Oklahoma coronavirus death toll rises by 13; health officials report 980 new positive cases

Oklahoma coronavirus death toll rises by 13; health officials report 980 new positive cases

>> I THINK IT IS PRETTY CLEAR WHEN YOU LOOK AT KIND OF THE PEAK IN THE STATE THAT OPENING SCHOOLS IS PROBABLY CONTRIBUTED BECAUSE YOU HAVE MORE KIDS POTENTIALLY INFECTED. CHRISTINE: DR. BRATZLER SAYS HE BELIEVES THE RECENT SPIKE IN CASES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS IS A COMBINATION OF DIFFERENT FACTORS. >> KIDS GOING BACK TO…

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Study: Neanderthal genes may be liability for COVID patients

Study: Neanderthal genes may be liability for COVID patients

BERLIN — Scientists say genes that some people have inherited from their Neanderthal ancestors may increase their likelihood of suffering severe forms of COVID-19. A study by European scientists published Wednesday by the journal Nature examined a cluster of genes that have been linked to a higher risk of hospitalization and respiratory failure in patients…

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The first known person to be cured of HIV has died of cancer

The first known person to be cured of HIV has died of cancer

(CNN)After a five-month battle with leukemia, the first known person to be cured of HIV has died of cancer, according to the International AIDS Society.Timothy Ray Brown, also known as “the Berlin patient,” was 54.Brown was considered cured of his HIV infection in 2008. In the year prior, Brown received a bone marrow transplant in…

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Hospitalizations spike as Iowa reports 1,048 new coronavirus cases, 18 additional deaths

Hospitalizations spike as Iowa reports 1,048 new coronavirus cases, 18 additional deaths

VOTERS. >> IN THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, THE STATE ANNOUNCED A BIG CHANGE TO ITS QUARANTINE POLICIES TODAY. IT MAKES IT LESS LIKELY FOR STUDENTS TO BE SENT HOME AFTER THEY ARE EXPOSED TO COVID-19. KCCI’S CHRIS IS LIVE WITH GOVERNOR REYNOLD’S BREAK WITH FEDERAL GUIDELINES. >> YES, STACY, BEFORE TODAY, IF TWO STUDENTS WERE WEARING…

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Maine reports 59 new COVID-19 cases, largest one-day spike since May

Maine reports 59 new COVID-19 cases, largest one-day spike since May

Local & State Posted 10:15 AM Updated at 10:20 AM increase font size More schools are reporting outbreaks or individual cases, and not only in York County, epicenter of the virus. Maine reported 59 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the largest one-day spike in new cases since May. York, Cumberland and Androscoggin counties reported…

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Largest COVID-19 study highlights role of super-spreaders

Largest COVID-19 study highlights role of super-spreaders

In the bleak ranking of worst COVID-19 outbreaks, the United States, with 7.2 million infections, is likely to be eclipsed only by India, which has 1 million fewer cases but is catching up fast.Yet parts of India have led the world in one aspect of the pandemic response: contact tracing — the labor-intensive, time-sensitive, painstaking…

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Time travel is possible but changing the past isn’t, study says

Time travel is possible but changing the past isn’t, study says

Doc Brown and Marty McFly in “Back to the Future.” Screenshot Time travel is possible based on the laws of physics, according to new calculations from researchers at the University of Queensland. But time-travelers wouldn’t be able to alter the past in a measurable way, they say — the future would stay the same.  Visit…

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