WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. —Wake Forest Baptist Health is leading a coronavirus antibody study to help North Carolina gain data about the public and the virus.
Wake Forest University is mailing 1,000 at-home antibody kits with the help of a $100,000 grant from the …
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Wake Forest Baptist Health mails kits to 1,000 people for coronavirus antibody study -Salem
Coronavirus deaths lower in countries using tuberculosis vaccine, study finds
Coronavirus death rates are nearly six times lower in countries that use a nearly century-old tuberculosis vaccine, a new study found.
The study, conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, found that the COVID-19 mortali…
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Coronavirus face mask: How to make a covering at home with a bandana or cloth
There are plenty of resources to help you make a face mask at home.
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website.
In just a few weeks, homemade masks and fa…
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WHO Director-General’s Statement on IHR Emergency Committee on Ebola Virus Disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The International Health Regulations Emergency Committee for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) met today, and has advised me that in its view the Ebola outbreak in the DRC continues to constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Co…
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Trial of chloroquine to treat COVID-19 stopped early due to heart complications
A Brazilian study testing the antimalarial drug chloroquine for COVID-19
had to be stopped early in one group of patients taking a high dose of the drug, after some patients in this group developed dangerous heart rhythm problems
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Chloroquine and the rel…
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Coronavirus resurgence possible as late as 2024, Harvard study says
Coronavirus resurgence possible as late as 2024, Harvard study says – The Jerusalem Post
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Man who went through booking process at Fresno County Jail tests positive for COVID-19 -TV
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — An 18-year-old man brought in to be booked into the Fresno County Jail for auto theft last Friday has tested positive for COVID-19.The Sheriff’s Office says the suspect was showing symptoms for the virus, so instead of processing him,…
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Coronavirus Throws A Curveball: New Mutation Can Make Current Vaccine Research ‘Futile’: Study
KEY POINTS
- A team of researchers from Taiwan and Australia found evidence of new coronavirus mutation
- It could potentially affect current vaccine developments
- Other experts, however, have yet to peer-review the findings
As …
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He Was a Doctor Who Never Got Sick. Then the Coronavirus Nearly Killed Him.
His colleagues at the hospital put him on the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine, whose effectiveness for the coronavirus is still unknown, but Dr. Padgetts condition continued to worsen.
By March 16, his heart was struggling, his kidneys were failing and…
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Placing most-critical coronavirus patients on their stomachs can help with breathing, doctors find -TV
On Friday, Dr. Mangala Narasimhan received an urgent call. A man in his 40s with COVID-19 was in a dire situation, and her colleague wanted her to come to the intensive care unit at Long Island Jewish Hospital to see if he needed to be put on life support.Bef…
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