As Australians try to maintain social engagement during self-isolation, citizen science offers a unique opportunity. Defined as “public participation and
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Children and COVID-19: How to help kids cope and practice safety
Many children may be confused and frightened about the COVID-19 pandemic, but parents can do a lot to help children
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Want to make social distancing even more effective? It’s about time (as well as space)
While the world waits for an effective vaccine against COVID-19, we are relying heavily on social distancing—perhaps better termed “physical
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Past-year methamphetamine use 6.6 per 1,000 in 2015 to 2018
The estimated rate of past-year methamphetamine use was 6.6 per 1,000 adults during 2015 to 2018, according to research published
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An expert’s guide to fact-checking coronavirus info online
(HealthDay)—With bogus information about the new coronavirus spreading fast online, how can you separate fact from fiction? A communications expert
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10% of infants born to women with coronavirus are infected themselves
Mothers may pass coronavirus to their newborns: Nearly 10% of 33 babies born to infected women in China contracted the
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Contagious 2 to 3 days before symptoms? A Covid-19-disease runs
In Germany, infected thousands of people with the Coronavirus. Far-reaching measures were adopted in order to gain time, in order
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Those living in rural areas, uninsured or on Medicaid less likely to receive recommended lung cancer treatment
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-associated deaths in the United States. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), a group
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Repurposing a drug for blood clots: A stopgap measure to treat respiratory distress in COVID-19
Researchers at MIT and the University of Colorado at Denver have proposed a stopgap measure that they believe could help
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New symptom tracking app aims to slow spread of coronavirus
Kings College London is today launching a new app which tracks symptoms related to novel coronavirus (COVID-19), allowing anyone to
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