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COVID-19 cardiac involvement on the rise
In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, the disease was recognized as a respiratory virus. Research is showing that
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The COVID-19 pandemic may make getting health insurance harder. Here’s why
The high cost of treating COVID-19, its long-term health complications for those who recover, and the economic ramifications of the
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Early education gives East Asian and the Pacific children a strong head start
Young children in East Asia and the Pacific who attend preschool show better cognitive, language and socio-emotional development than those
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Regeneron co-founder on the antibody cocktail Trump is taking to fight coronavirus
Regeneron chief scientific officer on the experimental cocktail Trump is taking to fight coronavirus President Trump's physician is treating his
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Study helps explain cognition decline after the menopause transition
Women often complain of being more forgetful during the transition from premenopause to perimenopause to postmenopause. Such declines in memory
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Twinkling, star-shaped brain cells may hold the key to why, how we sleep
A new study published today in the journal Current Biology suggests that star-shaped brain cells known as astrocytes could be
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28-Year-Old Resident Doctor Dies of Covid After Feeling 'Intense Flu-Like Symptoms' While Treating COVID-19 Positive Patients in the ER
On August 3, Fagan was intubated and placed on a ventilator. She didn’t respond well to it, and after consulting
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The U.S. now has more than 200,000 coronavirus deaths
The coronavirus has now killed 200,000 Americans, according to Johns Hopkins data. The big picture: Whatever context you try to
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The infection that could be more deadly for students than coronavirus
The infection that could be more deadly for students than coronavirus: How self-isolating if you mistake meningitis symptoms for Covid-19
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