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Do I Need To Get Another COVID-19 Test? Dr. Mallika Marshall Answers Your Coronavirus Questions
BOSTON (CBS) — Dr. Mallika Marshall is answering your coronavirus-related medical questions. If you have a question for Dr. Mallika, email her or message her on Facebook or Twitter.
Dr. Mallika is offering her best advice, but as always consult your personal doctor before making any decisions about your personal health.
Alice says that her son is moving from a city in Massachusetts to live with her while he attends graduate school. He will get a COVID test before he arrives. She wonders if he tests negative, does he still need to quarantine?
If you’re in Massachusetts, then no, he does not need to quarantine movi...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - July 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Covid-19 Boston, MA Health Healthcare Status Healthwatch Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Coronavirus Dr. Mallika Marshall Source Type: news
Here ’ s How To Volunteer For A Coronavirus Vaccine Trial
(CNN) — If you want to be one of the first to receive an experimental vaccine for Covid-19, now’s your chance.
Wednesday, a new website — coronaviruspreventionnetwork.org — went live allowing people in the United States to register to take part in clinical trials for vaccines and monoclonal antibody therapies.
The website will handle registration for the four large vaccine studies that are expected to start this summer and fall, and any others that follow.
The US Department of Health and Human Services announced the website Wednesday, along with the appointment of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - July 10, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health CNN Coronavirus Coronavirus Vaccine Source Type: news
Coronavirus Risk Higher For Obese People, Vaccine May Be Less Effective, Study Says
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - August 27, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Covid-19 Boston, MA Health Healthcare Status Syndicated CBSN Boston Coronavirus Source Type: news
Majority Of Hospitalized Coronavirus Patients Left With Heart Abnormalities, Study Finds
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - October 26, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Covid-19 Boston, MA Health Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Coronavirus Dr. Mallika Marshall Source Type: news
‘Compelling’ evidence air pollution worsens coronavirus – study
Exclusive: best analysis to date indicates significant increases in infections, hospital admissions and deathsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThere is “compelling” evidence that air pollution significantly increases coronavirus infections, hospital admissions and deaths, according to the most detailed and comprehensive analysis to date.The research indicates that a small, single-unit increase in people ’s long-term exposure to pollution particles raises infections and admissions by about 10% and deaths by 15%. The study took into account more than 20 other factors, including average popu...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 13, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Damian Carrington Environment editor Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Air pollution Environment Science UK news World news Infectious diseases Source Type: news
Abolition of Public Health England just 'passing of blame for coronavirus mistakes'
Wellcome Trust director says government should have waited for public inquiryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe abolition of Public Health England is a kneejerk attempt to blame it for mistakes made over coronavirus, one of the government ’s key advisers on the crisis has alleged.Jeremy Farrar, a member of the Scientific Advisory Group on Emergencies (Sage), criticised the move as ill-conceived, premature and unwise until a public inquiry into the pandemic has reported.His remarks came amid fears of widespread job losses when PHE is merged into a new body – up to 800 PHE staff who special...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 19, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Denis Campbell Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Matt Hancock Health policy Politics Science Society UK news Source Type: news
President Trump Has Coronavirus – Dr. Mallika Marshall Looks At What ’ s Next
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - October 2, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Covid-19 Boston, MA Featured Health Politics Syndicated Local Coronavirus Dr. Mallika Marshall President Trump President Trump Coronavirus Source Type: news
Coronavirus live: two members of India G7 team test positive; Tokyo Olympics ‘to go ahead’ after test event
Delegationself-isolating after members test positive for Covid; Seb Coe saysGames in July will be ‘extremely good’ even without spectatorsIndian delegation forced to self-isolate in London for CovidUK pledges millions to bolster testing for coronavirus variantsUS won ’t reach herd immunity this year. So how will it live with Covid?Analysis: Britain ’s reasons for Covid optimismSee all our coronavirus coverage11.48amBSTWorld Health Organization experts have expressed “very low confidence” in data provided by Chinese state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm on its Covid vaccine regarding the risk of serious side-effects i...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 5, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Yohannes Lowe (now); Martin Belam and Martin Farrer (earlier) Tags: World news Coronavirus Japan US news UK news Asia Pacific Infectious diseases Science Source Type: news
Coronavirus live: Biden to be briefed on US Covid origins report; UK reports 30,838 new infections
US intelligence report set to come at time of rising US-China tensions;UK also reports 174 more people have diedFirst athlete tests positive for Covid in Tokyo Paralympic villageNew Zealand ’s biggest Covid outbreak of pandemic loomsUK deaths averaging 100 a day amid fears over rise when schools returnCornwall tourist board urges people not to visit after Covid spikeSee all our coronavirus coverage4.59pmBSTOverweight or obese adults should be screened for pre-diabetes and type-2 diabetes starting from aged 35, a US government-backed panel of experts in disease prevention has recommended, lowering the age by five years.Re...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 24, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Mattha Busby (now); Fran Lawther, Robyn Vinter and Martin Farrer (earlier) Tags: World news Coronavirus Infectious diseases Science Source Type: news
Fight Coronavirus Risk, Boost Your Immunity With These Simple Tips
(CNN) — As the coronavirus situation intensifies, you might be wondering: How can I keep myself healthy?
