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Gout drug tested as coronavirus treatment in large UK trial

Americans remain hopeful for coronavirus vaccine following the Thanksgiving holiday Internal medicine physician Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider calls recent vaccine developments ‘truly incredible.’ An anti-inflammatory drug widely used to treat gout and other conditions is the latest to be added to a large-scale trial in the U.K. that is investigating potential treatments for coronavirus. Researchers leading […]

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Patient Tested for Ebola at Philadelphia Hospital

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 6, 2019 — Preliminary results from a patient being tested for Ebola suggest that the patient has another condition, say officials at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. “Proper protocols and precautions will remain in place to ensure the safety of all of our patients and staff,” P.J. Brennan, M.D., […]

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Bat tested positive for rabies at Grand Canyon

A bat collected from the bottom of the Grand Canyon has tested positive for rabies. Park officials said Friday that visitors have reported an uptick in bats along the Colorado River. No one is known to have come in contact with the rabid bat. It was taken from Phantom Ranch in late August and tested. […]

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Spa’s ‘Vampire Facial’ clients urged to get tested for HIV, hepatitis after infection reported

Officials recommend that clients who sought procedures at VIP Spa, located in Albuquerque, N.M., get tested for blood-borne infections such as HIV and hepatitis B and C.  (iStock) Health officials have shut down a New Mexico spa that offers “Vampire Facials” after at least one client reported developing an unspecified infection following an undisclosed procedure […]