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Loss of smell, taste, might signal pandemic virus infection

Alaska state Rep. David Eastman sits at his desk on the House floor in Juneau, Alaska, Monday, March 23, 2020.…

March 23, 2020

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Grieving La Plata County residents find healing through yoga

Movement, meditation help address complex emotions around loss

March 22, 2020

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Cancer, heart surgeries delayed as coronavirus alters care

A surgeon directs a special camera to be able to view his patient’s cancer tumor on monitors while performing surgery…

March 18, 2020

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Sick staff fueled outbreak in Seattle-area care centers

A member of a cleaning crew wheels a cart toward a vehicle at the Life Care Center, where at least…

March 18, 2020

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Hospitals fear shortage of ventilators for virus patients

Lovely R. Suanino, a respiratory therapist at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, N.J., demonstrates setting up a ventilator…

March 18, 2020

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AP Exclusive: Coronavirus vaccine test opens with 1st doses

A pharmacist gives Jennifer Haller, left, the first shot in the first-stage safety study clinical trial of a potential vaccine…

March 16, 2020

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U.S. hospitals brace for ‘tremendous strain’ from new virus

Steve Moody, director of nursing at Central Maine Medical Center, mops the floor of a tent outside the emergency entrance…

March 13, 2020

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Vitalant reminds public giving blood is safe

The blood collection process is safe. In addition to the vigorous Food and Drug Administration-mandated testing of all blood components…

March 11, 2020

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Tests show new virus lives on some surfaces for up to 3 days

An employee disinfects the glass cover of a butcher counter to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in a…

March 11, 2020

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Flu and coronavirus: Similar symptoms, different fears

A 73-year-old man places a cold compress on his forehead while battling the flu at a hospital in Georgia. Doctors…

March 11, 2020

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Virus and elderly: Avoid crowds, cruises, long plane trips

Playwright Vicki Quade poses for a portrait at the North & Clybourn Streets “L” station Monday, March 9, 2020, in…

March 9, 2020

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San Juan Basin Public Health offers HIV prevention

When taken daily, studies show that PrEP reduces the risk of getting HIV from sex by over 99%. Rural areas…

March 5, 2020

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Science Says: How risky is that virus? Your mind may mislead

She took it. “I’m a business person,” Alexander, 65, explained. “But if somebody else does it next time, I might…

March 5, 2020

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China’s virus slowdown offers hope for global containment

A masked man looks out near a national flag outside a traditional medicine hospital in Beijing on Tuesday, March 3,…

March 5, 2020

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Q&A: Emerging picture of virus shows world at critical stage

Francisco Seco/Associated Press<br><br>Tourits sit in a barely empty restaurant terrace at the St. Mark’s Square in Venice, Italy, Friday, Feb.…

February 28, 2020

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After obesity surgery, more patients returning for another

This combination of photos provided by Anita Saah shows her on the morning before her sleeve gastrectomy surgery in July…

February 28, 2020

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eMediHealth ranks Mercy Regional Medical Center highly among rural hospitals

Mercy was one of 35 hospitals in the nation and one of only three Colorado hospitals to be named on…

February 27, 2020

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New U.S. coronavirus case may be 1st from unknown origin

President Donald Trump with Vice President Mike Pence, left, and members of the president’s coronavirus task force speaks during a…

February 27, 2020

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80 is not the new 70: Age may bias heart care, study finds

A surgeon and assistants perform open heart bypass surgery on a patient at a hospital in Mesa, Ariz.Associated Press file…

February 24, 2020

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In rough U.S. flu season for kids, vaccine working OK so far

A patient receiving a flu vaccination in Mesquite, Texas. On Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…

February 21, 2020

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U.S. medical schools boost LGBTQ students, doctor training

Harvard Medical School student Aliya Feroe, of Minneapolis, Minn., poses for a photograph on the school’s campus, in Boston. Feroe…

February 21, 2020

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Amid coronavirus fears, a second wave of flu hits US kids

Wendy Kerley gives Ethan Getman, 15, a shot of the flu vaccine at the Cordova Shot Nurse clinic in Memphis,…

February 14, 2020

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Mercy offers latest advanced body composition assessment

In the U.S., two-thirds of American adults are overweight or obese, and more than one-third of school-age children are either…

February 14, 2020

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China’s daily death toll from virus tops 100 for first time

A worker wearing protective suit waits near an entrance at the Cheung Hong Estate, a public housing estate during evacuation…

February 10, 2020