Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain India’s coronavirus epicentre Maharashtra went into a state-wide weekend lockdown on Saturday as the country battled exploding infection numbers and shortages…
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Some businesses want masks on, even as states drop mandates
Although Texas no longer requires people to wear masks to protect against COVID-19, customers do need them to enter De J. Lozada’s store. “We cannot…
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US draws close to 100M vaccinations as baseball resumes
The U.S. moved closer Thursday toward vaccinating 100 million Americans in a race against an uptick in COVID-19 cases that is fueling fears of another…
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Study reveals how long-term infection and inflammation impairs immune response as we age
Humans are born with tens of thousands of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) that collectively ensure lifelong production of blood and immune cells that protect us…
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Bulgaria re-imposes virus curbs as mortality rate rises
Bulgaria will from next Monday re-impose stricter confinement measures in a bid to contain rising infection and mortality rates from a third wave of coronavirus,…
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India’s PM warns of new wave as COVID-19 cases rise
Credit: CC0 Public Domain India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for increased testing and local restrictions to halt an “emerging second peak” of the coronavirus…
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Paris hospitals near full capacity as severe COVID cases surge
Intensive care units at hospitals in the Paris region are nearly saturated with COVID-19 patients, health authorities warned Tuesday, with doctors now putting off non-urgent…
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Diphtheria risks becoming major global threat again as it evolves antimicrobial resistance
Diphtheria—a relatively easily-preventable infection—is evolving to become resistant to a number of classes of antibiotics and in future could lead to vaccine escape, warn an…
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US new daily COVID cases at five-month low as nations try to hold off surge
The United States recorded fewer than 40,000 new daily cases of COVID-19 for the first time in five months on Thursday, a piece of promising…
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Researchers identify brain ion channel as new approach to treating depression
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a drug that works against depression by a completely different mechanism than existing…
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