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Amid lockdown, Kenyan medical startup brings clinic to your home

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 10:39
Nathalie Maikere sat at her dining table, her two children playing video games a few feet away, as a doctor in a lab coat unpacked her medical bag and took her temperature, pulse, and blood pressure.
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South Korea coronavirus spike stirs second wave concern, social distancing crackdown

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 10:33
South Korea reported 79 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the most in nearly eight weeks, triggering the return of tougher social distancing curbs amid the spectre of a second wave of disease in a country praised for containing the first outbreak.
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French carmaker PSA to make surgical masks at Mulhouse site

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 10:24
French carmaker PSA said on Thursday that it would start manufacturing surgical masks at its site in Mulhouse in eastern France from August.
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Malaysia reports 10 new coronavirus cases with no new deaths

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 10:20
Malaysian health authorities reported on Thursday 10 new coronavirus cases, raising the cumulative total to 7,629 cases.
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Indonesia reports 687 new coronavirus cases, 23 deaths

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 10:10
Indonesia reported 687 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections in the Southeast Asian country to 24,538, a health ministry official said on Thursday.
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Philippines confirms 539 new coronavirus cases, largest single-day increase

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 09:17
The Philippines' health ministry on Thursday reported 17 more novel coronavirus deaths and 539 new infections, the largest number of cases reported in a single day since the virus was first detected in the country.
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In Brazil's shadow, laid-back Uruguay curbs COVID-19

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 05:13
Leonardo Silveira, a bookstore owner in Montevideo, is hopeful about the future as Uruguay begins a gradual reopening. The small country has kept rates of COVID-19 at one of the lowest levels in Latin America, even as the region becomes a coronavirus epicenter.
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South Korea coronavirus cases jump to highest since early April as warehouse outbreak widens

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 04:41
South Korea reported 79 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the most since April 5 and the third straight day of rising infections, raising the spectre of a second wave of disease in a country widely praised for containing the initial outbreak.
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Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 353 to 179,717: RKI

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 04:19
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 353 to 179,717, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Thursday.
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As Japan reopens, coronavirus testing slowed by bureaucracy and staff shortages

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 04:16
At the beginning of April, a young Japanese sumo wrestler known as Shobushi came down with a fever. His coaches tried calling a local public health centre to get him a coronavirus test, but the phone lines were busy.
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Australia's rugby league football to kick off as COVID-19 cases slow

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 02:46
Australia's National Rugby League football competition, a bruising body contact sport, will on Thursday resume after a two-month hiatus as the number of coronavirus cases in the country slows and social restrictions are eased.
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Wanted in Hollywood: COVID-19 consultants to help keep sets safe

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 02:38
Along with hair stylists, camera operators and the hundreds of others who make magic happen for TV and film, Hollywood is counting on a new supporting member for future productions: COVID-19 consultants.
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Mexico registers 78,023 total cases of coronavirus and 8,597 deaths

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 01:43
Mexico on Wednesday registered 3,463 new cases of coronavirus and 463 deaths, bringing its totals to 78,023 cases and 8,597 fatalities, according to information provided by health authorities.
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China reports two new coronavirus cases versus one a day earlier

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 01:17
China reported two new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland on May 27, up from one a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Thursday.
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Brazil coronavirus death toll above 25,000, more than 410,000 cases

Health News (Reuters) - Wed, 05/27/2020 - 23:40
Brazil's death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 25,000 people on Wednesday, at 25,598, the Health Ministry said. Deaths from the disease caused by the coronavirus over the last 24 hours were 1,086.
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Larry Kramer, author known for his AIDS activism, dead at age 84

Health News (Reuters) - Wed, 05/27/2020 - 23:29
Larry Kramer, an author, playwright and film producer who helped shape U.S. healthcare policy with his early advocacy of a national response to AIDS when it first emerged in the 1980s, died on Wednesday at 84.
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U.S. FDA finds high levels of carcinogen in diabetes drug metformin

Health News (Reuters) - Wed, 05/27/2020 - 23:18
The U.S Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it had found high levels of a possible cancer-causing impurity in some versions of the popular diabetes drug metformin.
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Gilead study shows shorter five-day course of remdesivir works as well as 10-day one

Health News (Reuters) - Wed, 05/27/2020 - 21:58
Gilead Sciences Inc, which has suggested that a shorter treatment duration could extend limited supplies of its drug remdesivir, on Wednesday published results of a study showing no significant difference in outcomes between 5- and 10-day courses of the drug for patients with severe COVID-19.
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EU governments ban malaria drug for COVID-19, trial paused as safety fears grow

Health News (Reuters) - Wed, 05/27/2020 - 21:04
European governments moved on Wednesday to halt the use of anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients, and a second global trial was suspended, further blows to hopes for a treatment promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Anti-inflammatory drugs may help keep virus in check; mornings not ideal for fever screening

Health News (Reuters) - Wed, 05/27/2020 - 20:50
The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
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