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SH12A130PLUMBER Jan. 23, 2012 — When it comes to toilet seats, there are a few issues to consider to ensure you make the right choice. (SHNS photo courtesy Kohler)

June 16, 2020 at 9:42 am

Flushing the toilet may fling coronavirus aerosols all over

Flushing a toilet can generate a cloud of aerosol droplets that rises nearly 3 feet, and they may linger long enough to be inhaled by...

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May 14, 2020 at 3:15 pm

Talking can generate coronavirus droplets that linger up to 14 minutes

Coughs or sneezes may not be the only way people transmit infectious pathogens like the novel coronavirus to one another. Talking can also launch thousands...

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May 1, 2020 at 5:07 am

Tall order: Find a vaccine; then, produce 300 million vials of it

The White House is developing a plan, called Operation Warp Speed, to accelerate vaccine production and try to get manufacturing capacity set up in advance...

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March 22, 2020 at 10:22 am

Warmer Weather May Slow, but Not Halt Coronavirus

Communities living in warmer places appear to have a comparative advantage to slow the transmission of coronavirus infections, according to an early analysis by scientists...

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In an undated photo from the New York State Department of Health, a researcher at the Virology Laboratory prepares samples of coronavirus for testing at the New York State Department of Health. The state is using its own F.D.A.-approved test for diagnosing coronavirus. (New York State Department of Health via The New York Times) — FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY XNYT163 XNYT163

March 3, 2020 at 8:32 am

FDA chief promises 1 million coronavirus tests, but labs say that’s not possible

A handful of private companies have said they are working on a test for the virus, but none are yet available in the United States....

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Supporters Alaina Marasa left, and Tobias Riker from La Mirada, Calif., wear face masks and gloves as a proactive prevention measure, at a campaign event of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles Sunday, March 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) NYOTK NYOTK

February 29, 2020 at 2:46 pm

Surgeon general urges the public to stop buying face masks amid coronavirus outbreak

Jerome M. Adams said in a tweet that masks are not effective in preventing the general public from catching the virus (washing hands is best,...

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January 28, 2020 at 6:43 pm

Researchers Are Racing to Make a Coronavirus Vaccine. Will It Help?

In the early days of January, as cases of a strange, pneumonialike illness were reported in China, researchers at the National Institutes of Health in...

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January 3, 2020 at 4:29 pm

Dr. Heather Ashton, 90, dies; helped people quit anxiety drugs

Dr. Heather Ashton’s “Ashton Manual,” published in 1999, has become a cornerstone for people all over the world dealing with benzodiazepine dependence.

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December 17, 2019 at 5:34 pm

What a 5,700-Year-Old Wad of Chewed Gum Reveals About Ancient People and Their Bacteria

When hunter-gatherers living in what is now southern Denmark broke down pieces of birch bark into sticky, black tar about 5,700 years ago, they almost...

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A child pushes off from their scooter to pass people during a walk around the Green Lake on a cloudy Saturday afternoon in Seattle.
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June 13, 2019 at 1:20 pm

How much nature is enough? 120 minutes a week, doctors say

A study of nearly 20,000 people found that those who spent two hours a week or more outdoors reported better health and a greater sense...