Category: Public Health

Pandemic may last 2 years; remdesivir approved for emergency use — 8 COVID-19 updates

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8 states reporting spikes in COVID-19 cases, deaths

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COVID-Plagued California Nursing Homes Often Had Problems In Past

Nursing homes with COVID-19 infections tend to violate health rules more often and have more complaints and fines, records show. But infections also plague highly rated facilities — while sparing some low-ranked ones.

COVID-19 isolation doesn’t have to lead to overeating

If you’ve felt an uptick in urges to munch and crunch your way through the day since COVID-19 has revamped our lives, you’re not alone. It’s hard enough not to fall prey to emotional and mindless eating in the best of times. Enduring skyrocketing stres…

COVID-19 is 3rd leading cause of death, STAT analysis suggests

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COVID-19 outpatient visits fall for 2nd week: 4 CDC findings

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CMS loosens more regulations; CDC drafts reopening guidelines + 3 other COVID-19 updates

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Do-It-Yourself Cheek Swab Tested As Next Best Thing To Detect Coronavirus

Los Angeles County is providing thousands of coronavirus self-testing kits to its citizens, but public health officials are leery of the shortage of data on whether this easier method ― in which an individual swabs his or her own cheek ― is as reliable as a less comfortable but well-established technique.

Trump’s Claim That U.S. Tested More Than All Countries Combined Is ‘Pants On Fire’ Wrong

When you factor in population size, the U.S. is still behind.

Most of Georgia’s hospitalized COVID-19 patients are black, CDC finds

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