Tag: health care
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Quick Crispr-Based Test Detects Malaria in Blood
A blood test designed for low-resource field settings is shown to quickly detect and distinguish between different malaria parasites needed to accurately diagnose the disease.
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Phone Data Show Stay-Home, Distancing Order Effects
Anonymous data collected from millions of mobile phones last spring show stay-at-home and social distancing orders helped slow the spread of Covid-19 in the U.S.
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Biotechs, Pharmas Vow Not to Rush Covid-19 Vaccines
In a joint statement today, CEOs of nine companies promised to follow the highest ethical and scientific standards in development and testing of their Covid-19 vaccines.
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Infographic – Willingness to Take Covid-19 Vaccine
The chart shows data from surveys by polling company Ipsos MORI in 27 countries at the end of July and beginning of August, for the World Economic Forum.
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NIH Nixes Convalescent Plasma Covid-19 Therapy
An expert panel convened by National Institutes of Health says current data do not support recommending convalescent plasma as a treatment for Covid-19 infections.
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Institute Assessing Covid-19 Mental Health Programs
A research institute evaluating real-world health outcomes is funding studies of Covid-19 mental health programs for health care workers and low-income communities.
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Infographic – Split U.S. Decision on Covid-19 Vaccine
While the U.S. pours billions of dollars into vaccines against Covid-19 infections, a large percentage of the American public is still not ready to be vaccinated.
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Infographic – Mental Health Effects of Pandemic
Physical symptoms experienced by people with Covid-19 infections are well documented over the past few months, but the psychological toll is also beginning to get attention.
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Take care of your liver !!! … Stay healthy
The main function of the liver is to store glucose and produce proteins for clotting blood among all other important functions.
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NIH Issues Contracts for Faster Covid-19 Diagnostics
National Institutes of Health awarded contracts to seven companies for higher-speed Covid-19 detection tests to ease current reporting delays.