Monday, May 31, 2021

Something Bothering You? Tell It to Woebot.


By BY KAREN BROWN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3i5nyDp

The coronavirus variant discovered in India has a new name: Delta.


By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34NruAZ

Never mind all the dots and numbers: The W.H.O. is giving variants Greek letters for names.


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Sunday, May 30, 2021

A Vaccine Side Effect Leaves Women Wondering: Why Isn’t the Pill Safer?


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3c4u0GJ

Saturday, May 29, 2021

A Glut of Chinese Masks Are Driving U.S. Companies Out of Business


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Friday, May 28, 2021

The C.D.C. says unvaccinated children at U.S. camps can go without masks most of the time when they are outside.


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Poor Americans More Likely to Have Respiratory Problems, Study Finds


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70 Percent Covid Vaccination Rate May Be in Reach, New Poll Suggests


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70 Percent Covid Vaccination Rate May Be in Reach, New Poll Suggests


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Thursday, May 27, 2021

Scientists Don’t Want to Ignore the ‘Lab Leak’ Theory, Despite No New Evidence


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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Judge Clears Purdue Pharma’s Restructuring Plan for Vote by Thousands of Claimants


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Immunity to the coronavirus may persist for years, scientists find.


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Immunity to the Coronavirus May Persist for Years, Scientists Find


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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Moderna Vaccine Highly Effective in Adolescents, Company Says


By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3bSVTle

The C.D.C. won’t investigate all post-vaccine infections, just those that result in hospitalizations or deaths.


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C.D.C. Will Not Investigate Mild Infections in Vaccinated Americans


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C.D.C. Will Not Investigate Mild Infections in Vaccinated Americans


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Mount Sinai Seeks to Expand School Virus Testing Program


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Monday, May 24, 2021

Children With Covid Inflammatory Syndrome May Overcome Their Most Serious Symptoms


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Children With Covid Inflammatory Syndrome May Overcome Their Most Serious Symptoms


By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3oKl52B

Stop Kissing and Snuggling Chickens, C.D.C. Says After Salmonella Outbreak


By BY DERRICK BRYSON TAYLOR from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3fKzTd8

Sunday, May 23, 2021

These Sisters With Sickle Cell Had Devastating — and Preventable — Strokes


By BY GINA KOLATA AND ILANA PANICH-LINSMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3fdFpGa

Saturday, May 22, 2021

C.D.C. Is Investigating a Heart Problem in a Few Young Vaccine Recipients


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Friday, May 21, 2021

Ventilation and surveillance testing can help keep U.S. schools open in the fall, new studies suggest.


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Buoyed by Federal Covid Aid, Big Hospital Chains Buy Up Competitors


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Family Caregivers Feel the Pandemic’s Weight


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Thursday, May 20, 2021

Severe Covid Is More Often Fatal in Africa Than in Other Regions


By BY DENISE GRADY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3uaQADL

The Latest Coronavirus Comes From Dogs


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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Vaccinations dramatically reduce the rate of new infections in U.S. nursing homes, according to a new study.


By BY MATT RICHTEL from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3otdkhi

What Can and Can’t Be Learned From a Doctor in China Who Pioneered Masks


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Monday, May 17, 2021

A senior C.D.C. official is departing, the second such resignation this month.


By BY ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3tVVFjh

How a Colorado Campus Became a Pandemic Laboratory


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Saturday, May 15, 2021

Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are powerfully effective against Covid-19, a C.D.C. analysis confirmed.


By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3bt2lzg

Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are powerfully effective against Covid-19, a C.D.C. analysis confirmed.


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Here’s why the C.D.C. changed its mask advice.


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Friday, May 14, 2021

Why the C.D.C. Changed Its Advice on Masks


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3btOVCR

Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are powerfully effective against Covid-19, a C.D.C. analysis confirmed.


By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3hqxjM0

How the United States Beat the Variants, for Now


By BY CARL ZIMMER AND APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3bsm1Dc

How the United States Beat the Variants, for Now


By BY CARL ZIMMER AND APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3brbWGO

Forget Backstage Passes or V.I.P. Bracelets. Vaccination Cards Are the New Ticket.


By BY JENNIFER STEINHAUER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3ycPDhN

Thursday, May 13, 2021

‘We have all longed for this moment’: Federal guidance says vaccinated Americans may go without masks.


By BY RONI CARYN RABIN, APOORVA MANDAVILLI AND NOAH WEILAND from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3odv3cg

Vaccinated Americans May Go Without Masks in Most Places, Federal Officials Say


By BY RONI CARYN RABIN, APOORVA MANDAVILLI AND NOAH WEILAND from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3w7WBCz

Experts Urge Strict Workplace Air Quality Standards, in Wake of Pandemic


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3y71sWH

Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most places, the C.D.C. said.


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Many Unvaccinated Latinos in the U.S. Want the Shot, New Survey Finds


By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/33DDX9N

Coronavirus Vaccines Protect Pregnant Women, Another Study Suggests


By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/33GHm7G

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

C.D.C. approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children 12 to 15 years old.


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2RLJzfi

C.D.C confirms more cases of rare blood clot disorder linked to J.&J. vaccine


By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2SMXh27

The Covid-19 Vaccine and Children


By BY ABBY GOODNOUGH AND APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3of6T1k

A C.D.C. advisory panel recommends the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine be made available to 12- to 15-year-olds.


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/33B3aS4