns it could be the worst week…
Continue Reading People with Down syndrome have 10 times the risk of death from Covid-19 as those without, study finds
People with Down syndrome have 10 times the risk of dying from Covid-19 compared to those without the disability, a team of researchers reported…
Continue Reading In Mississippi, more White people now have gotten Covid-19 than African Americans. Attitudes about masks might help explain why, official says
For the longest time in this pandemic, coronavirus had infected and killed more African Americans in Mississippi than White people, which experts…
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Wearing masks could save more than 100,000 US lives through February, new study suggests
If 95% of Americans wore masks in public, more than 100,000 lives could be saved from Covid-19 through February, a new modeling study suggests. The…
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Carbon monoxide poisoning or Covid-19? Here’s how you can tell
As the Northern Hemisphere heads into winter, whether a fever and cough mean the flu or Covid-19 is a nerve-racking guessing game. There is, however,…
Continue Reading Women face struggles as patients with Covid-19 — and beyond
Women’s health is about far more than reproductive health. That was true long before the coronavirus pandemic struck, says Maya Dusenbery,…
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Coronavirus pandemic is causing ‘unacceptable’ shortages in US drug supplies, report says
The coronavirus pandemic is causing “unacceptable” shortages of US drug supplies in the United States, according to a report from the…
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The US just topped 1,100 coronavirus deaths a day. One state is getting National Guard help, and others keep breaking records
You know Covid-19 is out of control when health officials are so overwhelmed, they can’t notify close contacts who may be infected.…
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Daily coronavirus case numbers in the US are at levels not seen since the summer, and 14 states recently have set hospitalization records
Daily coronavirus case numbers in the US are at levels not seen since the summer, and more than a dozen states set record highs for Covid-19…
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Convalescent plasma did not reduce Covid-19 deaths or keep patients from severe illness in new study
In a new study, convalescent plasma did not reduce deaths among Covid-19 patients or prevent moderate disease from becoming severe. The study,…
Continue Reading Social distancing limited Covid-19 spread for Major League Baseball teams
When the Philadelphia Phillies met the Miami Marlins on the field last July, a batch of Marlins players were infected with coronavirus, although they…
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