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This Startup Just Raised $5.8 Million To Make It Easier To Diagnose Disease
Rupa Health’s portal makes it easier for doctors and patients to arrange lab work to more speedily move from symptoms to treatment.
Increased Air Pollution Boosts Chances Of Severe Mental Illness, Study Finds
Even modest increases in pollutants like nitrogen dioxide, emitted by burning fossil fuels, led to a higher risk of hospitalization and outpatient care for people with conditions like schizophrenia, depression and bipolar, a U.K. study found.
Covid Infection Has ‘Much Higher’ Risk Of Blood Clots Than Vaccines Do, Study Finds
While there is an increased risk of stroke after the first Pfizer shot and a higher change of blood clotting following AstraZeneca, a Covid-19 infection comes with at least ten times higher risk, research found.
Half Of Patients Hospitalized With Covid In Wuhan Still Have Symptoms A Year Later, Study Finds
One in three patients had shortness of breath a year after infection, many reported fatigue or muscle weakness and mental health issues and a number showed signs of lung abnormalities.
1 In 3 Americans Had Covid By The End Of 2020, Models Estimate—That’s Four Times The Official Count
Researchers estimated more than 60% of people had been infected with the coronavirus by the end of 2020 in areas covering the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa and around half of people in cities like Chicago and New York would have in the same ti…
Florida County Warns Of Strange-Tasting And Smelling Water As Scarce Liquid Oxygen Is Diverted To Covid Patients In Hospitals
Regional supplier Tampa Bay Water, which purifies water using liquid oxygen, said it would now use bleach to purify its water, stressing it would still meet the same high standards.
InnovationRx: #HealthcareIsHard; Plus Waning Covid Vaccine Immunity
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We Have Lost The Battle Against Covid-19, But You Can Still Reduce Your Own Risk
Infectious disease expert Mark Kortepeter discusses how the United States has lost its battle with Covid, and what people can do to reduce their personal risk.
Sleep-Focused Supermoon Capital Raises $36 Million To Fund The ‘Night Market’
The sector-agnostic fund will invest in everything sleep-related from better sheets to diagnostics tools for sleep disorders.
