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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: ‘Open the schools, close the bars’
How to safely open the nation's schools this fall has become the latest spat in attempting to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Could Trump’s push to undo the ACA cause problems for COVID survivors? Biden thinks so.
The same day the Trump administration reaffirmed its support of a lawsuit that would invalidate all of the Affordable Care Act, Joe Biden sharply warned that the suit endangers millions of Americans.
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As COVID testing soars, wait times for results jump to a week — or more
Elliot Truslow went to a CVS drugstore on June 15 in Tucson, Arizona, to get tested for the coronavirus. The drive-thru nasal swab test took less than 15 minutes.
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Ocean acidification also influences human health and well-being, shows study
While ocean acidification was initially perceived as a threat only to the marine realm, the authors of a new publication argue that it is also an emerging human health issue.
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ACTIONED consortium aims to transform future treatment of colorectal cancer patients
The Precision Medicine Centre of Excellence (PMC) at Queen's is leading a ground-breaking collaboration with the world's largest biotech company Roche, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) specialist, Sonrai Analytics.
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Electro-oxidation process can revolutionize the field of wastewater treatment
Pesticides, pharmaceutical products, and endocrine disruptors are some of the emerging contaminants often found in treated domestic wastewater, even after secondary treatment.
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Electrical stimulation could restore vision in blind people
In a project under Horizon 2020, researchers from seven European organizations will examine how the vision of visually impaired people can be restored using electrical stimulation of the brain.
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COVID-19 screening chatbots can ease burden on medical providers
COVID-19 has placed tremendous pressure on health care systems, not only for critical care but also from an anxious public looking for answers.
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Research shows Black individuals are twice as likely to test positive for COVID-19
Results of an analysis published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society found that Black individuals were twice as likely as White individuals to test positive for COVID-19.
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Study shows optimistic people sleep better and live longer
Optimists live longer than pessimists and have a lower risk of chronic disease - this has been scientifically validated on multiple occasions.
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