September 2020 - Better Health For Women

Some Children Have Higher Levels of SARS-CoV-2 in Their Airways Than the Most Severely Ill Adults, Study Indicates

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Better Health For Women

As schools reopen in parts of the United States, a study published Thursday found that some children have high levels of virus in their airways during the first three days of infection despite having mild symptoms or none at all — suggesting their role in community spread may be larger than previously believed. One of […] Read More

Adults With COVID-19 Twice As Likely To Have Eaten At Restaurants, CDC Study Finds

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Better Health For Women

Adults who tested positive for the coronavirus were about twice as likely to have dined at a restaurant within a two-week period prior to becoming sick, according to a new study from Centers For Disease Control and Prevention. The study looked at 314 adults who had showed symptoms of COVID-19 and had sought testing […] Read More

DCIS Tied to Higher Chance of Breast Cancer Death

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Better Health For Women

Women with a ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) diagnosis were over three times more likely to die from breast cancer versus those in the general population, a retrospective study found. In over 140,000 women who underwent surgery after being diagnosed with DCIS, 1,540 died from invasive breast cancer compared with an expected 458 for cancer-free […] Read More

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Month: September 2020

Some Children Have Higher Levels of SARS-CoV-2 in Their Airways Than the Most Severely Ill Adults, Study Indicates

Adults With COVID-19 Twice As Likely To Have Eaten At Restaurants, CDC Study Finds

DCIS Tied to Higher Chance of Breast Cancer Death