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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Sunday cleared the way for more hospitalized COVID-19 patients to be treated with the blood plasma of COVID-19 survivors.

FDA Approves Wider Use of Plasma as COVID-19 Treatment

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President Donald Trump announced emergency approval as 'breakthrough' treatment during a news briefing Sunday
A school-located influenza vaccination intervention is associated with a reduction in the incidence of influenza hospitalization

School-Located Influenza Vaccine Intervention Beneficial

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SLIV intervention linked to drop in incidence of influenza hospitalization in school-aged children, adults
The historically higher lung cancer incidence in young Black people compared with White people has disappeared and reversed in men and women

Black-White Disparity in Lung Cancer Incidence Eliminated

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Historical trend of increased incidence in Blacks versus Whites disappeared in men, reversed in women
Patients with moderate COVID-19 receiving a five-day course of remdesivir have a statistically significant difference in clinical status compared with usual care

Clinical Impact of Remdesivir in Moderate COVID-19 Unclear

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Significant difference seen in clinical status versus usual care for five-day, but not 10-day, course
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Pop Concert Held to Learn More About COVID-19 Spread

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Participants equipped with contact tracers to record movements, track the path of small respiratory particles
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Widespread Mask Use Could Save 70,000 U.S. Lives by Dec. 1

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At least 176,000 people have died of COVID-19 in the United States so far
The world's first confirmed case of reinfection with the new coronavirus has been reported in Hong Kong.

World’s First Confirmed Case of COVID-19 Reinfection Reported in Hong Kong

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Suggests that immunity to the new coronavirus may last only a few months in some people
Fine particulate matter contributes to the development of asthma and persistent wheezing in children

Exposure to Air Pollution Tied to New Asthma in Children

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Family risk factors, including maternal smoking, parental asthma, also tied to new asthma onset
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendations have been updated to include the influenza vaccination for the 2020 to 2021 season; the recommendations were published in the Aug. 21 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

ACIP Issues Recommendations for 2020 to 2021 Flu Vaccination

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Components of influenza vaccines updated for 2020-2021; two new vaccine options available for seniors
Experts have slammed claims by a major Trump donor that an extract from a deadly plant is a cure for COVID-19.

Extract From Deadly Plant Touted as COVID-19 Cure

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Scientists warn that ingesting even a tiny bit of the toxic shrub from which the compound is extracted can be deadly