Every day, she donned a mask and was vigilant about washing her hands or using hand sanitizer which made the ensuing fever, headaches, sore throat and COVID-19 diagnosis startling. Anna (a pseudonym for privacy protection) has been living with HIV…
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Coronavirus-tracing apps turn to college campuses for 'early adopters'
Fox News Flash top headlines for August 20 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. As college campuses attempt to safely reopen their doors in the fall, coronavirus-tracing apps hoping to gain traction are increasingly betting…
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Young women are the most vulnerable to postpartum mental illness, study finds
A study, led by researchers at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, the University of Manchester and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), has found that young women are most vulnerable to postpartum mental illness. The term “postpartum”…
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New database could help lead to personalized treatments for breast cancer patients
All current breast cancer drugs were first tested in cell lines. Each cell line began as cancer in a patient. As such, each cell line is a surrogate for that patient’s disease. A new database of 40 breast cancer cell…
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Potential drug target revealed to help more children survive a lethal heart defect
When children are born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), they require a series of major surgical procedures to survive. But even with a repaired heart, as many as one in four children die from complications before age 25. Now,…
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Universities scramble to deal with virus outbreaks
North Carolina’s flagship university canceled in-person classes for undergraduates just a week into the fall semester Monday as college campuses around the U.S. scramble to deal with coronavirus clusters linked in some cases to student housing, off-campus parties and packed…
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Lasting immunity to coronavirus reported in early studies
(HealthDay)—Scientists say they are seeing signs of lasting immunity to the coronavirus, even in those who only experience mild symptoms of COVID-19. A slew of studies show that disease-fighting antibodies, as well as B-cells and T-cells that can recognize the…
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568 genes identified with the potential to trigger cancer
Analysis of the genomes of 28,000 tumors from 66 types of cancer has led to the identification of 568 cancer driver genes Performed by the Biomedical Genomics Lab at IRB Barcelona, the study has allowed a major update of the…
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Historical redlining linked to premature births, lower birth weight babies
Past discriminatory housing practices may play a role in perpetuating the significant disparities in infant and maternal health faced by people of color in the U.S., suggests a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. For decades,…
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Neglecting coronavirus safety measures could lead to 'worst fall ever,' CDC director warns
Fox News Flash top headlines for August 13 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. If Americans don’t follow safety measures against COVID-19, a top health official recently warned this upcoming autumn could be the "worst" from…
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