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FRIDAY, Oct. 2, 2020 — What next, 2020? In this year of surprising threats to public health, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now investigating a pair of salmonella outbreaks among people who cuddled pet hedgehogs and bearded dragon lizards. No deaths have been reported in either outbreak but a dozen people have been hospitalized, the CDC […] Emma Roberts has a message to share. On Thursday, the pregnant American Horror Story actress issued a PSA via her Instagram account, encouraging others to wear face coverings amid the ongoing COVID-19 global health crisis. Sitting on a yellow couch amid various decorative pillows, Roberts, 29, showed off her baby bump under a pretty white dress with a yellow floral pattern. She […] There are high hopes that one or, with any luck, several of the COVID-19 vaccines in development will bring an end to the pandemic. The most promising are often invoked in government briefings and by the media, with their progress closely followed. Optimism is tempered by uncertainties regarding how effective any vaccine will be. However, recent polls show that even […] U.S. president Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. This comes a month before the 2020 presidential election and a couple of days after Trump’s and former Vice President Joe Biden’s chaotic first presidential debate in Ohio. The 74-year-old president, who spent months downplaying the severity of the coronavirus, mocking masks and pushing […] Surprise medical billing is one of the most urgent topics in health care. Too often after a hospital procedure or visit to an emergency room patients get hit with unexpected bills from out-of-network doctors they had no role in choosing. These include assistant surgeons, emergency room doctors and anesthesiologists. Most research and media coverage focuses on how burdensome these bills […] The deadly novel coronavirus continues to strike fear in many. Almost daily we are bombarded with new information about cases, infections and symptoms being reported. It has just been revealed the United States of America president, Donald Trump, and his wife Melania have been struck by the virus. Experts urge it’s crucial to know about the early warning signs of […] A young woman in Australia was found to have tapeworm larvae lurking in her brain — a very unusual diagnosis considering she had no risk factors for the condition, according to a new report of the case. Indeed, it’s believed to be the first “locally acquired” case of the disease in Australia, that is, in someone who hadn’t traveled out […] Anti-vaccination discourse on Facebook increased in volume over the last decade, coalescing around the argument that refusing to vaccinate is a civil right, according to a study published today in the American Journal of Public Health. This finding could have serious public health implications as vaccine opponents who unite around a single argument could quickly mobilize into a political movement […] Chrissy Teigen's mother Vilailuck is in mourning after the model recently announced that she and John Legend had suffered a pregnancy loss. The matriarch opened up about the loss of her grandson — whom the family named Jack — in a heartbreaking Instagram post on Thursday, sharing photos and video of herself saying her final goodbyes at the hospital. "My heart […] SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can relieve pain, according to a new study by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers. The finding may explain why nearly half of people who get COVID-19 experience few or no symptoms, even though they are able to spread the disease, according to the study’s corresponding author Rajesh Khanna, Ph.D., a professor in the […]
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