The levels of the virus that causes COVID-19 has been declining in U.S. patients over time, which could account for the lower number of ICU admissions and overall death rate compared to when the virus first arrived, researchers claim.The study, conducted by Wayne State University researchers and presented at the European Society of Clinical Microbiology…
The global death toll from COVID-19 was on the brink of 1 million Monday, less than a year since the new disease was first reported in central China before spreading to Europe, then rocking the U.S.In what was once the epicenter of the virus, New York reported an uptick in cases over the weekend, seeing its first day…
This page is updated regularly. Since the new coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan, China, in December, the infectious respiratory disease COVID-19 has spread rapidly within China and to neighboring countries and beyond. The first confirmed coronavirus cases outside China occurred on Jan. 20, in Japan, Thailand and South Korea. On Jan. 21, the first…
Image caption Students in some halls at Manchester Metropolitan University are locked down in halls The government should promise university students that they will be allowed to return home for Christmas, Labour has said.Shadow education secretary Kate Green said it was "unthinkable" that students could continue to be locked in halls and unable to see…
CLOSE COVID-19 widespread testing is crucial to fighting the pandemic, but is there enough testing? The answer is in the positivity rates. USA TODAYAmericans have a long way to go for "herd immunity" given that only about 9% of adults in the U.S. have been exposed to COVID-19. That's according to the largest study so far…
DIETITIANS LIKE ME have been recommending a fiber-rich diet for years. The average American consumes between 10 to 15 grams of fiber in their diet daily. (The recommendation is between 20 to 38 grams, depending on age and gender). A big part of the problem is that only one in 10 of us eat enough
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KFF Health News correspondent Rachana Pradhan discussed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new “Make America Healthy Again” strategy for children’s health on CBS News’ “CBS Morning News” on Sept. 10. Click here to watch Pradhan on “CBS Morning News.” KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Kennedy’s pseudoscientific approach