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Coronavirus Outbreak Infects More Than 900 In China
Global health officials are working to understand and contain a coronavirus outbreak that has so far infected more than 900 people.
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2 More Possible Vaccines Get A Fast Track, Raising Wall Street Hopes
Two more coronavirus vaccine candidates are in a fast lane for FDA approval. But experts say the road to an effective vaccine still has speed bumps.
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Study Suggests Hydroxychloroquine Has No Benefits In COVID-19 Cases
About 28% of COVID-19 patients who took hydroxychloroquine died compared to the 11% who died after receiving standard care alone.
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Fauci Says Assume Any Covid-19 Vaccine Will Offer 'Finite' Protection
Jul.06 -- Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House coronavirus task force member and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says any vaccine developed to ward off the novel coronavirus would likely be limited in how...
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NIH Chief Says No Way to Know When Vaccine Will Be Ready
Sep.09 -- National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins says there’s no way to tell if a safe vaccine will be available before the Nov. 3 election, contradicting President Donald Trump. Collins says he remains hopeful that we...
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There's A New Experimental Treatment For Alcohol, Drug Addiction
Naltrexone is already FDA approved, but not as an implant. Options are being studied and if all goes well, one could be greenlighted in 2024.
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Are Your Fears And Anxieties About Coronavirus Normal?
The American Psychological Association told Newsy certain fears and behaviors are healthy, but others could be a sign of unhealthy anxiety.
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Study Estimates 17% Of Food-Allergic Kids Also Have Sesame Allergy
According to a new National Institutes of Health study, an estimated 17% of kids with other food allergies are also allergic to sesame.
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Many Questions Remain About Pregnancy And COVID-19
Researchers are trying to determine what, if any, effects having the coronavirus. might have on women and their unborn babies.
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How Indoor Skydiving Helped Kids With Special Needs
Indoor skydiving helps teach kids with special needs the meaning of overcoming fears, as well as defy what some kids think is possible for themselves.
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Why Are More Women Dying From Alcohol Use?
More women are dying from drinking alcohol, according to a recent NIH study.
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Therapeutic Drug Could Help Keep COVID-19 Patients Off Ventilators
AT-100 could help keep COVID-19 patients from going into respiratory distress and off of ventilators.
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Science Friday: Nih Director Francis Collins
Ira talks with Francis Collins, incoming director of the National Institutes of Health, about research priorities for the years ahead.