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Tijuana coronavirus death rate soars after hospital outbreaks

TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) – The number of deaths from the coronavirus in Mexico’s best-known border city, Tijuana, has soared and the COVID-19 mortality rate is twice the national average, the

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Ghana records over 500 coronavirus cases at industrial facility

ACCRA (Reuters) – More than 500 workers at an industrial facility in Ghana have tested positive for the coronavirus, the country’s health service said on Friday, as total cases jumped by nearly

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Will Warmer Temps Help Contain Coronavirus?

For the Canadian researchers, the finding that hotter weather doesn’t reduce COVID-19 cases was surprising. “We had conducted a preliminary study that suggested both latitude and temperature

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WHO readies coronavirus app for checking symptoms, possibly contact tracing

OAKLAND, California (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to launch an app this month to enable people in under-resourced countries to assess whether they may have the novel coronavirus,

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FDA authorizes first at-home saliva test for COVID-19

FILE PHOTO: A health worker speaks with people in a car as they use a newly approved saliva-based coronavirus disease (COVID19) test at a testing site during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

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Evidence Builds Linking Anticoagulation to COVID-19 Survival

What your doctor is reading on Medscape.com: MAY 07, 2020 — Use of systemic anticoagulation may improve the chance of survival in patients hospitalized with

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SARS-CoV-2 in Semen of COVID-19 Patients?

What your doctor is reading on Medscape.com: MAY 07, 2020 — SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may be present in the semen of patients with COVID-19,

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The Links Between COVID-19 and Diabetes, Known and Unknown

What your doctor is reading on Medscape.com: MAY 06, 2020 — The story of COVID-19 and the science behind the pandemic is evolving rapidly every day, with

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Yemen reports nine new coronavirus cases in Aden, two more deaths

A security man wearing a protective mask walks on a street during a 24-hour curfew amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sanaa, Yemen May 6, 2020. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah DUBAI

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Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study

WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Adults who had rough childhoods have higher odds for heart disease. That’s the conclusion from a look at more than 3,600 people who were followed

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