Chicago emergency room doctor Meeta Shah wiped down her face shield and stethoscope as she rushed from one patient to the next, some of them very sick with COVID-19, some of them dying. At home, she worried about how to…
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Texas funeral became coronavirus superspreader event after 42 were sickened, family claims
What is next for AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine after dosing error in first trial? AstraZeneca admits it made a mistake in dosage levels on some vaccine trial volunteers; reaction from Dr. Janette Nesheiwat on ‘America’s Newsroom.’ A Texas family says their…
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This Man’s Diarrhea and Vomiting Were Actually Caused by Parasitic Worms in His Stomach
The man was asked to give a stool sample, and doctors found fertilized eggs from the intestinal parasite Ascaris lumbricoides in his poop. He was eventually given IV fluids, a single dose of the anti-parasitic drug albendazole, and discharged him…
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Nicole Richie, Jamie Foxx and More Celebrities Who Were Adopted
Chosen families! Nicole Richie and more adopted celebrities have opened up about their experiences over the years. Lionel Richie took in the Simple Life alum when he realized that her “family situation was falling apart” six or seven weeks after…
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These Celeb Moms Were Shamed for Their Baby Bumps
These celebrity moms — including Kim Kardashian, Jessica Simpson and Kate Middleton — have been body-shamed during their high-profile pregnancies. While haters called some of their baby bumps too big and others too small, these beautiful stars look just right…
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One in 10 Tennessee families were food insufficient during early months of COVID-19
The latest research from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture indicates that during late April and early May 2020, approximately 525,000 Tennessee households were food insufficient, meaning they sometimes or often did not have enough to eat—that’s one in…
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Early on, many seniors were unfazed by coronavirus warnings, study finds
The coronavirus hits older people and those with chronic medical conditions hardest. But many of these folks didn’t take the virus seriously as the outbreak took off in the United States, a new study finds. Before stay-in-place orders were announced,…
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Coronavirus overview: Here’s the app you were looking for
There is nothing quite like a quarantine to make one itch to do something useful. Three Ph.D. students from the Department of Mathematical Sciences have done just that. The trio of statisticians have repurposed their tedium and isolation to develop…
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OK, we’re dealing with COVID-19, but what’s a virus in the first place?
Everybody knows by now that the United States and the world are in the grip of one of the dangerous coronaviruses called COVID-19, but what’s a virus and how can it make us feel ill? Why do our bodies react…
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We know we’re supposed to reach out when we need support, but how?
Recently, I revealed to a friend that I was coming out of a rough patch. “I didn’t know that,” my friend said. “Why didn’t you reach out?” Friends are busy with lives of their own, and may not notice small…
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