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Company Gets $1.6 Billion From U.S. Government for Coronavirus Vaccine

TUESDAY, July 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Vaccine maker Novavax will receive $1.6 billion from the U.S. government to provide 100 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine by early 2021, the Maryland-based

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Breast Cancer Caught Earlier in U.S. States With Expanded Medicaid: Study

MONDAY, July 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) Early-stage breast cancer is more likely to be diagnosed in U.S. states that have expanded Medicaid coverage under Obamacare than in those that haven’t, researchers

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As REM Sleep Declines, Life Span Suffers

By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Deep sleep is essential for good health, and too little of it may shorten your life, a

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Does Having a Dog Make for Well-Adjusted Kids?

By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, July 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) If you’ve hesitated to get a dog because your kids are very young, new research suggests that

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Studies Track Super-Spreading of COVID-19

By Kathleen Doheny July 7, 2020—In Georgia, some summer camps have closed down after at least 30 confirmed cases of COVID-19 at two YMCA camp locations. Researchers tracking college students

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FDA Warns About Hand Sanitizers With Methanol

Latest Prevention & Wellness News MONDAY, July 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A warning about hand sanitizer products that contain methanol (wood alcohol), a substance often used

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Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Leave a Mental Health Crisis in Its Wake?

Latest Mental Health News By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, July 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) Stressed from home-schooling your kids? Lonely from lockdown?

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New Coronavirus Can Linger in Indoor Air: Scientists

MONDAY, July 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The new coronavirus can linger in indoor air and infect people, 239 scientists in 32 countries say in an open letter to the World Health Organization that

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Coronavirus Cases Hit Another High

By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters MONDAY, July 6, 2020 — For the 27th day in a row, the rolling seven-day average for daily new coronavirus cases in

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How Immune System Fights COVID-19 May Be Key to Vaccine Success

MONDAY, July 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) Even the sickest COVID-19 patients make T-cells to fight the infection, a new study finds. This means that a COVID-19 vaccine will have to cause the body to make

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