The answer lies in following the latest guidelines on social distancing, proper handwashing and your local stay-at-home directives.
But there are also ways to strengthen your own immune system. Diet is one of them, and we covered that here in part one of our immunity boosting series.
Yet what you eat is just one factor. Being physically active, meditating and managing stress, and getting adequate sleep help, too. Keep reading to find out why those habits boost your immunity and how you can take advantage of their ...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - March 26, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health CNN Coronavirus Source Type: news
PHE to review how ethnicity affects vulnerability to coronavirus
Deprivation, age, gender and obesity will also feature in review of thousands of health records A review will analyse how factors such as ethnicity, obesity and gender can affect people ’s vulnerability to coronavirus, health leaders have said.Public Health England (PHE) said thousands of health records of people who have had Covid-19 will be examined to establish more “robust” data on what can have an impact on the number of cases and health outcomes for different groups within the population.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 4, 2020 Category: Science Authors: PA Media Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Race UK news Society Health Science Infectious diseases Source Type: news
Coronavirus Study: 1 in 5 People Worldwide at Risk
Roughly 1.7 billion people have at least one of the underlying health conditions that can worsen cases of the coronavirus, a new analysis shows.
Source: NYT Health - June 16, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katherine J. Wu Tags: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Obesity your-feed-science your-feed-health Source Type: news
Coronavirus-Related Illness Linked To At Least 285 Children In US
(AP) – At least 285 U.S. children have developed a serious inflammatory condition linked to the coronavirus and while most recovered, the potential for long-term or permanent damage is unknown, two new studies suggest.
The papers, published online Monday in the New England Journal of Medicine, provide the fullest report yet on the condition.
The condition is known as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. It is considered uncommon and deaths are rare; six children died among the 285 in the new studies.
Including cases in Europe, where it was first reported, about 1,000 children worldwide have been affected, a...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - June 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Covid-19 Boston, MA Health Healthcare Status Syndicated CBSN Boston Coronavirus Source Type: news
Coronavirus cutting Australians' lives short by more years than top three causes of death
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report shows Covid-19 not just dangerous for chronically ill and elderlyAustralians who have died from Covid-19 have lost more years of their expected lifespan, on average, than those dying from the country ’s three leading causes of death, a new study suggests.The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report, released on Thursday, makes it clear that coronavirus is not just dangerous for the chronically ill and elderly.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 22, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Melissa Davey Tags: Health Coronavirus outbreak Australia news Obesity Infectious diseases Science Source Type: news
Tiny variants in genes may dictate severity of coronavirus
Scientists are tracking small differences in DNA to explain why the disease has different effectsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt has been one of the most baffling aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Healthy young men and women have become infected with the virus and developed life-threatening side effects. But at the same time, many of their contemporaries have simply shrugged off the condition.Unknown factors are clearly leaving some people vulnerable to the pandemic ’s worst effects even though some of them are young, are not overweight and do not suffer from other obvious health problems...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 1, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Robin McKie Science editor Tags: Genetics Coronavirus Infectious diseases Medical research Microbiology Science World news UK news Source Type: news
