Monday 10 August 2020

Blood Test Might Spot Most Dangerous COVID Cases

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A simple blood test may predict which COVID-19 patients are likely to get worse and die, a new study suggests.



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Is Your Bread Really 'Whole Grain'? Maybe Not

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Folks who want to eat healthy by choosing whole grain foods aren't helped by product labels that can confuse and mislead consumers, a new study shows.



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A Great Unknown: When Flu Season and COVID Collide

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Depending on whether people heed the advice to prevent COVID-19 -- wearing a mask, hand washing and social distancing -- the U.S. could either see a record drop in flu cases this season or a dangerous viral storm, doctors say.



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‘The Year Has Been Sort of Canceled’

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A lost chance to say goodbye to an aged parent, a promising romance that fizzles when a pair can’t meet in person, a career that stalls when a prized job vanishes, a dwindling shot at parenthood when an infertility clinic suspends all in vitro fertilization treatments -- these are the casualties of our lives on pause during the coronavirus pandemic.



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Can We Prevent the Next 5 Million COVID Cases?

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The U.S. just sailed past the 5 million mark for confirmed cases of COVID-19. Can anything be done to prevent the next 5 million?



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