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UK study claims that sniffer dogs can detect COVID-19 with 88% accuracy
Sniffer dogs can help prevent the spread of Coronavirus by detecting SARS-CoV2, the virus behind Co…
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There's no evidence yet that AstraZeneca's vaccine causes blood clots, and experts say any risks are outweighed by the shot's benefits
Denmark and Norway both suspended the roll out of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, but many experts …
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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London and New York have similar populations and density, but only one is seeing a major coronavirus surge. Here's why.
Over the last few months, New York City has controlled the coronavirus' spread while London's daily…
Susie Neilson,Morgan McFall-J…
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‘Guinness Record Holder’ doctor arrested in Bengal
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Scientists say weight-loss drugs could protect our brains from dementia. Early results suggest they're onto something.
Patients with Alzheimer's who took a GLP-1 drug improved their memory scores and lost less of their…
Hilary Brueck
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So many kids are falling sick in China that a children's hospital said it saw 13,000 cases in a single day
Thousands of parents in China are watching their children fall ill as colds and pneumonia sweep its…
Matthew Loh
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A rat exterminator who's helped successfully eliminate nearly 100% of rats in a section of NYC says people clap, cheer, and offer him free beer when he comes around
Matt Deodato uses carbon monoxide to kill rats in New York City. He said the highly effective metho…
Jenny McGrath
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What to know about H5N1 bird flu in humans as a girl dies in Cambodia and her father tests positive
The strain of bird flu that killed the girl, H5N1, can transmit between humans but it's rare, exper…
Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Monkeypox cases in the UK are under 'urgent investigation,' with 7 new infections
Monkeypox can cause puss-filled boils. It appears to be spreading through the community, which is "…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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People worried that cases would spike when England ended restrictions on July 19. The opposite happened.
External factors seem to have limited the impact of lifting the restrictions, but experts worry ano…
Marianne Guenot
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Monkeypox has almost nothing to do with monkeys. Here's why the disease was given its misleading name.
The disease gets its name from its discovery in monkeys in 1958, but humans are usually thought to …
Marianne Guenot,Hilary Brueck
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WHO advisor says monkeypox outbreak is likely a 'random event' spread through sex at 2 different raves in Europe
A leading theory behind the spread of monkeypox is sexual transmission at two mass party events hel…
Natalie Musumeci
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Aside from vaccination, mask-wearing seems the most effective tool for combating COVID-19, a major study suggests
But the researchers bemoaned a lack of quality data on quarantine, lockdowns, and school closures, …
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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UK reports 12 deaths due to Omicron strain
The latest figures from the UK Health Security Agency also show that 104 people have been admi…
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Omicron appears to be spreading faster in the UK than in South Africa, experts say
John Edmunds, an epidemiologist and UK government advisor, said COVID-19 cases caused by Omicron ar…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Here's how long people with COVID-19 may remain contagious, according to the best available data
After five days of symptoms or a positive COVID-19 test, about 31% of people are still contagious. …
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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CDC charts show how much 2 and 3 doses of COVID vaccine protect from hospitalization
Charts for different age groups made it clear that people without vaccines were much more likely to…
Marianne Guenot
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Some climate change experts are choosing to have children. These are the reasons why.
While the effects of climate change can't be ignored, some climatologists are hopeful about the fut…