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Mercy Regional Medical Center cardiologists using world’s smallest heart pump

Designed to provide minimally-invasive, temporary support for patients with heart failure, technology like Impella will allow Mercy to provide more…

August 19, 2020

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Native Connections Program offers suicide prevention training

The training is offered through the QPR Institute online platform and will discuss how to question, persuade and refer a…

August 19, 2020

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The home front: Virus stalks nurses after they leave work

It’s a clear line of demarcation. On one side, the cold zone, where only a surgical mask, scrubs and shoe…

August 17, 2020

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Southwestern Colorado Area Health Education Center to offer medication training

QMAP personnel are approved to work in assisted living residences, secured residential treatment facilities, state-certified adult day programs, residential child…

August 17, 2020

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Study hints, can’t prove, survivor plasma fights COVID-19

A doctor holds a bag of blood plasma donated by a COVID-19 survivor at at blood bank in La Paz,…

August 14, 2020

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U.S. kids, parents perform DIY tests for coronavirus science

Mendy McNulty swabs the nose of her son, Andrew, 7, on July 28 in their home in Mount Juliet, Tenn.…

August 10, 2020

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U.S. reports show racial disparities in kids with COVID-19

Health care workers prepare a COVID-19 test sample before a person self-administered a test at the COVID-19 drive-thru testing center…

August 10, 2020

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Early in pandemic, frantic doctors traded tips across oceans

Terri Donelson, left, and her husband, Stephen, walk up their driveway to see friends and family awaiting him at his…

August 5, 2020

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Georgia camp with COVID-19 outbreak didn’t require masks

This 2020 electron microscope made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention image shows the spherical coronavirus…

August 1, 2020

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Mercy Home Health among top home health agencies in U.S.

Now in its 14th year, HomeCare Elite identifies the top agencies based on performance measures, including quality of care, quality…

July 29, 2020

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Virus vaccine put to final test in thousands of volunteers

There’s still no guarantee that the experimental vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., will really…

July 27, 2020

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COVID-19 recovery can take a few weeks even for young adults

Lingering symptoms can even affect otherwise healthy young adults. Among those aged 18 to 34 with no chronic illness, 1…

July 24, 2020

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Virus antibodies fade fast but not necessarily protection

A woman has blood drawn for COVID-19 antibody testing in Dearborn, Mich. Research published on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 suggests…

July 22, 2020

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Silent spread of virus keeps scientists grasping for clues

Jessie Cornwell, a resident of the Ida Culver House Ravenna, right, poses for a photo with the Rev. Jane Pauw,…

July 22, 2020

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UK coronavirus vaccine prompts immune response in early test

Blood samples from coronavirus vaccine trials are handled inside the Jenner Institute in Oxford, England, on June 25. Scientists at…

July 22, 2020

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Black kids die more often after surgery, new research shows

The researchers examined national data on nearly 173,000 operations from 2012 through 2017. Appendix removal and orthopedic operations were among…

July 22, 2020

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New studies clarify what drugs help, hurt for COVID-19

A bottle and box for dexamethasone in a pharmacy in Omaha, Neb. On Friday, July 17, 2020, British researchers published…

July 17, 2020

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How does COVID-19 affect kids? Science has answers and gaps

Amid concerns of the spread of COVID-19, teachers check students July 14 before a summer STEM camp at Wylie High…

July 17, 2020

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Mercy hospital to host free Facebook Live discussion on bone health

The discussion will feature Mercy Orthopedic Associates Bone Health Specialist Clayton LaBaume. LaBaume will discuss osteoporosis, fracture prevention and answer…

July 17, 2020

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First COVID-19 vaccine tested in US poised for final testing

A subject receives a shot March 16 in the first-stage safety study clinical trial of a potential vaccine by Moderna…

July 15, 2020

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Virus spread, not politics should guide schools, doctors say

Des Moines Public Schools custodian Cynthia Adams cleans a desk in a classroom at Brubaker Elementary School, Wednesday, July 8,…

July 13, 2020

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‘Desperation science’ slows the hunt for coronavirus drugs

Doris Kelly, 57, sits in her home on Monday, June 29, 2020 in Ruffs Dale, Pa. Kelly was one of…

July 10, 2020

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Safe injection sites may curb opioid deaths, report suggests

Injection booths at a facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. According to research published in the New England Journal of…

July 10, 2020

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Scientists urge WHO to acknowledge virus can spread in air

In a letter published this week in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, two scientists from Australia and the U.S. wrote…

July 6, 2020