The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now says the virus can linger and spread beyond 6 feet -- especially indoors where there is poor ventilation.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a new guidance has acknowledged that COVID-19 can spread through the air, CNN reports.
The CDC's website as of Friday says that "airborne viruses, including COVID-19, are among the most contagious...
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Only about 54% of medical practitioners surveyed say they have prescribed pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, to HIV-vulnerable patients, according to a new study.
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The Testing of the chimpanzee adenovirus-based vaccine had been repeatedly called into question for the “dangerous” lack of sufficient trials on chimp viruses as well as the unclear consequences of the new technology. The trials of AstraZeneca...
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Ron Gardenhire announced on Saturday his retirement from his role as manager of the Detroit Tigers. The 62-year-old was dealing with health issues that led to the decision.
Gardenhire hasn’t felt well since dealing with a stomach virus a few...
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The viruses' symptoms are similar, making it hard to distinguish between them. Doctors are urging people to get the annual flu vaccine to prevent a "twindemic" this fall and winter.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 18, 2020 -- Some Michigan residents are being told to stay indoors after dark and protect themselves from mosquito bites as the state tries to contain the spread of the rare but potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease Eastern...
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Melinda Gates told Axios that the Trump administration has neutered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and continued to bungle its coronavirus response, concluding that only a “lack of leadership” explains why far more people...
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A small study out of China found people who wear glasses regularly were less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19.
Though not as protective as goggles and face shields, glasses may provide a barrier against the virus...
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The federal government says it will give farmers an additional $14 billion to compensate them for the difficulties they’ve experienced selling their crops, milk and meat because of the coronavirus pandemic
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Two recent studies have confirmed that people previously infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be reinfected with the virus. Interestingly, the two people had different outcomes. The person in Hong Kong showed no symptoms on...
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance on who should be tested for the virus that causes COVID-19.
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(MedPage Today) -- Cruise ship passengers who embarked from the coast of Argentina in mid-March were unaware that they were living in a COVID-19 hotspot for more than a week after the ship departed.
The reason why these passengers were oblivious...
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A deadly combination of two mosquito-borne viruses may be a trigger for stroke, new research has found.
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Some linger in the body for a lifetime. The one causing Covid-19 probably isn't one of them, but it and others can create mischief long after the immune system appears to have banished them. Knowable Magazine
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South Africa’s chief medical adviser says the country should know its true toll from the coronavirus pandemic within a few weeks, as it prepares to almost fully reopen its economy
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Dearborn police say a Michigan man used a popular social media application to target a 12-year-old girl for a sexual relationship, and he exposed her to HIV.
The girl's family, from Allen Park, suspected that she was with the man that she had met...
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Welcome to Thursday’s Overnight Health Care.President Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows disputed the CDC director’s vaccine timeline, while casting doubt on the use of face masks to get people back to work. And a former White House aide...
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A controversial guideline saying people without Covid-19 symptoms didn’t need to get tested for the virus came from H.H.S. officials and skipped the C.D.C.’s scientific review process.
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The aging of the population with HIV is a medical achievement to celebrate, but with this success comes a new conundrum. Medscape HIV/AIDS
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