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Killer lung infection that lurks in your compost

September 19, 2020 compost, in, Infection, killer, lung, lurks, that, your

Killer lung infection that lurks in your compost… and why you should change your pillow every six months Invasive aspergillosis

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Tool uses fat in bone and muscle to diagnose disease, predict falls and fractures

September 18, 2020 and, bone, Diagnose, disease, falls, fat?, fractures, in, muscle, Predict, to, Tool, Uses

Doctors will soon be able to use fat to diagnose musculoskeletal disease within seconds and predict the risk of falls

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Moderna expects coronavirus vaccine results in November: report

September 17, 2020 expects coronavirus, in, Moderna, November:, report, results, vaccine

Concerns ‘public misperceptions’ may delay Americans taking coronavirus vaccine Trump hints a possible vaccine in late 2020; David Spunt reports.

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'Post-COVID Syndrome' Is Causing Lingering Symptoms in Some COVID-19 Survivors

September 17, 2020 (COVID-19), 'Post-COVID, Causing, in, is, Lingering, some, survivors, symptoms, syndrome:

One day in March, Diana Berrent woke up with a fever and "felt like an elephant was sitting on my

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'Soft' Bat Ticks Have Been Found in New Jersey—Should You Be Worried?

September 17, 2020 Bat, be, Been, found, Have, in, Jersey—Should, New, Soft, ticks, worried, you.

Summertime is pretty much synonymous with ticks—specifically blacklegged ticks which can cause Lyme disease. But new research has found that

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Coronavirus deaths in kids echoes toll in adults, CDC says

September 16, 2020 adults, CDC, Coronavirus, deaths, echoes, in, kids, Says, toll

A detailed look at COVID-19 deaths in U.S. kids and young adults released Tuesday shows they mirror patterns seen in

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Study finds surprisingly little difference in hospitalization rates between children with COVID-19

September 8, 2020 (COVID-19), between, children, difference, finds, Hospitalization, in, little, rates, study, surprisingly, with

As the fall approaches, pediatric hospitals will start seeing children with seasonal influenza A and B. At the same time,

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Cutting corners in the race for a COVID-19 vaccine, anti-vaxxers, and vaccine nationalism endanger health

September 7, 2020 (COVID-19), A, and, anti-vaxxers, corners, Cutting, endanger, for, health, in, nationalism, race, the, vaccine

No corners should be cut in assessing the safety and efficacy of any candidate COVID-19 vaccines. We must oppose the

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A surprising opportunity for telehealth in shaping the future of medicine

September 4, 2020 A, for, Future, in, medicine, of, opportunity, shaping, Surprising, Telehealth, the

Expanded telehealth services at UT Southwestern have proved effective at safely delivering patient care during the pandemic, leading to an

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Bronchitis as a child predicts worse lung health in middle age

September 4, 2020 A, age, As, Bronchitis, Child, health, in, lung, Middle, Predicts, Worse

People who had bronchitis at least once before the age of seven are more likely to develop lung problems in

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