#COVID test vending machines coming to NYC this month

#COVID test vending machines coming to NYC this month

“#COVID test vending machines coming to NYC this month” Remember when vending machines were for snacks and soda? COVID-19 home test kits will soon be sold via vending machines in cities including New York. But they won’t be as cheap as a bag of chips. Health company Wellness 4 Humanity is rolling out vending machines…

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#Global polio surveillance declined amid COVID-19: CDC

#Global polio surveillance declined amid COVID-19: CDC

“#Global polio surveillance declined amid COVID-19: CDC” Reported cases of so-called acute flaccid paralysis dropped by 33% globally in the first nine months of 2020, suggesting polio surveillance also declined amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Acute flaccid paralysis, or sudden weakening of the muscles, is an overarching term…

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#How dogs are sniffing out COVID-19, cancer and more

#How dogs are sniffing out COVID-19, cancer and more

“#How dogs are sniffing out COVID-19, cancer and more” A COVID-19 vaccine is here at long last, but until we can all get the shot, there’s an even cuddlier solution to preventing the spread of the disease: dogs. Canines have a 76 percent to 100 percent accuracy rate at detecting individuals with the coronavirus simply…

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#Doctor who discovered Ebola warns more viruses will pose ‘threat to humanity’ after COVID-19

#Doctor who discovered Ebola warns more viruses will pose ‘threat to humanity’ after COVID-19

“#Doctor who discovered Ebola warns more viruses will pose ‘threat to humanity’ after COVID-19” The doctor who discovered Ebola has warned more pandemics even deadlier than COVID-19 are coming to threaten humanity. Professor Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum was part of the research team which investigated the first known outbreak of the Ebola virus in 1976. He now fears…

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#’Cat scratch’ fever may cause human madness, study says

#’Cat scratch’ fever may cause human madness, study says

“#’Cat scratch’ fever may cause human madness, study says” “You know you got it when you’re going insane.” Some of the lyrics from Ted Nugent’s 1977 song “Cat Scratch Fever” are not medically inaccurate, a new study suggests. In research published this month in the journal Pathogens, authors offer further evidence for the theory that…

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#Pat Quinn, co-founder of Ice Bucket Challenge, dead at 37

#Pat Quinn, co-founder of Ice Bucket Challenge, dead at 37

“#Pat Quinn, co-founder of Ice Bucket Challenge, dead at 37” The New York man who co-founded the viral “Ice Bucket Challenge” died Sunday after a long battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis — the disease he tirelessly raised awareness for until he succumbed himself. Pat Quinn, a 37-year-old from Yonkers, was diagnosed with ALS in 2013…

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