Health
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PublishedApril 17, 2020
Maine plans to double its coronavirus tracking staff
The state is hiring another 15 'disease detectives' for a total of 30, but some health officials recommend a much higher number.
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PublishedApril 17, 2020
Here are the drugs that could treat coronavirus. But don’t expect a silver bullet.
The roster of potential therapies includes new antivirals, older antivirals designed to fight HIV, anti-inflammatory drugs, stem-cell therapies, antiparasitic drugs, and even treatments for erectile dysfunction.
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PublishedApril 15, 2020
Maine licensing boards caution doctors against prescribing unproven COVID-19 drugs
Two boards say that it would be 'unprofessional conduct' for doctors to prescribe chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine or azithromycin to themselves or family members, and that the drugs should not be prescribed for preventive purposes.
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PublishedApril 15, 2020
Massachusetts recruiting 1,000 ‘contact tracers’ to identify those possibly exposed
The $44 million, time-intensive plan involves a call to someone who has tested positive for the coronavirus, and then a follow-up with everyone that person was in close contact with.
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PublishedApril 14, 2020
Navy removes 126 staffers from hospital ship after virus infects 7
The Navy has removed 126 medical staff members from its hospital ship docked off Los Angeles after seven of them tested positive for COVID-19
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PublishedApril 14, 2020
Lost insurance & need insulin? Makers offer it free or cheap
The top three makers are offering insulin for free or at steep discounts.
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PublishedApril 14, 2020
Experimental drug remdesivir shows ‘hopeful’ signs in small group of coronavirus patients
Remdesivir was discovered by Gilead in the hunt for antiviral drugs about a decade ago, and it was shown to work against an array of viruses in laboratory tests.
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PublishedApril 13, 2020
Could old vaccines for other germs protect against COVID-19?
Scientists are testing tuberculosis and oral polio vaccines.
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PublishedApril 9, 2020
Gov. Cuomo says virus killed a ‘breathtaking’ 799 New Yorkers in a single day
But even as the death toll grows to more than 7,000, New York hospitals hope the fever is breaking.
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PublishedApril 8, 2020
Second U.S. study for COVID-19 vaccine uses skin-deep shots
These early-stage studies are a first step to see if a vaccine appears safe enough for larger tests needed to prove whether it will protect against the new coronavirus.
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