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    Coronavirus update: Prescriptions for malaria drug plummet at VA hospitals

    Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Government-run VA hospitals have “ratcheted down” prescriptions for hydroxychloroquine as treatment for veterans with coronavirus. Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie told of the plummeting prescriptions at a House hearing on Thursday in the wake of studies linking the unproven […] More

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    NHS Seacole: Covid-19 rehab centre takes first patients

    Image copyright PA Media Image caption NHS Seacole is offering a place of recovery for those who have survived a Covid-19 infection The first hospital dedicated to helping coronavirus patients recover from the long-term effects of the illness has received its first patients. Surrey’s NHS Seacole Centre opened this month at Headley Court, a former […] More

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    Minnesota coronavirus deaths hit new single-day mark at 35, officials say

    Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Minnesota recorded the state’s highest single-day total of coronavirus deaths Thursday, with 35 people succumbing to the virus, state Department of Health officials said Thursday. The grim milestone was overshadowed as rioters continued causing destruction in the Twin Cities region following the […] More

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    Yoga Transformed Me After a Scoliosis Diagnosis

    I was in seventh grade when I was called out of class and down to the school nurse’s office for a routine scoliosis check. When I revealed my backbone, I caught a glimpse of the nurse’s face: It portrayed a mix of shock and sympathy. I wasn’t surprised. I knew that my spine looked like […] More

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    Coronavirus: Dental practices to reopen from 8 June

    Image copyright Getty Images Dental practices in England have been told they can reopen from Monday, 8 June, if they put in place appropriate safety measures. All routine dental care in England has been suspended since 25 March. The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed the announcement but says key questions remain. Currently, any patient […] More

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    Amid coronavirus, CDC offers guidelines on office reopenings

    Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. With many states gradually easing coronavirus lockdowns, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has now issued guidelines for reopening offices. “Workers in office buildings may be at risk for exposure to the virus that causes coronavirus disease […] More

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    About 7% have had coronavirus, says ONS survey

    Image copyright Getty Images About 7% of people in England have been infected with coronavirus, antibody tests on a random sample of households suggest. “Herd immunity is not worth worrying about” at that level, say experts involved in the Office for National Statistics study. The results are based on blood samples taken from 885 people […] More

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    Coronavirus: R number ‘very similar’ across UK

    Image copyright Getty Images Coronavirus cases are falling at roughly the same rate across the UK, according to a leading scientist advising the government. Prof Graham Medley said there was no evidence of differences in the reproduction (R) number across the UK. Deaths and cases have fallen in every UK nation and region since early […] More

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    Coronavirus deaths in US top 100,000

    Image copyright Reuters Image caption Health officials say the actual death toll is likely far higher than the recorded count The US has passed 100,000 deaths in the coronavirus outbreak in less than four months. It has seen more fatalities than any other country, while its 1.69 million confirmed infections account for about 30% of […] More

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    6 feet likely not far enough to stop COVID-19 transmission: experts

    Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. When inside, it might be a good idea to take a few more steps back. Experts on Tuesday said they believe the six-feet of distance recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) may not be enough to limit the transmission […] More

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    Coronavirus: Test and trace system kicks off in England

    Image copyright Getty Images A team of 25,000 contact tracers will make their first phone calls within hours – to track down people who will be told to self-isolate under the new test and trace scheme in England. Tracers will text, email or call people who test positive with coronavirus and ask who they have […] More

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    Coronavirus may cause injury to placenta, researchers say

    Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Abnormal blood flow was recently discovered in placentas of women with severe cases of coronavirus, which could imply compromised pregnancies and adverse outcomes, according to a study from Northwestern University. The study, published May 22 in the American Journal […] More

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