Box fan air cleaner greatly reduces virus transmission
Improved ventilation can lower the risk of transmission of the COVID-19 virus, but large numbers of decades-old public school classrooms lack adequate ventilation systems. A systematic...
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Gout treatment success doubled by combining two drugs, study finds
By combining two medications, researchers at Michigan Medicine optimized a therapy for people with gout, a condition that causes severe damage and disability if left untreated.
Nature draws out a happy place for children
Young children in deprived areas see nature and outdoor spaces as being associated with ‘happy places,’ according to a new study published in the journal Child...
Most COVID-19 patients receiving home-based hospital care did not require escalation to traditional hospital setting
A retrospective, single-center study found that the majority of COVID-19 patients receiving home-based hospital care did not require care escalation to a traditional hospital setting, even...
Covid antibodies last 8 months after infection: study
Antibodies against coronavirus remained in the blood of patients with Covid-19 for at least eight months after they were infected, Italian researchers said Tuesday.
Poll: Most in US who remain unvaccinated need convincing
Fewer Americans are reluctant to get a COVID-19 vaccine than just a few months ago, but questions about side effects and how the shots were tested...
Clock is ticking for EU vaccine certificates as summer looms
As strict lockdowns are loosened across Europe and many EU citizens dream about holidays in the sun, the 27-nation bloc has yet to agree on how...
In-hospital mortality low for pregnant women with COVID-19
The rate of in-hospital mortality is lower for pregnant versus nonpregnant women hospitalized with COVID-19 and viral pneumonia, according to a research letter published online May...
CDC revises website info on how COVID-19 spreads
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday changed its website guidance on how COVID-19 spreads, emphasizing that it is mainly transmitted through the...
Comprehensive medication reviews do not cut unplanned hospitalizations
Hospital-based comprehensive medication reviews (CMRs) plus postdischarge follow-up do not decrease the incidence of unplanned hospital visits, according to a study published online April 30 in...
