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False-negative Coronavirus Test Results may Lead to a False Sense of Security

New study calls attention to the risk posed by overreliance on COVID-19 testing to make clinical and public health decisions. A false-negative test could




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Time to Encourage People to Wear Face Masks as a Precaution: Study

Amid the rapid spread of COVID-19 across the globe, a new study has stressed that it's time to encourage people to wear face masks as a precautionary




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New Global Registry to Measure the Risk Among Clinicians Who Intubate COVID-19 Patients Launched

The United States component of a global registry that aims to help protect health care providers who intubate patients with COVID-19 and better quantify




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Mother-Baby Separation During COVID-19 Not Evidence-Based: Study

New study says that the recommendation to separate mothers with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 from their infants after delivery is not supported by evidence and could cause lasting harm.




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Coronavirus Infection Rate is Low and No Community Transmission Yet: Ministry

Infection rate from COVID-19 is not huge according to the samples collected, and there is no community transmission in the country so far, according to Union Health Ministry.




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COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plan to Address Unique Challenges for Rural Hospitals and Health Care Systems

Rural hospitals face unique challenges in the fight against COVID-19. However, timely diagnosis and treatment can save millions of lives from deadly coronavirus.




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COVID-19 Pandemic: Coronavirus Global Death Toll Crosses 100,000 Mark, Over 1.65 Million Cases

COVID-19 death rate is still mounting high across the globe. The number of newly infected cases is increasing day-by-day amid lockdown. The global death




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COVID-19 Infections Seem to Slow Down in Europe Still WHO Against Lifting Restrictions

Entire world is still struggling to kill the deadly coronavirus. However, the COVID-19 infection rate is slightly decreasing in many European countries right now.




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COVID-19: New Modules for Emotional Telecounseling Developed

The University of Hyderabad (UoH) is designing modules to provide emotional support for people affected by the coronavirus. Faculty members at the




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Melatonin Treatment for COVID-19

A well-known anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative molecule melatonin may prove to be beneficial in attenuation of COVID-19, said researchers. Melatonin




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COVID-19: Over 22,000 Healthcare Workers Infected by Coronavirus

The World Health Organization (WHO) said that the COVID-19 pandemic has hit over 22,000 healthcare workers across 52 countries and regions. According




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COVID-19 Tally 420, Andhra Pradesh Sees 66 Percent Rise in One Week

With 15 new cases reported, Andhra Pradesh's COVID-19 tally reached 420 on day 19 of the national lockdown. The state nodal officer stated that the findings




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First Coronavirus Case in Northeast Cured, Returns Home

A 23-year-old woman who had returned from the UK was the first positive case for novel coronavirus in Manipur. She is now declared completely free of




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Inhibiting the DPP4 Enzyme Could Help Treat Coronavirus

Previous studies of related coronaviruses SARS and MERS found blocking DPP4 activity reduced inflammatory response. A new study suggests that the DPP4




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One Step Closer to Eradicating Malaria: Study

In a low malaria-endemic setting, reactive focal mass drug administration and reactive focal vector control such as insecticide spraying implemented alone




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Combination Therapy Benefits Pregnant Women With Malaria More

Artemether-lumefantrine (AL) and other artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) were significantly more effective than quinine. The study details




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Transmission Risk of Malaria is Highest in Early Evening

Mosquitoes are most likely to transmit malaria in the early evening, when people are exposed, then at midnight, when people are protected by bed nets, or in the morning, according to the new study.




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Link Between Education and Good Diet

Higher educational status is found to have a mitigating effect on poorer diet in lower income European countries, stated new study.




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Vitamin D can Ward Off the Novel Coronavirus

New study finds a strong correlation between vitamin D deficiency and death rates from the novel coronavirus.




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Early Sleep Problems may Raise the Risk of Autism Diagnosis Among At-risk Children

Sleep problems among kids who have a sibling with autism spectrum disorder are at higher risk of an ASD diagnosis, compared to at-risk kids who do not have difficulty sleeping.




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Delaying Bariatric or Metabolic Surgery During Coronavirus Pandemic Puts Patients at High Risk

New guidance recognizes patients with the greatest need for bariatric and metabolic surgery as a new study warn delaying treatment may put them at a higher risk of complications from their disease as well as from COVID-19.




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Traffic Pollution Reduced During Lockdown

Traffic pollution in UK is reducing thanks to the COVID-19 lockdown.




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Is It Safe to Have a Second IVF Baby After Fertility Treatment for the First?

Good news for Couples: A new study suggests that there is a good chance of having a second in vitro fertilisation (IVF) child after the birth of their first child born the same way.




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Olanzapine Reduces Nausea, Vomiting Among Cancer Patients

Olanzapine, a generic drug used to treat nervous, emotional and mental conditions, also may help patients with advanced cancer manage nausea and vomiting unrelated to chemotherapy.




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Sugary Soda Consumption Decreases Kidney Blood Flow: Study

Regular consumption of sugary soda containing high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) reduces kidney blood flow, which could be linked to a greater risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD).




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COVID-19: Can Two Commonly Used Drugs Combat Deadly Virus?

