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These are the top causes of Hepatitis and some prevention measures
Every year on July 28, we commemorate ‘World Hepatitis Day’ to raise awareness about the infectious…
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Vitamin D isn't an effective COVID-19 treatment, but scientists haven't ruled out its relationship to severe disease
Vitamin D shortened a COVID-19 patient's hospital stay, but there's no evidence that taking vitamin…
Aria Bendix
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3 scientists have won the Nobel Prize for discovering the virus that causes hepatitis C
The 2020 honor went to 2 American scientists and a British scientist. Their discoveries paved the w…
Julia Naftulin
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The first-ever COVID-19 pill may be just weeks away. A handful of other pills, inhalers, and nasal sprays also show promise.
Easy-to-take coronavirus treatments could complement vaccines. These are the most promising ones to…
Aria Bendix,Andrew Dunn
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Hepatitis C medicines can help treat moderate or severe COVID-19 cases, claims study
New research adds to the growing body of evidence that sofosbuvir and daclatasvir, a drug combinati…
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Even with the Delta variant, the ability of COVID-19 vaccines to prevent hospitalization hasn't significantly dropped, CDC scientist says
Since the Delta variant appeared, vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization ranged from 75% to …
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Fauci says it's a 'good idea' to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for kids going to school
"We've done this for decades and decades requiring (vaccines for) polio, measles, mumps, rubella, h…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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How one woman overcame her vaccine hesitancy: 'You call them anti-vaxxers - I believe a lot of them are just afraid'
Marie-Hélène Desmarais said people shouldn't let fear get in the way of protecting themselves fro…
Aria Bendix
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Canada says COVID-19 vaccine doses are 'interchangeable,' encouraging mix-and-match vaccines while the CDC still stands firmly against it
Current CDC guidance currently recommends delaying the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine rather than …
Marianne Guenot
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Hepatitis C drugs may help fight COVID-19, supercomputer simulations suggest
"This computer simulation method is known as molecular docking and it has been recognised and used…
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The US should stop contact tracing COVID-19. Invest in genetic sequencing instead.
The US sequences only 5 of every 1,000 cases, and wastes time trying to track down people exposed t…
Hilary Brueck,Aylin Woodward
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A genetic advantage inherited from Neanderthals could give some people a 22% lower risk of severe COVID-19
The remnants of Neanderthal DNA are more common in people from Europe and Asia. They could confer a…
Aria Bendix
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Scientists are testing out mixing doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot with Pfizer's to see if it still works
The researchers hope to find out if topping up one vaccine with a dose of another still protects fr…
Marianne Guenot
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Fauci says he's 'sure' coronavirus vaccinations will be mandatory in institutions like hospitals and schools
Dr. Fauci likened the COVID-19 vaccine to yearly shots for the flu and Hepatitis B that are require…
Yelena Dzhanova
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The co-founder of BioNTech designed the coronavirus vaccine it made with Pfizer in just a few hours over a single day
BioNTech co-founder Ugur Sahin designed 10 different vaccine candidates over a single day in Januar…
Susie Neilson
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2 people had allergic reactions to Pfizer's COVID-19 shot. Here's what's in it.
People with severe allergies were excluded from vaccine trials, but that's no reason to think they …
Hilary Brueck
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Moderna's groundbreaking coronavirus vaccine was designed in just 2 days
The biotech company designed its vaccine, which is highly effective, over two days in January - bef…
Susie Neilson,Andrew Dunn,Ari…
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We're likely to need coronavirus booster shots after the initial vaccine
Many leading coronavirus vaccines require two shots given weeks apart. But additional follow-up sho…
Aylin Woodward
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Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine relies on a new, unproven technology. A diagram shows how it differs from other candidates.
Pfizer announced Monday that its mRNA vaccine, which relies on a snippet of the virus' genome, succ…
Aria Bendix
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Trump's doctor says the president already has antibodies. That might not mean he is cured with long-term immunity — it could just be his medication.
Sean Conley reported the president has coronavirus antibodies. But experts say the antibodies could…