As news of the coronavirus swept the nation in March 2020, the risks of COVID-19 infection and infection-fatality were still
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Neighborhood-based friendships making a comeback for kids in the age of coronavirus
As the weather has warmed in my Midwestern town, my neighborhood is full of children on bicycles pretending to be
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Study underlines importance of adequate PPE and training to prevent COVID-19 infection
Despite being at high risk of exposure to COVID-19, frontline healthcare professionals who were appropriately protected did not contract infection
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Research shows you can’t tell if a person is sick by the sound of their cough
A small team of researchers at the University of Michigan has found that it is not possible to correctly identify
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Indonesian capital’s reopening triggers concerns of 2nd wave
Eva Rahmi Salama worries that authorities in Jakarta, Indonesia’s sprawling capital, are acting too soon to lift restrictions put in
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Providence St. Joseph's taps video tool to help facilitate end of life discussions
Planning for the end of life can be an uncomfortable and often times overwhelming tasks – for both patients and
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Why are more men dying of coronavirus? A history of avoiding the doctor might be to blame
Men tend to check in with their doctors far less frequently than women, and experts say that reluctance might be
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Improved MRI scans could aid in development of arthritis treatments
An algorithm that analyzes MRI images and automatically detects small changes in knee joints over time could be used in
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The impact of disclosure laws on prescription patterns from companies that pay them
It’s not uncommon for U.S. pharmaceutical companies to pay medical doctors to promote their medications. Questions over possible conflicts of
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Study: Nearly 16% of Illinois COVID-19 cases linked to spread from Chicago jail
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, coronavirus has spread quickly through jails and prisons in cities across the country—including in Chicago, where
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