Cancer: Blood test for 50 types to be trialled by NHS
More than 165,000 people in England will be offered the tests from next year. Source link
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Leaders Urge Caution as COVID Surges in Nursing Homes
Mark Parkinson, CEO, American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), Washington, D.C. Jessica Van Fleet-Green, MD, chief medical officer, Daiya Healthcare, Bellevue, WA. Terry Robertson, CEO, Josephine Caring Community, Stanwood, WA Adam Marles, president and CEO, LeadingAge Pennsylvania, Mechanicsburg. Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO, LeadingAge, Washington, D.C. Gregory Johnson, MD, … Read more
Covid-19: England arrivals to be able to cut quarantine with private test
People arriving in England can end their self-isolation with a negative test taken after five days. Source link
Covid-19: Daily coronavirus test plan to cut contacts’ 14-day self-isolation
Contacts of people with the virus will not need to quarantine if they test negative, the government says. Source link
Care home welcomes visitors after pilot covid test
A care home in Teignmouth is one of the first in England to pilot a new testing system to allow visitors in. The lateral flow tests provide results in 30 minutes. For those taking part in the pilot it has meant physical contact with loved ones for the first time in many months. Source link
Coronavirus: Head of NHS Test and Trace Dido Harding self-isolating
Baroness Harding tweeted she was alerted by the NHS app to stay at home. Source link
Students take part in rapid coronavirus test
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Can You Safely Host Holiday Events During COVID-19?
Editor’s note: This story was updated Nov. 11, 2020 with new guidance from the CDC. Nov. 10, 2020 — After months of separation from friends and family due to COVID-19, many people hope to reconnect over such holidays as Christmas and Hanukkah. But health experts continue to encourage people to practice safe behaviors … Read more
U.S. to Cross 10 Million Cases Amid COVID-19 Surge
Viviana Martinez-Bianchi, MD, director for health equity, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University, Durham, NC. Heidi Tworek, PhD, associate professor of history and public policy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Carlos Del Rio, MD, distinguished professor of medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta. Gary Kreps, PhD, director, … Read more
‘I was refused a home Covid test after credit check’
“We really couldn’t understand why we weren’t able to have our identities verified, ” says Laura McCormack about the moment she and her partner, who both had the three main symptoms of coronavirus, were refused a home test kit. Source link