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Could Threshold for COVID-19 Herd Immunity Be Lower Than Thought?

By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) Could young people going out and partying be the key to limiting the spread of COVID-19? Possibly,

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Biases Mean Men Dubbed ‘Brilliant’ More Often Than Women

THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) When it comes to intelligence, men are more likely to be bestowed with the lofty attribute than women, a new study finds. These stereotyped views are a result

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New U.S. Coronavirus Cases Top 50,000 as More States Slow Reopening Plans

By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) The daily tally of new U.S. coronavirus cases passed 50,000 on Wednesday, as more

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MS Patients Turn to Marijuana, Other Alternative Treatments

By Serena McNiffHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) Despite the existence of conventional medications to manage multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms, a

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Promising Results for Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine in Early Testing: Pfizer

THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — An experimental COVID-19 vaccine yielded promising results in early testing, according to Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. Preliminary findings

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Americans Started Staying Put Early in the Pandemic, and That May Have Saved Lives

WEDNESDAY, July 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) Americans began to travel less before states started to issue stay-at-home orders, and that may have curbed coronavirus case numbers, a new study suggests. “Our

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Seizures After Vaccination Don’t Affect Kids’ Development: Study

WEDNESDAY, July 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) Kids who have a fever-related seizure after getting a vaccine won’t have developmental and behavioral problems as a result, according to a new study. These

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U.S. Grab of Only COVID-19 Treatment Outrages Health Experts

THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The United States’ deal with Gilead Sciences to scoop up nearly all of the world’s supply of the only drug licensed to treat COVID-19 has outraged

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Numbers of Non-COVID-19 Deaths Up During Pandemic

WEDNESDAY, July 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) Nearly one-third of excess deaths in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States were linked to causes other than COVID-19, but that doesn’t

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Scientists Find Source of COVID Clots

THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) COVID-19 is linked to potentially fatal blood clots. Researchers now believe they’ve found out how they occur, which potentially could lead to better treatment. “While

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