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Top Back-To-School Health Risks & How To Avoid Them
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Top Back-To-School Health Risks & How To Avoid Them

A Personal Note: Summer vacation has again come to a close, and back-to-school is season is upon us. This season of change looks different for each family. In our household, we have younger children getting back in the habit of earlier bedtimes, as well as a high schooler preparing to drive herself to school on…

U.K. Researchers Say They Have Found First Drug that Improves COVID-19 Survival
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U.K. Researchers Say They Have Found First Drug that Improves COVID-19 Survival

There’s new hope for critically ill hospitalized patients with COVID-19.  A commonly used drug has shown to improve survival rates by one third.  That’s according to a press release from a team of researchers in England.  This clinical trial is getting a lot of attention in the medical field because the preliminary findings sound really…

Coronavirus Update: New CDC Testing Criteria, Pandemic Preparedness, and Anxiety
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Coronavirus Update: New CDC Testing Criteria, Pandemic Preparedness, and Anxiety

The CDC has revised its criteria for testing for the novel coronavirus after a woman tested positive for the virus in California. Initially, the CDC was reluctant to test her for COVID-19 because she didn’t meet their original criteria, mainly because she was exposed to someone else who had the virus. Luckily, her doctors persisted…

Novel Coronavirus: What We Know So Far About COVID-19
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Novel Coronavirus: What We Know So Far About COVID-19

The novel coronavirus has dominated new outlets throughout late 2019 and early 2020, but what do we know about this deadly virus? And what information is essential? The New York Times called it an “infodemic” because so many stories have been written about Coronavirus. Many dangerous and false information about the new illness on the…