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Researchers analyzed more than 1,000 human lung datasets associated with various lung conditions, specifically looking for gene expression patterns, inflammation signaling and cellular changes. The disease with the closest match is IPF. -
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 Wednesday to continue holding teleconferenced public meetings due to the coronavirus pandemic. -
The Biden administration is considering expanding eligibility for a second COVID-19 booster to those under 50 to try to protect more people against the latest omicron surge. -
A 75-year-old woman became enmeshed in conspiracy theories about COVID. After she got infected, she rejected effective treatments and sought out black market drugs instead. -
The CDC considers San Diego County high risk for the coronavirus. Doctors worry that rising case numbers will lead to more severe infections. -
Institutional racism, greed, and a broken global health system are all working against African nations where people are dying from COVID in silence, according to a scathing assessment from one expert. -
Nearly 5,000 NPR readers told us how they dealt with COVID on a trip. Did they respect the CDC guidance to wait 10 days before flying? Or did they travel anyway? What lessons do they have to share? -
The BA.5 strain represented 65% of cases from July 3 to 9, according to data from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. -
The highly transmissible new omicron variants have shown a remarkable ability to get around the protection offered by vaccination. -
However, unlike Los Angeles County, no indoor mask-wearing mandate is being considered.
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