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This DIY box helps clear indoor air of the coronavirus. Why aren’t more people using them?
Facebook Twitter Show more sharing options BY EMILY ALPERT REYESSTAFF WRITER JULY 31, 2022 5:53 AM PT The glowing box, pulsing with rainbowy light, looks as if it was dropped into this Studio City living room from a warehouse rave. It came, in fact, from the garage where Alex LeVine has been tinkering with fans, filters and tape,…
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‘Living with COVID’: Where the pandemic could go next
By Jennifer Rigby ReutersJennifer Rigby Follow Future of HealthInside the super-secure Swiss lab trying to stop the next pandemic, article with gallery Healthcare & PharmaceuticalsOldest patient yet cured of HIV after stem cell transplant – researchers, article with image and Julie Steenhuysen LONDON/CHICAGO, Aug 1 (Reuters) – As the third winter of the coronavirus pandemic looms in…
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Omicron BA.5: What We Know About the New, Extremely Contagious COVID-19 Variant
BA.5 is the newest omicron subvariant. Uma Shankar Sharma/Getty Images For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. What’s happening The omicron variant of COVID-19 keeps changing, creating newer, more contagious variants. BA.5 seems to be the most contagious version to date and is causing most of the current COVID-19…
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3D Printing Can Strengthen America’s Medical Supply Chain
Health care experts share lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic ARTICLE July 27, 2022 By: Zahra Younoszai Read time: 4 min Projects:Health Care ProductsRead Mode Navigate to:TABLE OF CONTENTS SHARE In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, at least 3,607 health care workers in the United States died from the disease. One major reason: Many lacked access to personal protective equipment (PPE).…
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Mass. reports 9,954 COVID-19 cases and 38 deaths over 7 days
The seven-day average of positive test results decreased from 8.17% to 8.09%. Here’s the weekly data report from Thursday, July 28, 2022. By Rami AbouSabeJuly 28, 2022 | 5:15 PM Facebook Twitter Email The Massachusetts Department of Public Health will no longer release daily COVID-19 reports. The following report represents seven days of data dating back to…
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How safe are indoor dining, bars, big events as COVID slams California?
BY GRACE TOOHEYSTAFF WRITER JULY 26, 2022 UPDATED 11:43 AM PT With super-infectious Omicron subvariants spreading across California, it’s hard to know what activities are still safe — or smart — to do. Experts agree that people vaccinated and up to date on booster shots are still well protected against serious disease. But given the now-dominant BA.5 subvariant, which is…