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Breast Cancer Survivors May Experience Side Effects 10 Years Later
In a related context, Caroline Dalton of Breakthrough Breast Cancer said: "It has been proven that physical activity after a breast cancer diagnosis improves the patient's chances of survival, and there is evidence that it may help reduce the risk of recurrence. [Full Article...]
Biden to end US support for Yemen war
Vice President Pence delivered brief remarks to reporters on Monday at Joint Base Andrews - less than an hour after President Trump announced he was leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center later in the day. Voters will essentially drive the event, but Holt said he may follow up and jump in with a question after the audience speaks. "This has touched every American's life", he ... [Full Article...]
Trump's physician says doctors 'cautiously optimistic' about his condition
Trump spoke on Saturday from his room at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center where he was admitted on Friday for coronavirus treatment. I very much appreciate it. Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University, said, "You have to have been a certain number of days symptom-free, and 10 days from the onset of your illness - or the date of positivi... [Full Article...]
Coronavirus: 19 new cases confirmed in Galway
There is now a total of 37,668** confirmed cases of CO Covid-19 in Ireland. Under level 5, people are asked to stay at home, except to exercise within 5 kilometres, with only essential retailers allowed to stay open. "It reminds us all of the very present prevalence of this virus". They said that there has been a "big deterioration" in the situation in the country in recent days. [Full Article...]
CDC Updates Guidelines For How COVID-19 Spreads
Poorly ventilated enclosed crowded spaces are are riskier than outdoors . In addition, CDC views the primary mode of transmission to still be close contact with an infected person (i.e., direct contact within less than 6 feet). Also, you need to improve indoor air to avoid contracting the infection in case a person with the disease is present there. Further, CDC stresses the importance of hav... [Full Article...]
United Kingdom hit by new virus test failing, finds 16,000 extra cases
The UK has recorded another 14,542 coronavirus cases - nearly 2,000 more than yesterday - while hospital admissions in England have hit a four-month high. A Downing Street spokesman said: "As NHS test and trace and PHE have said, a technical issue was identfiied on Friday in the process of transferring positive test results into the reporting dashboard". [Full Article...]
Nearly one-third of COVID patients in study had altered mental state
This is according to a study of 509 patients hospitalized in Chicago's Northwestern Medicine health system between March 5 and April 6 published on Monday in the Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology . Dr. Koralnik urged caution in drawing inferences from the study to Mr. Trump's condition. "I think we should be careful trying to ascribe a risk to an individual, based on this retrosp... [Full Article...]
Covid-19 vax to be rolled out within 3 months in UK
The vaccine will first go to healthcare/ frontline workers and senior citizens (above 65 years) along with people with comorbidities first. Vardhan was speaking during the fourth edition of "Sunday Samvaad", his weekly social media interaction with the public. [Full Article...]