A staggering 400,000-plus excess deaths may occur in the U.S. by the end of the year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study suggests. That estimate includes people who died from COVID-19, as well as those who…
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Pandemic threatens food security for many college students
When university presidents were surveyed in spring of 2020 about what they felt were the most pressing concerns of COVID-19, college students going hungry didn’t rank very high. Just 14% of the presidents listed food or housing insecurity among their…
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Lack of ID can endanger already vulnerable people during COVID-19 pandemic
Rod Maxwell, a young Indigenous man from northern British Columbia, was forced to live on the streets of downtown Vancouver last March after his personal identification was stolen. Maxwell had traveled to the city to access health-care services unavailable in…
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Your child’s vaccines: What you need to know about catching up during the COVID-19 pandemic
This spring, after stay-at-home orders were announced and schools shut down across the nation, many families stopped going to their pediatrician. As a result, kids have fallen behind on important childhood vaccinations. Vaccination rates declined starkly after mid-March, with up…
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Most American Families Facing Financial Danger During Pandemic: Poll
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30, 2020 — More than 60% of households with children in the United States have struggled with serious financial problems during the coronavirus pandemic, a new poll shows. Black and Hispanic households with children have borne the brunt…
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Woman, 102, beats coronavirus after surviving cancer, 1918 flu pandemic
Fox News Flash top headlines for September 22 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. The novel coronavirus was apparently no match for a 102-year-old woman in New Hampshire. Mildred "Gerri" Schappals, who lives…
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Bill Rancic Says Wife Giuliana's Coronavirus Symptoms Were Less Severe than His: 'She's Strong'
Bill Rancic has given details about his family's experience with COVID-19. In an upcoming appearance on The Doctors, Rancic sits down with Dr. Ian Smith for his first broadcast interview about his coronavirus diagnosis, sharing details about how he and…
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Game of Thrones' Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Says He Could Miss Son's Birth While in Quarantine
View this post on Instagram Date night with my beautiful wife! @kelc33 ? A post shared by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (@thorbjornsson) on Aug 14, 2020 at 2:18pm PDT View this post on Instagram Date night with my beautiful wife! @kelc33…
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Dr. Oz’s Mother Diagnosed with COVID-19 While Battling Alzheimer’s: ‘The News Rocked Us’
Dr. Mehmet Oz’s mother, Suna Oz, has COVID-19, a diagnosis made “even worse” by her Alzheimer’s disease, the TV host says. Mehmet learned over the weekend that his mother, who lives in Turkey, had tested positive, he says in exclusive…
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Coronavirus study to trial vaccine delivery through inhalers
A small coronavirus clinical study has been launched in the UK this week to explore the effects of delivering vaccines directly to the body’s airways using an inhaler. Imperial College London researchers said they will assess the safety and effectiveness…
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