New study named SINK COVID-19, or the Study of Immunomodulation by the Beaumont Health researchers assesses commonly used drugs naltrexone and ketamine for COVID-19 patients.




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How HSV Escapes the Immune Response to Infect the Brain

A research team led by Chiranjeevi Bodda in Sren Paludan's lab, discovered a molecular mechanism that helps herpes simplex virus infect the brain. Details are published in the iJournal of Experimental Medicine/i.




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Awesome Family Staycation Ideas You can Use This Summer

Several favorite summer activities, like camps and vacations, have already been postponed until next year due to the COVID-19 situation. Still, with a little creativity and a willingness to try new things, the 2020 staycation can be a fun, relaxing, and novel family time.




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COVID-19 in Maharashtra: Coronavirus Positive Cases Zoom From 2 To Nearly 20K

In 2 months, coronavirus positive cases in Maharashtra have zoomed from 2 to nearly 20k, revealed sources.




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Koyambedu Market Continues to Impact Tamil Nadu Coronavirus Count

In Tamil Nadu, 600 persons tested positive for coronavirus taking to the total tally to 6,009, while three COVID-19 patients lost their lives taking the death toll to 40, revealed sources.




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Economic Impact of COVID-19 Discussed

Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the measures required to address the health and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with his Italian counterpart Giuseppe Conte over a phone call.




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Computer-based Approach Predicts Gestational Diabetes

Novel computer algorithm can predict women at high risk of gestational diabetes in the early stages of pregnancy, or even before pregnancy has occurred,




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Long Term Studies Could Identify Children At Risk of Future Type 2 Diabetes

Scientists have discovered new factors that influence children to develop type 2 diabetes in adult life. The findings have emerged from a unique study,




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Environmental Factors Linked to Prevalence of Type 1 Diabetes: Study

Environmental factors may play a role in the incidence of type 1 diabetes as it has increased too rapidly over years, reports a new study. The findings




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Diabetes Can Be Controlled By Resetting Our Internal Clocks

The link between disturbances of the circadian clocks in pancreatic cells and type 2 diabetes has now been found. The circadian clock system (from Latin




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Imprisonment of a Family Member During Childhood May Up Diabetes Risk in Men

Having an imprisoned family member (family member in prison or jail) can put men at a higher risk of developing diabetes, reports a new study. Men




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First Oral GLP-1 Medication for Treating Type 2 Diabetes

Semaglutide, the first oral glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) receptor agonist, got marketing authorization for treating type 2 diabetic patients with insufficiently




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Link Between Incarceration of a Family Member and Diabetes Discovered

Incarceration of a family member during childhood was linked to diabetes in men, stated researchers from the University of Toronto and University of Alabama in a recent study in SAGE-Open Medicine.




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Diabetes More Common in First Nations People, Particularly Women

Diabetes is more prevalent in First Nations people, particularly women, and occurs at younger ages compared to other people in Ontario, reports a new study.




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Medications for Lupus Down the Risk of Diabetes

Lupus patients have lower odds of developing type 2 diabetes, a common complication of the disease, according to a new study. In particular, those




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Online Tools Help Manage Diabetes Better: Study

Diabetic patients who used the new patient portal and mobile phone app have better outcomes, according to a study published in iJAMA Network Open/i by Kaiser Permanente scientists.




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New Study Helps Restore Hormonal Balance Disrupted in Metabolic Diseases

The molecular mechanisms that trigger metabolic imbalance between the two distinct but linked processes have been discovered by scientists. The new finding




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Drone Delivers Insulin For Patients

Diabetes care reaches new heights as world's first documented drone delivery of insulin for a patient living in a remote community. The 16-minute test




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Affordable Insulin Option Can Now Be Used By Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Through Wearable Device

Using regular human insulin (RHI) in a wearable, patch-like insulin delivery device with type 2 diabetes helps adults requiring insulin therapy safely achieve good blood sugar control.




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Grip Strength Evaluation can Identify Early Diabetes

Healthcare experts can use assessment of normalized grip strength to regularly screen for type 2 diabetes in apparently healthy adults, reports a new study.




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New Treatment Options More Likely to Benefit People Type 2 Diabetes, Heart Disease

Newer therapies can benefit millions of people with type 2 diabetes and heart disease, suggests a new study. Type 2 diabetes (T2D) affects treatment




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New Non-invasive Way of Monitoring Diabetes: Study

Spectral salivary biomarkers identified using univariate and multivariate analysis may provide a novel robust alternative for monitoring diabetes using




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Type 2 Diabetes: Too Much Glucagon?

Patients with type 2 diabetes secrete not only too limited insulin but also too much glucagon, which contributes to poor blood glucose control, reports a new study.




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Telemedicine to Manage New-onset Diabetes During Coronavirus Pandemic

Telemedicine can be used safely and effectively for managing new-onset type 1 diabetes training and education for both pediatric and adult patients and




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Heart Attack, Stroke Risk Downs Among Diabetics: Study

Cardiovascular mortality rates got reduced among patients with diabetes, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's iJournal of Clinical Endocrinology (and) Metabolism/i.