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    A sign warns against COVID-19 near the Navajo town of Tuba City, Ariz. As the pandemic rages across the U.S., mitigation measures continue to be critical to save lives.
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    The Vaccine Rollout Will Take Time. Here's What The U.S. Can Do Now To Save Lives

    Jan 23, 2021
    With the virus still raging in the U.S., public health experts say we can't afford to just wait around for the vaccine. They share advice for what communities can do now to slow the death toll.
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    A COVID-19 vaccine hub taking appointments only stands in Brooklyn as New York City begins to run low on doses Friday.
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    Moderna And Pfizer Need To Nearly Double COVID-19 Vaccine Deliveries To Meet Goals

    Jan 22, 2021
    The two companies making COVID-19 vaccines each promised to deliver 100 million doses to the federal government by the end of March. So far, they appear to be running behind.
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    What's Ahead For The COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout?

    Jan 22, 2021
    As the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines unfolds in the U.S., numerous questions around distribution, supply, hesitancy and efficacy persist. Experts from Harvard and the CDC tackle these questions.
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    A nurse tends to a Covid-19 patient in the intensive care unit at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, Calif., on Jan. 11.
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    After A Year Battling COVID-19, Drug Treatments Get A Mixed Report Card

    Jan 22, 2021
    Drugs for COVID-19 are sorted into three basic categories: They work, they don't work, or there simply isn't enough information to know. A generic steroid is one medicine that proved helpful.
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    With the pandemic, many people are turning to at-home workouts and walks in their neighborhoods. That's good, says <em data-stringify-type="italic">Exercised</em> author Daniel Lieberman. "You don't have to do incredible strength training ... to get some
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    Just Move: Scientist Author Debunks Myths About Exercise And Sleep

    Jan 21, 2021
    Paleoanthropologist Daniel Lieberman says the concept of "getting exercise" is relatively new. His new book, Exercised, examines why we run, lift and walk for a workout when our ancestors didn't.
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    A patient lies on a stretcher in the hallway of the overloaded emergency room at Providence St. Mary Medical Center amid a surge in COVID-19 patients in Southern California in late December. Average new daily infections are now going down in California a
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    Current, Deadly U.S. Coronavirus Surge Has Peaked, Researchers Say

    Jan 21, 2021
    Daily numbers of new cases are finally starting to wane, and hospitalizations are down slightly. But health care systems are still overburdened and another resurgence remains a threat.
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    A pair of studies suggest that a customized approach to brain stimulation carries advantages in treating mental health conditions.
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    Studies Suggest Benefits From A Personalized Approach To Brain Stimulation

    Jan 20, 2021
    Two studies find that tailoring brain stimulation to a particular patient helps in treating depression and obsessive-compulsive behaviors.
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    Once the rules for implementing it are worked out, a bill signed into federal law in December will eliminate the required five-month waiting period for diagnosed ALS patients to begin disability benefits, enabling quicker Medicare coverage as well.
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    ALS Patients To Gain Quicker Access To Disability Benefits And Medicare

    Jan 20, 2021
    Lou Gehrig's disease can take months to diagnose, then rapidly incapacitate patients, leaving many families bankrupt before disability payments and Medicare kick in. A recent law aims to change that.
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    Mary Estime-Irvin, a councilwoman in North Miami, Fla., writes the name of a friend lost to COVID-19 on a symbolic tombstone that is part of a pandemic memorial at Griffing Park in North Miami in October.
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    As Death Rate Accelerates, U.S. Records 400,000 Lives Lost To The Coronavirus

    Jan 19, 2021
    Although vaccination has begun, this winter has been the deadliest season of the pandemic. The U.S. death toll jumped from 300,000 to 400,000 in just five weeks.
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    An illustration shows medical student Elizabeth Blackwell at Geneva Medical College (later Hobart College) in upstate New York, as she eyes a note dropped onto her arm by a male student, during a lecture in the college's operating room.
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    'Doctors Blackwell' Tells The Story Of 2 Pioneering Sisters Who Changed Medicine

    Jan 19, 2021
    Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman in America to earn her medical degree. Her sister Emily followed in her footsteps. Janice Nimura tells the story of the "complicated, prickly" trailblazers.
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    Dr. Kristamarie Collman, a family physician in Orlando, has been dispelling vaccine myths through social media. She's among a growing cohort of Black doctors trying to reach vaccine-hesitant members of their communities.
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    'You Can't Treat If You Can't Empathize': Black Doctors Tackle Vaccine Hesitancy

    Jan 19, 2021
    Black vaccine hesitancy goes back to history of distrust of medicine, say doctors and researchers. To help, it's important to empower people with knowledge to make their own choices.
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    Researchers are making progress in understanding the human immune response to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the vaccine to prevent COVID-19.
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    3 Questions And The Emerging Answers About COVID-19 Vaccine Protection

    Jan 18, 2021
    First, can someone who has been vaccinated still spread the disease? Second, will the vaccine remain effective as the virus itself evolves? And third, how long will the vaccine's protection last?
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    Sandra's 17-year-old daughter, Lindsey, has autism. Lindsey thrives on routine, and got special help at school until the coronavirus pandemic cut her off from the trained teachers and therapists she'd come to rely on.
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    'I've Tried Everything': Pandemic Worsens Child Mental Health Crisis

