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The mission of the Global Health Working Group is to explore and improve current and emerging states of health and human security worldwide.

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Australian researchers invent 20-minute coronavirus blood test

Sat, 2020-07-18 11:55 — mike kraft

Australian researchers invent 20-minute coronavirus blood test Researchers in Australia have devised a test that can determine novel coronavirus infection in about 20 minutes using blood samples in what they say is a world-first breakthrough. Reuters Editorial U.S.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Researchers in Australia have devised a test that can determine novel coronavirus infection in about 20 minutes using blood samples in what they say is a world-first breakthrough.

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New studies clarify what drugs help, hurt for COVID-19

Sat, 2020-07-18 11:12 — mike kraft

New studies clarify what drugs help, hurt for COVID-19 Fresh studies give more information about what treatments do or don’t work for COVID-19, with high-quality methods that give reliable results. British researchers on Friday published their... AP NEWS

LONDON --Fresh studies give more information about what treatments do or don’t work for COVID-19, with high-quality methods that give reliable results.

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WHO’s list of guidance on COVID-19

Sat, 2020-07-18 10:52 — mike kraft

A guide to WHO’s guidance on COVID-19

There’s a lot of information out there about how governments, health professionals and the general public should respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. WHO has published guidance and advice every step of the way.

During health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic, one of WHO’s most vital roles is to gather data and research from around the world, evaluate it, and then advise countries on how to respond.

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It’s not only coronavirus cases that are rising. Now covid deaths are, too.

Sat, 2020-07-18 10:16 — mike kraft

It’s not only coronavirus cases that are rising. Now covid deaths are, too. The Trump administration has pointed to falling fatality rates as evidence its strategy is working. Griff Witte, Ben Guarino Washington Post

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Top nine brick-and-mortar retailers now require coronavirus masks in U.S. stores

Fri, 2020-07-17 18:43 — mike kraft

Live updates: Top nine brick-and-mortar retailers now require coronavirus masks in U.S. stores With Home Depot and Lowes joining the masked ranks on Friday, the nine largest brick-and-mortar retail companies have adopted new policies to require face coverings in stores. Antonia Farzan, Teo Armus, Rick Noack, Brittany Shammas, Lateshia Beachum, Derek Hawkins, Hannah Denham, Adam Taylor Washington Post

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Opinions If we want any vaccine to actually work, we have to prepare for it now

Fri, 2020-07-17 17:01 — mike kraft

Opinion | If we want any vaccine to actually work, we have to prepare for it now A vaccination campaign — the kind that could really make everything go back to normal — is going to take a vast, coordinated public effort. Megan McArdle Washington Post

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Hydroxychloroquine studies show drug is not effective for early treatment of mild covid-19

Fri, 2020-07-17 09:20 — mike kraft

Hydroxychloroquine studies show drug is not effective for early treatment of mild covid-19 The first randomized clinical trial of hydroxychlorquine for early treatment of patients with mild covid-19 showed the drug was not effective in treating the disease in patients who were not hospitalized.

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Unpublished White House document says 18 states are in the coronavirus 'red zone' and should limit gatherings, close gyms, and mask up

Fri, 2020-07-17 08:58 — mike kraft

A White House document says 18 states are in the coronavirus 'red zone' and should limit gatherings, close gyms, and mask up The document identifies states with more than 100 new cases per 100,000 residents last week and recommends stark changes to those states' policies. YahooNews

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Dire situation in Sun Belt hospitals and bracing for worse

Fri, 2020-07-17 08:36 — mike kraft

Sun Belt hospitals are feeling the strain from virus’ surge — and bracing for worse Outbreaks of coronavirus threaten to overwhelm medical centers and exhaust doctors, nurses. Griff Witte, Rachel Weiner Washington Post

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Virus prompts drastic measures as death tolls set records

Fri, 2020-07-17 08:21 — mike kraft

Virus prompts drastic measures as death tolls set records HOUSTON (AP) — The coronavirus kept surging in hot spots around the U.S. on Thursday, with one city in South Carolina urging people to pray it into submission, a hospital in Texas bringing in... AP NEWS

HOUSTON (AP) — The coronavirus kept surging in hot spots around the U.S. on Thursday, with one city in South Carolina urging people to pray it into submission, a hospital in Texas bringing in military medical personnel and morgues running out of space in Phoenix.

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