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Trump, Pence test negative after White House valet contracts coronavirus

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have tested negative for the novel coronavirus after a member of the U.S. military who works at the White House

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CDC reports 1,219,066 coronavirus cases, 73,297 deaths

FILE PHOTO: Workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) move the body of a deceased person from a refrigerated truck trailer set up at a temporary morgue outside University Hospital during the

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Human Trials of Experimental Coronavirus Vaccine Begin in U.S.

WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — An experimental coronavirus vaccine began human trials in the United States on Monday, Pfizer and the German pharmaceutical company BioNTech said. If the

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PTSD May Plague Many COVID-19 Survivors

About 46% of patients developed symptoms of anxiety, 40% reported depression and 22% had problems related to PTSD within a year of their discharge from the ICU, according to the findings published in

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Why Lighting Up and COVID-19 Don’t Mix

TUESDAY, May 5, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — As evidence continues to grow that people who smoke are at greater risk of dying from COVID-19, health professionals are turning to a familiar

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Coronavirus could kill up to 190,000 in Africa in first year if not contained: WHO

NAIROBI (Reuters) – The novel coronavirus could kill between 83,000 and 190,000 people in Africa in the first year and infect between 29 million and 44 million in the first year if it is not contained,

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Study Will Track Coronavirus in Kids, Their Families

WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — U.S. researchers have started enrolling participants in a study to assess the rate of new coronavirus infection among children and their families. The

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Pfizer, BioNTech set to begin U.S. coronavirus vaccine trial

(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and BioNTech SE (22UAy.F) said on Tuesday they have begun delivering doses of their experimental coronavirus vaccines for initial human testing in the United States.

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Key Areas of the Brain Triggered in Recent Heart Attack Survivors

TUESDAY, May 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — People who’ve recently had a heart attack show increased activity in the area of the brain involved in stress and emotions. And this is associated

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Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll falls, new cases broadly stable

A cyclist passes the Trevi Fountain, as Italy begins to ease some of the restrictions of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown, in Rome, Italy May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane ROME (Reuters)

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