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Florida publicly discloses hospitalizations as the US breaks another case record

July 10, 2020 7:09 pm CNN

Another record-setting day of Covid-19 cases across the US came with a spotlight on Florida, which publicly released its number of coronavirus…

How coronavirus affects the entire body

July 10, 2020 6:59 pm CNN

Coronavirus damages not only the lungs, but the kidneys, liver, heart, brain and nervous system, skin and gastrointestinal tract, doctors said Friday…

More evidence emerges that a TB vaccine might help fight coronavirus

July 10, 2020 2:24 pm CNN

More research emerged this week in potential support of using the tuberculosis vaccine Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) as a tool in the fight against…

New WHO report says airborne coronavirus transmission ‘cannot be ruled out’ in outbreaks in some indoor settings

July 10, 2020 1:06 pm CNN

The World Health Organization on Thursday released a new scientific report detailing how the coronavirus can pass from one person to the next —…

Pathologist found blood clots in ‘almost every organ’ during autopsies on Covid-19 patients

July 10, 2020 4:03 am CNN

Autopsies on people who died of the coronavirus are helping doctors understand how the disease affects the body — and one of the most…

5 Lego challenges to make a stay-at-home summer fly

July 10, 2020 3:21 am CNN

The stay-at-home summer of 2020 has been anything but boring at the house of Ina Turpen Fried. A popular technology journalist, she is also is a Lego…

Covid-19 symptoms: What we know now and what to do

July 10, 2020 3:05 am CNN

It may feel like years, but the world has only been battling the deadly novel coronavirus for months. As scientists feverishly work around the clock…

What we know about coronavirus risks to school age children

July 9, 2020 10:58 pm CNN

As coronavirus cases spike nationwide, most parents are wondering whether it’s safe to send their children back to school. But with most of the…

Bend woman continues to battle COVID-19 after 18 weeks

July 9, 2020 6:33 pm Arielle Brumfield

You hear the stories of many people who contract COVID-19, quarantining for 14 days and healing from the virus, but there’s a community of people…

As fewer kids played football, hospitals saw a big drop in ER visits

July 9, 2020 6:19 pm CNN

The rate of kids sports and recreation-related emergency room visits for traumatic brain injuries declined 32% from 2012 to 2018, after more than a…

Dr. Anthony Fauci says states like Florida have reopened too quickly

July 9, 2020 6:11 pm CNN

Some states have reopened too quickly, allowing the coronavirus pandemic to come roaring back, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday. “There are some…

Can the AC filter in your home, office or local mall protect you from Covid-19?

July 9, 2020 4:18 pm CNN

When New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced last week that malls in New York could not reopen until they installed high-efficiency particulate air…

Here’s how to volunteer for a Covid-19 vaccine trial

July 9, 2020 3:47 pm CNN

If you want to be one of the first to receive an experimental vaccine for Covid-19, now’s your chance. Wednesday, a new website —…

Anxiety makes us bad decision-makers. Here’s how to do better even if you’re worried about everything

July 9, 2020 8:13 am CNN

Just before the lockdown began, London-based writer Valentina Valentini made the choice of a lifetime: She agreed to marry her partner. She…

‘Broken heart syndrome’ has increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, small study suggests

July 9, 2020 8:05 am CNN

A study published Thursday found a significant increase in “broken heart syndrome” at two Ohio hospitals among some patients who…

FDA warns against using two dozen hand sanitizers that could contain toxic wood alcohol

July 9, 2020 6:50 am CNN

The Food and Drug Administration has added more hand sanitizers to its growing list of products that contain wood alcohol, which is toxic if absorbed…