Health Highlights: Oct. 19, 2020
2020-10-19
Trump’s Promised Prescription Drug Card Program Stalled
No Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine Before Election
Remdesivir Doesn’t Reduce COVID-19 Patients’ Risk of Death: Study
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Health Highlights: Oct. 16, 2020
2020-10-16
Preterm Births Decreased During Pandemic Lockdowns
Kamala Harris’ Travel Paused Due to Coronavirus Concerns
Most Americans Critical of Trump’s Handling of Pandemic: Survey
Concept of COVID Herd Immunity rescuing Americans is ‘Nonsense,’ Fauci SaysContinue Reading
Health Highlights: Oct. 15, 2020
2020-10-15
Ebola Drug Approved by FDA
Trump’s Teen Son Had Coronavirus Infection
Women Dies After COVID-19 Reinfection
FDA Warns Companies About Illegal Sales of Dietary Supplements
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Pandemic Precautions: The TV News You Watch Might Matter
2020-10-15
THURSDAY, Oct. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Masks or no masks? Social distancing or not? New research suggests that the media Americans consume matters when these decisions are made. The study found that folks drawn to conservative-leaning TV news were much less likely to follow COVID prevention guidelines. Researchers analyzedContinue Reading
Health Highlights: Oct. 14, 2020
2020-10-14
FDA Warns Companies About Illegal Sales of Dietary Supplements
COVID-19 Antibody Treatment Study Paused
Cottonelle Flushable Wipes Recalled
Coronavirus Pandemic Will Cost U.S. $16 Trillion
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Losing Some TV Ads Might Reduce Childhood Obesity
2020-10-14
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Limiting TV ads for sugary, salty and high-fat foods and drinks might help reduce childhood obesity, British researchers suggest. They looked at advertising of these products between 5:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. If all such ads were withdrawn during those hours, the numberContinue Reading
Health Highlights: Oct. 13, 2020
2020-10-13
Second Wave of Mental Health Fallout From Pandemic “Imminent,” Experts Say
New Coronavirus Can Survive on Some Surfaces Up to 28 Days
First Confirmed U.S. Case of COVID-19 Reinfection
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Health Highlights: Oct. 9, 2020
2020-10-09
U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Could Reach 233,000 by End of October: CDC
Americans Washing Hands More Often
Dual Coronavirus-Flu Vaccine to Start Human Trials
Mask Mandates, Business Closures Led to 75% Drop in Coronavirus Infections in Arizona
Women More Likely to Take Coronavirus Precautions Than Men
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Health Highlights: Oct. 8, 2020
2020-10-08
New England Journal of Medicine Says Trump Should Be Voted Out for Handling of Pandemic
Hawaii Eases Tourist Restrictions
Company Seeks FDA Emergency Approval for COVID-19 Antibody Therapy
U.S., French Researchers Awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Health Highlights: Oct. 7, 2020
2020-10-07
U.S., French Researchers Awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Six States Set Records for Coronavirus Hospitalizations
Texas City Lifts Boil-Water Notice Triggered by Brain-Eating Amoeba Death
U.S. Astrophysicist Wins Nobel Prize in Physics
Only Half of Americans Would Try to Get COVID-19 Vaccine: Poll
Some NYC Schools Will Close Due to COVID-19 Spread
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