Giving antimalarial medicines to children monthly during the rainy season cut malaria deaths in children by 42 percent, making a
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Over 1.5 million coronavirus deaths globally
Over 1.5 million coronavirus deaths have been recorded worldwide from nearly 65 million cases, according to an AFP tally on
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Over 2,400 US COVID deaths in 24 hours, a six-month high
The United States on Wednesday registered more than 2,400 deaths from COVID-19 in 24 hours, according to the Johns Hopkins
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Opioid overdose deaths involving other substances more common in youth
Results of a new study show that opioid overdose deaths involving more than one substance (polysubstances) are more common than
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AHA: Blacks, Hispanics Make Up 53 Percent of COVID-19 Deaths
MONDAY, Nov. 23, 2020 — Due to disproportionate representation, Black and Hispanic patients bear much of the burden of mortality
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Coronavirus deaths surpass 10,000 in hard-hit Massachusetts
Once a coronavirus hot spot, Massachusetts was seen as a model for infection control this summer as coronavirus cases and
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Four in ten extra deaths in Lombardy not linked to COVID-19
The study, published in PLOS ONE, looked at the number of deaths in each of the 7,251 local authority areas
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Rheumatoid arthritis drug cuts coronavirus deaths in clinical trial, Eli Lilly says
CDC’s integrity questioned over changing COVID-19 guidelines Dr. Ramin Oskoui and Dr. Harvey Risch weigh in on the CDC’s latest
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Minorities made up 78% of US COVID-19 pediatric deaths: study
Racial minorities accounted for 78 percent of COVID-19 deaths under the age of 21 in the United States between February
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Record infections, few deaths: how Qatar has tackled COVID
Qatar has the world’s highest per-capita coronavirus infection rate but one of the lowest death rates, due to extensive testing,
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