Category Archives for Drugs

Will Coronavirus Restrictions Lead to More Advanced Cancers?

What your doctor is reading on Medscape.com: APRIL 22, 2020 — My pathology lab once faced a daily flood of colon polyps, pap smears, and prostate biopsies.

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Rapid Coronavirus Test Can Produce False Negatives

WEDNESDAY, April 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A widely used rapid coronavirus test can produce false negatives if a special solution is used to move or store patients’ samples, the test’s

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Emirati police deploy smart tech in coronavirus fight

DUBAI (Reuters) – Police in the United Arab Emirates are deploying smart helmets that can scan the temperatures of hundreds of people every minute in their effort to combat the new coronavirus.

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Lots of Drugs Are Being Tested Against COVID-19 — But Will Any Work?

By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Dozens of drugs are being investigated for their value in treating COVID-19, as desperation

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NIH Panel Issues Guidelines for COVID-19 Treatment

What your doctor is reading on Medscape.com: APRIL 22, 2020 — In the face of the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic and the absence of FDA-approved treatments,

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Fewer Americans Have High Cholesterol

By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The number of American adults with high cholesterol dropped nearly 8 percentage points

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Hungary to scrap curfew, refocus anti-coronavirus defense: PM

FILE PHOTO: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a conference in Budapest, Hungary, March 10, 2020. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary plans to replace

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Homeless Shelters Are ‘TinderBoxes’ for Coronavirus, Studies Show

By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Even at the beginning of April, large percentages of residents at U.S. homeless shelters

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Thailand reports 15 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths

FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks exercise during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Chon Buri province, east of Bangkok, Thailand April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun BANGKOK

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House Set to Sign Off on Economic Stimulus Bill Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters THURSDAY, April 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Lawmakers were poised to pass a $484 billion deal on Thursday that would

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