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Children born at high altitudes may be stunted in growth and development, study finds - CNN

At least 53 cases of the coronavirus have been traced back to an Aug. 7 wedding and reception in Maine that violated attendance limits, state health officials said. A local hospital said Friday one person whose infection has been linked to the event has died.About 65 people attended the reception at the Big Moose Inn…

UPDATE: Body of female swimmer found off Tybee Island - Atlanta Journal Constitution

The patient did mount an immune response to the new infection, however, and did not experience symptoms.A pedestrian footbridge in Hong Kong last month. The reinfection case underscores the need for a vaccine that produces a powerful immune response, scientists said.Credit...Anthony Kwan/Getty ImagesAug. 24, 2020, 12:29 p.m. ETA 33-year-old man was infected a second time…

Certain high blood pressure medications may help reduce the severity of disease and mortality rates for those infected with the novel coronavirus, according to a new study published in the journal Current Atherosclerosis Reports.Researchers from the University of East Anglia looked at 19 studies in the meta-analysis involving approximately 28,000 patients who took antihypertension medications such as Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme inhibitors…