A new report from cardiologists at UT Southwestern raises the hope that doctors will be able to visually check the jugular venous pressure of heart failure patients remotely, using the camera on a smartphone. The finding is especially timely as…
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Puerto Rico to require negative COVID-19 tests from all airport arrivals
The US possession of Puerto Rico will require all visitors arriving by air to present a negative COVID-19 test or be held under quarantine at their own expense, officials said Tuesday. Starting on July 15, all visitors—including those arriving from…
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Discovery of new step in how brain cells work could lead to new therapies for epilepsy
Researchers have identified a critical new step in how brain cells function in people with one of the most common forms of epilepsy. This could lead to new treatment approaches for people with drug-resistant epilepsy. The study was led by…
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‘Don’t talk’: How to stay safe from COVID-19 inside elevators
For people in cities like New York, getting back to work during a pandemic may mean taking several elevator rides a day, to and from their office spaces — but without safety measures in place, elevators could become hot spots…
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After six months, worst of pandemic ‘yet to come’: WHO
Six months since the new coronavirus outbreak, the pandemic is still far from over, the World Health Organization said Monday, warning that “the worst is yet to come”. Reaching the half-year milestone just as the death toll surpassed 500,000 and…
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Ethiopian monk said to be 114 years old survives coronavirus
An Ethiopian Orthodox monk whose family says he is 114 years old has survived the coronavirus. Tilahun Woldemichael was discharged from a hospital on Thursday after almost three weeks. He received oxygen and dexamethasone, a cheap and widely available steroid…
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Desperate to hit the gym when they reopen? Do these exercises first
Desperate to hit the gym when they reopen? Do these five exercises first, writes MARIAM AL-ROUBI The lockdown has given Britain something it did not need – an even more sedentary lifestyle. But it’s not just the closure of gyms and swimming pools that has…
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Over $30 bn needed to develop COVID-19 tests, treatments, vaccines: WHO
The World Health Organization said Friday that a global initiative to speed up the development and production of COVID-19 tests, vaccines and treatments will require more than $30 billion over the next year. Providing details of the so-called ACT accelerator,…
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Trump administration asks US Supreme Court to end Obamacare
US President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court Thursday to strike down Obamacare, which has provided health insurance to tens of millions of Americans. The third challenge to the landmark law, formally known as the Affordable Care Act, comes…
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$15 billion revenue loss projected for US primary care due to COVID-19 shutdowns
Primary care practices are projected to lose more than $65,000 in revenue per full-time physician in 2020, following drastic declines in office visits and fees for services from March to May during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study led…
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