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San Luis Obispo County says that a sixth county resident who tested positive for COVID-19 died. Health officials say the person was 90 years old and lived in a long-term care facility for the elderly. They say the patient was infected through person-to-person spread in the facility. “This disease is …

New York, NY – July 13, 2020 – Respiratory disease is the third leading cause of death worldwide, and lung transplantation remains the only cure for patients with end-stage lung disease. Despite advances in the field, lung transplantation remains limited by the low availability of organs from healthy donors, and …

According to information published online in a medical journal, an experimental COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna was able to induce an immune response in all volunteers in an early-stage trial. Initial results, published in The New England Journal of Medicine on Tuesday, showed that the vaccine was generally safe and …

“Centralizing control of all data under the umbrella of an inherently political apparatus is dangerous and mistrustful,” said Dr. Nicole Lurie, who served as assistant secretary of preparedness and response under former President Barack Obama. “It seems to cut the ability of agencies like the CDC to do their basic …

WNBA medical evaluators said Elena Delle Donne’s chronic Lyme disease was not sufficient cause for a voluntary exclusion in 2020.Photo: Getty While the WNBA might fall behind in terms of money or television notoriety, it showed last night that it is not far behind when it comes to being a …