    Jan 18, 2021
    When schools closed last spring, children with severe mental illnesses were cut off from the services they'd come to rely on. Many have since spiraled into emergency rooms and even police custody.
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    When it comes to New Year's goal setting, mental health experts say 2021 is the year to try a calmer, gentler approach to health.
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    Broken New Year's Resolutions Already? It's OK To Give Yourself A Break

    Jan 16, 2021
    It's a trying time to be a human. Mental health experts say it's OK to give yourself a break on you new year's resolutions and offer advice for a kinder, gentler approach to goal-setting in 2021.
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    People lined up to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at a mass vaccination site in Disneyland's parking lot in Anaheim, Calif. on Jan. 13. The state says all residents 65 or older are now eligible to receive the vaccine.
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    OPINION: Moral Tragedy Looms In Early Chaos Of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

    Jan 16, 2021
    As states suddenly expand the categories of people eligible for the first scarce shipments of vaccine, who will be watching to make sure those hit hardest by the pandemic aren't left behind?
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    People line up on Thursday for the first day of Clark County's pilot COVID-19 vaccination program at Cashman Center in Las Vegas.
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    COVID-19 Supply Deal Lets Vaccine Maker Earmark Doses For Employees And Their Families

    Jan 15, 2021
    Emergent BioSolutions is under contract with Operation Warp Speed to make COVID-19 vaccines, but the terms could allow employees and their families to get vaccinated ahead of schedule.
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    President-elect Joe Biden has released a $1.9 trillion proposal to help control the pandemic and bring economic relief to Americans.
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    'We're In A War With This Virus': Biden Lays Out COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan

    Jan 15, 2021
    President-Elect Joe Biden shares details of how his administration hopes to tackle the country's public health crisis. It's an aggressive plan that he needs Congress to fund.
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    Mask-wearing and social distancing are up in the United States, a survey finds.
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    Mask-Wearing, Social Distancing Improve, But Too Slowly, Survey Shows

    Jan 15, 2021
    Mask-wearing hit an all-time high, but other COVID-19 precautions are less common now than last spring, a survey finds. Experts worry we're ill-prepared for the spread of more infectious new variants.
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    Researchers have found that a combination of two medications is effective at treating meth addiction.
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    A Medical Treatment For Meth Addiction Proves Effective In New Trial

    Jan 14, 2021
    The evidence is strong that some people struggling with meth addiction benefit from the drug regime.
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    Nikil Saval, a newly elected Pennsylvania state senator, speaks in support of opening a "supervised injection site" for opioid users in Philadelphia during a Nov. 16 rally outside the federal courthouse.
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    In Philadelphia, Judges Rule Against Opening 'Supervised' Site To Inject Opioids

    Jan 14, 2021
    A federal appeals court ruled the effort by nonprofit Safehouse to open a "supervised injection site" to prevent overdose deaths is laudable but illegal under the so-called federal crack house law.
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    A coronavirus variant that is thought to be more contagious was detected in the United States in Elbert County, Colo., not far from this testing site in Parker, Colo. The variant has been detected in several U.S. states.
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    U.K. Variant Could Drive A New Surge In The U.S., Experts Warn

    Jan 13, 2021
    It appears to be 50% more infectious, and researchers predict the new coronavirus variant could start to dominate in the U.S. by March. The time to prepare is now, they say.
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    Staff and residents of the Ararat Nursing Facility in the Mission Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles got COVID-19 shots on Jan. 7. Coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths have been surging throughout Los Angeles County.
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    Why You Should Still Wear A Mask And Avoid Crowds After Getting The COVID-19 Vaccine

    Jan 12, 2021
    It takes time after vaccination for immunity to the virus to build up, and no vaccine is 100% effective. Plus, scientists don't yet know if the vaccine stops viral spread. Here's what's known so far.
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    A health care worker with the Florida Department of Health administers a Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine at a retirement community in Pompano Beach, Fla. New Trump administration guidance arrived Tuesday, urging states to make all people over 65 eligibl
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    Trump Administration Urges States To Open COVID-19 Vaccination To Everyone Over 65

    Jan 12, 2021
    The federal government announced several big changes to its vaccine plans, upending earlier guidance about whom to prioritize for the next phase.
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    Nurse Salina Padilla prepares an infusion of a COVID-19 antibody treatment at Desert Valley Hospital in Victorville, Calif., in December.
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    Tracking Down Antibody Treatment Is A Challenge For COVID-19 Patients

    Jan 11, 2021
    Antibody-based drugs that bind to the coronavirus to prevent it from invading cells can help patients with mild to moderate COVID-19. But the medicines can be tough to find in time.
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    Older adults and first responders wait in line to receive a COVID-19 vaccine late last month at the Lakes Regional Library in Fort Myers, Fla.
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    Math Problem: What's The Best Strategy For COVID-19 Vaccination?

    Jan 11, 2021
    Even if the Biden administration releases all available doses of COVID-19 vaccines, supplies will remain limited. How best to use that limited supply is a question mathematicians can help answer.
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