Category: Public Health

CDC director walks back new COVID-19 testing guidelines

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Study offers early evidence of asymptomatic COVID-19 transmission on planes

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Seasonal depression also strikes in the summer

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Republican Convention, Day 3: Revisionist History

Vice President Mike Pence officially accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for a second term.

7 leaders react to CDC’s new testing guidelines

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Testing czar defends guideline changes; DOJ may probe nursing home deaths in 4 states — 6 COVID-19 updates

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Another COVID Mystery: Patients Survive Ventilator, But Linger in a Coma

Doctors are diagnosing a new stage of COVID-19 recovery: patients who take much longer than usual to regain consciousness after coming off a ventilator. And a growing number of doctors are worried some patients aren’t being given the time they need to wake up.

They Cared for Some of New York’s Most Vulnerable Communities. Then 12 Died.

Immigrant health workers help keep the U.S. health system afloat — and they’re dying of COVID-19 at high rates.

Drug Overdose Deaths Showed a One-Year Decline in 2018. But There’s More to the Story.

The statistic is accurate but experts say other factors make it difficult to say indicators to think about that make it hard to say it’s a “huge win.”

Woman may be first person cured of HIV without treatment

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