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Maine CDC reports 12 new cases of COVID-19, no new deaths The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported 12 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths on Tuesday.The 12 additional cases bring the total in Maine to 4,368.No new deaths were reported on Tuesday. A total of 131 Mainers with COVID-19 have…

"Before the appendectomy, I was looking for property and homes to purchase, and that is pretty much completely off the table right now," says Shannon Harness, a veteran who was uninsured when he had two appendicitis-related surgeries in 2019. The bills amounted to $80,232. Rachel Woolf/Rachel Woolf for KHN hide caption toggle caption Rachel Woolf/Rachel…

Quarantine rules are expanding around the world, but not in America. The virus is circulating in Gaza. Researchers in Hong Kong find that in rare cases, a person can get reinfected.Published Aug. 24, 2020Updated Aug. 25, 2020, 3:27 a.m. ETImageKatie Stallings, a second grade teacher, set up her classroom before her students return to school…

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. Leading health agencies have issued slightly differing advice about wearing a face mask during exercise. The CDC recommends that face masks or coverings are worn in public when around other people to help slow the spread of coronavirus, while the World Health Organization has stated that…

Zhang believes science holds the key to predicting viral outbreaks with similar accuracy as with which we now anticipate typhoons and tornadoes. “If we don’t learn lessons from this disease,” says Zhang, “humankind will suffer another.” Credit - Ronghui Chen for TIMEOver the past few years, Professor Zhang Yongzhen has made it his business to…