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HIV and TB laboratory systems used to scale up COVID-19 testing in Africa
1 month ago - By News Medical
Many countries in resource-limited settings have high HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, hepatitis, and/or sexually transmitted infection burdens.
Read more ...No association between hypothyroidism, poor COVID-19 outcomes
1 month ago - By Healio
Analysis of more than 3,000 COVID-19-positive adults in New York City showed no association between a history of hypothyroidism and risks for COVID-19 hospitalization, mechanical ventilation or death, according to study data.
“This study investigates whether pre-existing hypothyroidism worsens outcomes for patients with COVID-19. The study found that hypothyroidism does not increase risk of adverse outcomes from COVID-19 infection,” Maaike van Gerwen, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the department of otolaryngology - head and neck surgery at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount
Read more ...Study: More than one-third of children with COVID-19 are asymptomatic
1 month ago - By News Medical
More than one-third of kids who have COVID-19 are asymptomatic, according to a University of Alberta study that suggests youngsters diagnosed with the disease may represent just a fraction of those infected.
Read more ...Third Georgia congressman tests positive for COVID-19
1 month ago - By ABC News
U.S. Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia has tested positive for COVID-19
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Why Getting My COVID Vaccine Made Me Emotional
A child who is four years old gets his or her booster vaccinations prior to going to kindergarten. My experience as a pediatrician is that kids handle the trauma of getting...
Nearly 40% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Brazil died amid surge
Nearly 40 percent of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Brazil died of the virus as the nation's health care system was inundated with coronavirus cases last year, a new study...
CDC: New COVID Strain May Dominate U.S. by March
CDC modeling indicates the variant could account for a majority of COVID cases in the U.S. in March, peaking at around 80,000 cases a day in late April.
Will Coronavirus Variants Soon Dominate in U.S.?
The SARS-CoV-2 variant first documented in Britain could become the primary strain in the U.S. by March, researchers found. Despite only 76 infections with the variant, B.1.1.7...
The hospitals where Covid admissions are FALLING
Some 20 of 138 acute NHS trusts recorded a dip in beds occupied by Covid-19 patients in the seven days to January 12 compared to the previous week.
Got Half an Hour? Try This Fat-Burning, Lower-Body Dumbbell Workout
Doing a strength-training session like this lower-body dumbbell workout from ACE-certified personal trainer Nicci Robinson helps to build lean muscle and aids in the...
Care home Covid cases TRIPLE in a month: MOST outbreaks are among elderly...
Date from Public Health England reveals that in the week to January 14, there were 977 outbreaks of respiratory conditions in care homes with 739 confirmed as Covid.
'COVID Tongue' May Be A Symptom Of COVID-19. Here's What It Looks Like
Experts explain how the coronavirus may affect the inside of your mouth and how to spot the signs.
Global surge of cases is fueling more chances for the virus to mutate to...
Professor Trevor Bedford warned that a higher number of severe infections would lead to more super-strains as it gives the virus additional chances to mutate to evade the...
Three Weeks, 92k More Deaths; New OWS Leader; Don't Try This at Home
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Also, there will be no COVID-19 Update on Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The CDC is...