Following is a short question-and-answer piece with the University of Rhode Island Department of History’s Joëlle Rollo-Koster, professor of medieval
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UK: Elective surgery due to restart next week—now’s the time to fix waiting lists
The near-total shutdown of elective surgery across Australia will end soon, following National Cabinet consideration on Tuesday. The shutdown was
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The lowdown on COVID-19 treatments
(HealthDay)—There’s a lot of confusion about medications and COVID-19, so experts offer some answers. There are no proven drug treatments
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New insight into how a genetic change increases the risk of schizophrenia
In the human genome, small sections of DNA have been found to be duplicated (copied) or deleted in a small
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Pandemics of the past and future: A conversation with Nobel-winning virologist
Though no two pandemics are the same, each one that occurs has lessons to teach us about the next one.
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Study of sewage finds link between different rates of sepsis in UK and presence of E. coli in the community
A study to be presented at European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) shows that rates of Escherichia
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The bodies of COVID-19 victims may be contagious, coroner’s case reveals
Even after death, COVID-19 could be contagious, a new report finds. A forensic practitioner working in Bangkok, Thailand, most likely
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Traditional vegetable diet lowers the risk of premature babies
It turns out we should follow our parent’s advice when we’re thinking about becoming parents ourselves, with a study finding
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Could inhibiting the DPP4 enzyme help treat coronavirus?
Researchers and clinicians are scrambling to find ways to combat COVID-19, including new therapeutics and eventually a vaccine. In a
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Coronavirus: Will the UK really have highest death toll in Europe, as a US study suggests?
Within four months, the UK will have 66,314 fatalities from COVID-19, according to a recent report from the University of
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