Rice University and Canadian global health design firm Metric Technologies have developed an automated bag valve mask ventilation unit that can be built for less than $300 worth of parts and help patients in treatment for COVID-19. The collaboration expects…
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You Probably Can't Get Coronavirus More Than Once, Despite Recent Reports
A recent case study from Japan suggested it might be possible to get the novel coronavirus twice. However, issues with COVID-19 test quality may be to blame. An expert says it’s unlikely that people will contract the novel coronavirus more…
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More than a knee injury: ACL tears cause harmful changes in our brain structure
It’s known that some joint function is often permanently lost after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, and re-injury is common even with intensive physical therapy, but it’s unclear why. New research from the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology shows structural…
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French doctor: Virus from China seems less serious than SARS
The lead doctor treating two Paris hospital patients for the new virus in China said Saturday that the illness appears less serious than comparable outbreaks of the past and that the chance of a European epidemic appears weak at this…
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Private bowel cancer checks 'less accurate than NHS tests'
Thousands of bowel tumours are missed every year due to ‘unacceptable’ test failures as it emerges private checks are ‘less accurate’ than those carried out on the NHS, new study suggests UK researchers looked at more than 120,000 individuals having…
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