Just when schools were getting ready to reopen for the new school year, cases of COVID-19 started surging in the United States, driven in large part by the more contagious delta variant. School administrators around the country are working to…
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How To Safely Date Online
While history has a certain sense of romance, living in the 21st century offers a set of perks unique to the development of the internet and the convenience culture created by endless apps designed to offer an easier way to…
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CDC says fully vaccinated people can travel internationally safely
BREAKING NEWS: CDC says fully vaccinated people can travel internationally safely, don’t need to get tested before leaving or quarantine when they arrive back in the US CDC says it is now safe for fully vaccinated Americans to travel domestically…
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CDC issues new guidelines for safely reopening schools
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a detailed guide to safely reopen America’s schools, some of which have been closed for in-person learning for nearly a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan is centered…
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Cancer radiation can safely proceed during COVID-19 pandemic
(HealthDay)—Cancer patients who need radiation therapy shouldn’t let fear of COVID-19 delay their treatment, one hospital study suggests. Over six days in May, during the height of the pandemic in New Jersey, surfaces in the radiation oncology department at Robert…
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Silencing of an ALS gene safely delivered to patients in new study
UMass Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital are the first to safely treat two research participants with a synthetic microRNA, delivered into the spinal fluid, designed to silence a human disease-causing gene. Details of the treatment, which targeted the mutant…
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Far-UVC light safely kills airborne coronaviruses
More than 99.9% of seasonal coronaviruses present in airborne droplets were killed when exposed to a particular wavelength of ultraviolet light that is safe to use around humans, a new study at Columbia University Irving Medical Center has found. “Based…
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Navigating the grocery store safely
(HealthDay)—Grocery shopping has become a daunting endeavor during the coronavirus pandemic, but there are things you can do to protect yourself and others, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. Prepare a shopping list in advance and buy just one…
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