TALLAHASSEE, Florida (WTXL) – A boy under the age of five remains hospitalized in Leon County after contracting the coronavirus, as cases in children continue to skyrocket across the state. Nearly 8,000 children across the state of Florida tested positive in just eight days. Weeks before schools open, the number …
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According to a study published Tuesday, a blood test has been shown to detect five types of cancer years before the diseases can be detected using conventional diagnostic methods. Developed by a Chinese-American startup, the test found cancers in 91 percent of people who showed no symptoms when the blood …
Read More »‘This was preventable’: US coronavirus cases hit a new record of 70,000 in a single day
The increase in coronavirus cases has reached a new record. On Thursday, the US recorded more than 70,000 new cases of COVID-19, compared to 20,000 per day in June, according to aggregated data from Johns Hopkins University, the COVID Monitoring Project, and other independent estimates from the Washington Post. and …
Read More »Drug overdose deaths soar to nearly 71,000 in 2019, a record, CDC say
The CDC reported 70,980 projected overdose deaths in 2019, more than the previous record of 70,699 deaths set in 2017, and experts fear the numbers could be even worse next year, exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. More than 35 states saw overdose deaths increase, while 13 recorded declines. South Dakota …
Read More »Now there is an artificial cartilage gel strong enough to work on the knees
Not surprisingly, scientists have struggled to find an artificial substitute for natural knee cartilage – it’s a surprising biological substance that combines the properties of a soft cushion and a tough barrier to prevent our busy leg joints from being damaged. But it looks like we’ve made a long-awaited breakthrough: …
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