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Aerosols and COVID-19: What You Need to Know
When someone coughs, talks or even breathes, they send tiny respiratory droplets into the surrounding air. The smallest of these droplets can float for hours, and there is strong evidence that they can carry live coronavirus if the person is infected.
Brazil LGBTQ Group Hides from Virus in Copacabana Building
A six-floor building home to about 50 LGBTQ people riding out the pandemic behind closed doors receive food donations and are barred from leaving unless facing medical emergency or other exceptional circumstances.
Bolsonaro Now the 'Poster Boy' for Dubious COVID Treatment
A string of studies in Britain and the United States, as well as by the World Health Organization, have found chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine ineffective against COVID-19 and sometimes deadly.
Is it Safe to Visit the Dentist During the Pandemic?
Dentists can't eliminate all risk, but they are taking steps to minimize the chances of spreading the coronavirus.
'A Hot Mess': Americans Face Testing Delays As Virus Surges
Four months, 3 million confirmed infections and over 130,000 deaths into the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., Americans confronted with a resurgence of the scourge are facing long lines at testing sites.
Health Official: Trump Rally 'Likely' Source of Virus Surge
President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Tulsa in late June that drew thousands of participants and large protests "likely contributed" to a dramatic surge in new coronavirus cases.
Researchers Report Long-Term HIV Remission in Brazilian Man
A man in Brazil man who was treated with an intensive experimental regimen has no evidence of remaining HIV after more than 15 months off antiretroviral therapy, researchers reported Tuesday at the 23rd International AIDS Conference.
Nurse Pleads, 'Please Tell Me My Life is Worth a LITTLE of Your Discomfort'
"If you come into the hospital and you're sick, I'm going to take care of you," says registered nurse Jewell Harris Jordan. "But damn, you would think you would want to try to protect the people that are trying to keep you safe."
How Much Do People Actually Know About the Human Body?
Thirty-five percent of Americans don't even know their own blood group.
COVID Up Close: Death and Recovery at Houston Hospital
While rising case numbers partly reflect more testing, Texas has a positive test rate of 13.5%, more than double the rate from a month ago.
Brazil's President Bolsonaro Tests Positive for COVID-19
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro says he has tested positive for COVID-19 after months of downplaying the virus' severity.
Amid Rising Coronavirus Cases, Palm Springs Unites
With an economic hit $30 million in lost revenue and a surge of new cases, Palm Springs is digging deep to connect people and businesses with the resources they need to stay healthy and financially solvent.
Doctors Say Experimental Treatment May have Rid Man of HIV
A Brazilian man infected with the AIDS virus has shown no sign of it for more than a year since he stopped HIV medicines after an intense experimental drug therapy aimed at purging hidden, dormant virus from his body, doctors reported Tuesday.
2021 Health Plans Granted Leeway To Limit Consumers' Benefit From Drug Coupons
The new rule permits employers and insurers not to apply drug company copayment assistance toward enrollees' deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums for any drug.
Hospitals Approaching Capacity as Miami Closes Restaurants
Hospitals rapidly approached capacity across the Sunbelt, and the Miami area closed indoor dining at restaurants and gyms again because of the surging coronavirus.
Czech Volunteers Develop Functioning Lung Ventilator in Days
They had a working prototype in five days, something that would normally take a year.
Medicare Nursing Home COVID Site Leaves Users 'In the Dark'
When the Trump administration required nursing homes to report their COVID-19 cases, it also promised to make the data available to residents, families and the public in a user-friendly way.
AIDS Report: Kids are Lagging and COVID-19 is Harming Care
New numbers on the global AIDS epidemic show some big successes, such as fewer deaths and new infections. But there are also some tragic failures: Only half the children with HIV, the virus that causes the disease, are getting treatment.
Sex Workers Lack Food for Taking HIV Drugs During COVID-19
As the coronavirus spreads in Africa, it threatens in multiple ways those who earn their living on the streets — people like Mignonne, a 25-year-old sex worker with HIV.
Coronavirus Crisis Disrupts Treatment For Another Epidemic: Addiction
Drug rehabs around the country have experienced flare-ups of the coronavirus or COVID-related financial difficulties that have forced them to close or limit operations. Centers that serve the poor have been hit particularly hard.