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11.10.2020 / 12:12

If I catch covid-19, can I get the medications Donald Trump received?

Which medications did the president receive?The president got a monoclonal antibody treatment made by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., the antiviral remdesivir, made by Gilead Sciences Inc., and the steroid dexamethasone. “He’s getting the state of the art, the trio of best drugs," said Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious disease specialist at the University of California, San Francisco.If I get Covid-19, will I be prescribed those medications?Dexamethasone and remdesivir are now routinely used in treating hospitalized Covid-19 patients.

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Coronavirus does not spread through surfaces like door handles, scientist claims

With coronavirus cases around the world now at over 35 million, scientists have been working around the clock to understand how the virus spreads.

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Podcast: Ep. 58 Hamster Masks

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Medicare for hormone therapies: Study finds huge variability

research has shown.Anecdotal evidence and nationwide surveys also support this conclusion.For example, according to a recent Trevor Project survey on a representative cohort of young transgender individuals in the United States, those who are able to affirm their gender identity are significantly less likely to attempt suicide than peers who are unable to do so.Yet there are numerous obstacles to affirming one’s correct gender.

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UPS to hire more than 100,000 holiday workers, expects record peak season

FILE - A United Parcel Service (UPS) driver prepares to make deliveries on July 30, 2020 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)LOS ANGELES - United Parcel Service said Wednesday it plans to hire more than 100,000 extra workers to help handle an increase in packages during the holiday season.UPS said Wednesday that it expects a record peak season.

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Will a face mask protect me, or just the people near me?

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Covid-19: Does a face mask protect me, or just the people around me?

face masks can block most of those particles from spreading.While some droplets may still spread out, wearing a mask could reduce the amount, providing a benefit to others. Research shows people don’t get as sick when exposed to smaller amounts of virus, said Dr.

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Dodgers, Giants game postponed in wake of police shooting of Jacob Blake

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 25: Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers bats against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on August 25, 2020 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES - The Major League Baseball game scheduled for Wednesday night between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants was postponed in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.It was the third MLB game to be postponed Wednesday in the wake of Blake's shooting, which has prompted protests and marches across the nation. The game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds was the first in the majors to be postponed.

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Number of new U.S coronavirus cases falling — nearly 1,000 still dying daily

coronavirus is falling — a development experts say most likely reflects more mask-wearing but also insufficient testing — even as the disease continues to claim nearly 1,000 lives in the U.S. each day.About 43,000 new cases are being reported daily across the country, down 21% from early August, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

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New coronavirus cases decline in the US; experts credit masks

NEW YORK – The number of Americans newly diagnosed with the coronavirus is falling — a development experts credit at least partly to increased wearing of masks — even as the outbreak continues to claim nearly 1,000 lives in the U.S. each day.About 43,000 new cases have been reported daily over the past two weeks across the country, down 21% since early August, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

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Collin Morikawa wins PGA Championship for first major title

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 09: Collin Morikawa of the United States plays his shot from the eighth tee during the final round of the 2020 PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park on August 09, 2020 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Sean M.

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COVID-19 Scan for Aug 03, 2020

Telemedicine is booming amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but many older US adults—particularly those who are low-income, male, black or Hispanic, older than 65 years, less educated, living in rural areas, or have disabilities or poor health—are unable to access remote services, cutting them off from healthcare.In a research letter published today in JAMA Internal Medicine, re

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Twitter permanently bans former KKK leader David Duke

The Twitter logo is seen on a sign at the company's headquarters in San Francisco, California on November 4, 2016.

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Giants catcher Buster Posey opts out of 2020 season

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JULY 4: San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey wears a mask while taking his position behind home base during the San Francisco Giants' summer training camp session at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif. Saturday, July 4, 2020 San Francisco Giants star catcher Buster Posey is the latest big-name player to skip this season because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.Posey announced his decision on Friday.

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An intriguing—but far from proven—HIV cure in the ‘São Paulo Patient’

Jon CohenA 36-year-old man in Brazil has seemingly cleared an HIV infection—making him the proof of principle in humans of a novel drug strategy designed to flush the AIDS virus out of all of its reservoirs in the body. After receiving an especially aggressive combination of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs and nicotinamide (vitamin B3), the man, who asks to be referred to as the São Paulo Patient to protect his privacy, went off all HIV treatment in March 2019 and has not had the virus return to his blood.The patient’s story is “remarkable,” says Steven Deeks, an HIV/AIDS clinician at the University of California, San Francisco who was not involved with this study.

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COVID-19 infection triggers growth of arm-like tentacles in cells, microscope images show

LOS ANGELES - New electron microscope images released in a study from a team of researchers led by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco appear to show cells infected with COVID-19 growing arm-like tentacles to infect other cells. RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updatesIt may be a horrifying new discovery to some, but authors of the recent study say it puts them a step closer to effectively treating the novel coronavirus.In a study published on June 28 in the Journal Cell, researchers looked at how SARS-CoV-2 spreads, in hopes of developing more therapeutic treatments to fight the virus.One way COVID-19 is so successful in terms of rapid viral spread throughout the body is how

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CDC says some Americans surveyed have gargled bleach to prevent coronavirus

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FEBRUARY 11: Bottles of Clorox bleach sit on a shelf at a grocery store on February 11, 2011 in San Francisco, California.

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COVID-19 trial lead researcher explains why an antibiotic might work

Medical News Today interviewed Catherine Oldenburg, Sc.D., co-principal investigator in a brand new human trial examining the potential effectiveness of Azithromycin, a common antibiotic, in treating milder cases of COVID-19, which the new coronavirus causes.

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Mostert acknowledges family concern over return to practice

Long before the sports world had been shut down and when only one death from the coronavirus had been reported in California, San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert was concerned enough about the pandemic to cancel an appearance at an autograph show in early March.

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Newlyweds' Videos Go Viral After Their Honeymoon Gets Extended Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

Newlyweds Michelle and John Senyard had no idea that the coronavirus pandemic would affect their future plans so soon.

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Coronavirus: Doctor shares photo of full United flight

A University of California San Francisco doctor is making headlines for a picture on Twitter that shows a crowded United Airlines flight from New York to San Francisco.

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Bride walks aisle of empty church with photos on pews instead of wedding guests

A poignant photo shows a bride walking down the aisle surrounded by pictures instead of wedding guests.

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'Chernobyl Diaries' star Dimitri Diatchenko dies at 52

Chernobyl Diaries star Dimitri Diatchenko has died unexpectedly at the age of 52.

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Federal stockpile of N95 respirators, other protective equipment nearly depleted

Close-up of N95 respirator mask during an outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus, San Francisco, California, March 30, 2020. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

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University of Regina alumnus takes unique approach to fight against COVID-19

Nevan Krogan, the director of the Quantitative Biosciences Institute at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has been working since January on finding what human proteins the novel coronavirus uses to reproduce, and what drugs act as a shield.

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Almost 70 potential Covid-19 drug and experimental compound candidates identified

The method of novel drug identification involved a systematic chemoinformatic drug search combined with a pathway-centric analysis. Credit: Nhemz / Shutterstock.

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Walking more linked with lower blood pressure

A new study has found that people who walk more also have lower blood pressure. This confirms existing notions that keeping active is good for cardiovascular health.

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Don't drink bleach to prevent coronavirus, poison control center warns

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FEBRUARY 11: Bottles of Clorox bleach sit on a shelf at a grocery store on February 11, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Shares of Clorox stock rose 7.6 percent to close at $71.26 after billionaire investor Carl Icahn disclosed

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0