Senate Passes $2 Trillion Economic Aid Deal as Coronavirus Deaths Top 1,000
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| THURSDAY, March 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Senate voted late Wednesday to pass a $2 trillion stimulus package to bolster the U.S. economy as the country's coronavirus death toll passed 1,000.
The unprecedented legislation will send $1, ... |
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U.S. Hospital Beds Were Already Maxed Out Before Coronavirus Pandemic
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| Many hospitals across the United States regularly operate with most of their beds taken by patients, limiting their ability to handle a sudden influx of folks sick with COVID-19, a new study reports.
Only about 1 of every 3 U.S. hospital beds is e ... |
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Wuhan Study Shows How Social Distancing Is Saving Lives
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| In a lesson for what can be achieved with social distancing, researchers report that school and workplace closures in Wuhan, China, reduced the number of coronavirus cases there.
And officials are extending those measures until April now instead o ... |
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Livestock, Poultry Safe From Coronavirus: Expert
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| In a bit of good news about the novel coronavirus, one expert says it looks like livestock and poultry don't appear to be at risk from COVID-19.
The coronavirus most likely jumped from an animal species into humans and mutated into a virus that mo ... |
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An Expert's Guide to Fact-Checking Coronavirus Info Online
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| With bogus information about the new coronavirus spreading fast online, how can you separate fact from fiction?
A communications expert at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg said identifying reliable and useful sources of information is key. Here's her ... |
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Shelter Animals Need Your Help During the Pandemic
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| Fostering a shelter animal during the coronavirus pandemic could benefit both of you, an animal welfare group says.
"Shelters are swamped in the best of times, and with more and more staff in every sector of American life self-quarantining and fal ... |
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FDA Warns of Defective EpiPen Dangers
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| Certain types of EpiPens and their generic counterparts may fail or delay injection of lifesaving epinephrine for severe allergic reactions, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns.
Problems may occur in EpiPen 0.3 mg and EpiPen Jr 0.15 mg au ... |
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Daily Aspirin Won't Stop Dementia, Study Finds
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| Millions of Americans pop a low-dose aspirin each day to help ward off heart issues, but a new study finds that protection may not extend to dementia.
Although the anti-inflammatory effects of aspirin have been touted as protection against thinkin ... |
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