Laboratories across the U.S. are buckling under a surge of coronavirus tests, creating long processing delays that experts say are actually undercutting the pandemic response. With the U.S. tally of infections at 3.9 million Wednesday and new cases surging, the bottlenecks are creating problems for workers kept off the job while awaiting results, nursing homes struggling to keep the virus […]
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The Linux Foundation has launched a new project to harness open source software to help global public health agencies fight back against COVID-19 and prepare for future public health challenges. WHY IT MATTERS The Linux Foundation Public Health Initiative has signed on seven premier members – Cisco, doc.ai, Geometer, IBM, NearForm, Tencent and VMware – as it works on two […]
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A research group has developed a new, lightweight and motor-less device that can be easily attached to an ankle support device—otherwise known as an ankle foot orthosis (AFO). The new device will aid stroke patients in their rehabilitation, improving their walking and preventing falls. Stroke patients often suffer from motor paralysis as a result of damage to the brain, significantly […]
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Coronavirus has thus far evaded humanity’s efforts to stop it but knowledge of how it operates is a proving to be a chink in its armour. This is particularly true in the area of symptoms, which researchers now have a far greater insight into than when it first broke out. Evidence has unveiled a host of unusual symptoms, yet, the […]
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Fourteen days after Melbourne was put back into lockdown, the latest daily tally of 484 new cases in Victoria makes for dispiriting reading. Why have the numbers stubbornly refused to go down, despite Melburnians being confined to their homes for all but non-essential trips? The first lockdown, imposed nationwide in March and April, was largely successful in containing the coronavirus. […]
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Fox News Flash top headlines for July 21 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. The U.S. coronavirus map took a turn toward aligning with population data overnight when California – the nation’s most populous state – also became No. 1 in confirmed coronavirus cases. California now has more than 409,000 confirmed cases of […]
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Bowel cancer screening stops from the age of 74, but you could still be at risk of the deadly disease. Here are the signs you need to look out for in the bathroom. The NHS stated more than 90 percent of people with bowel cancer have a combination of three symptoms – two being linked to bathroom habits. A persistent […]
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The Corona-pandemic keeps the world in suspense: More than 14 million people have been infected with the Coronavirus, 202.442 of them in Germany. The United States reported almost daily new record numbers. The latest news on Corona-crisis in Germany, Europe and the world read in the News-Ticker of FOCUS Online. Corona-News from Germany and around the world – the top […]
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Florida struggles with proportions of COVID pandemic Florida hospitals face bed shortages as teachers file suit over school reopening order; Jonathan Serrie reports. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis defended the state’s hospital and intensive care unit capacity on Tuesday, saying recent criticism has been inaccurate. Intensive care unit capacity data from the state’s Agency for Health Care Administration, which is constantly […]
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New analysis shows that while the survivability of wounds on the battlefield has steadily improved for United States service members since World War II, there were several increases that bucked that trend during subsequent conflicts. By understanding these bumps and making steps to improve readiness between conflicts, troops’ lives could be saved in the future. These insights were published in […]
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