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    10-year-old boy clears snow off cars for hospital workers in Rhode Island
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 4, 2021

    10-year-old boy clears snow off cars for hospital workers in Rhode Island

    A 10-year-old boy decided to thank the front-line heroes battling the relentless coronavirus pandemic by clearing snow off their cars...
    No more needles for diagnostic tests?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 24, 2021

    No more needles for diagnostic tests?

    Blood draws are no fun. They hurt. Veins can burst, or even roll -- like they're trying to avoid the needle, too. Oftentimes, doctors use
    A brain dead ear coronavirus patient just walked out of the hospital a survivor
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 25, 2020

    A brain dead ear coronavirus patient just walked out of the hospital a survivor

    A 26-year-old North Carolina coronavirus survivor returned home Tuesday after being declared brain dead in June.
    5-Year-Old Girl Pens Book Series on COVID Superheroes After Virus Closes Her Library
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 25, 2020

    5-Year-Old Girl Pens Book Series on COVID Superheroes After Virus Closes Her Library

    Egypt Bush has written three books so far, and hopes to one day publish 100.
    Virtual Boston Marathon raises more than $32M for charity
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 22, 2020

    Virtual Boston Marathon raises more than $32M for charity

    The virtual edition of this year’s race, pushing the event’s fundraising total since 1989 to more than $400 million
    Taylor Swift and other Country Music megastars auctioning musical instruments for COVID-19 Relief
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 19, 2020

    Taylor Swift and other Country Music megastars auctioning musical instruments for COVID-19 Relief

    Taylor Swift is auctioning off the black 2018 Gibson acoustic guitar she played "Betty" at last month's ACM Awards to raise funds for COVID
    Couple married for 60 years reunites after 215 days apart
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 18, 2020

    Couple married for 60 years reunites after 215 days apart

    The coronavirus pandemic has kept countless families apart for the majority of 2020. After 200+ days, one couple has finally reunited
    14-Year-Old Wins $25,000 for Developing Antiviral Drug That May Combat COVID-19
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 17, 2020

    14-Year-Old Wins $25,000 for Developing Antiviral Drug That May Combat COVID-19

    A Texas teenager was awarded tens of thousands of dollars for developing a potential cure for COVID-19.
    $750,000 donation helps immigrant farmworkers, meatpacking workers struggling with COVID-19 in Iowa
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 16, 2020

    $750,000 donation helps immigrant farmworkers, meatpacking workers struggling with COVID-19 in Iowa

    Using earlier donations, three groups — the Quakers' American Friends Service Committee Iowa; Al Éxito, promotes the interests of Latin
    A new blood test may predict which hospitalized COVID-19 patients are at risk for severe illness
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 16, 2020

    A new blood test may predict which hospitalized COVID-19 patients are at risk for severe illness

    “As you’re fighting an infection, the body is trying to find an even keel” between the two. “If it’s too turned up, that’s bad,”
    Young Student Creates “COVID Memorial Quilt” to Honor Those Who Have Died
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 15, 2020

    Young Student Creates “COVID Memorial Quilt” to Honor Those Who Have Died

    “I want to remind everyone that each number is a real person with a family and friends who loved them and they will never be forgotten.”
    Oxford scientists develop 5-minute COVID-19 antigen test
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 15, 2020

    Oxford scientists develop 5-minute COVID-19 antigen test

    The university said it hoped to start product development of the testing device in early 2021 and have an approved device available
    Star power helps uplift, connect Oahu elementary school
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 14, 2020

    Star power helps uplift, connect Oahu elementary school

    Some of Hawaii’s most popular musical artists have appeared before an unlikely audience — a small elementary school on Oahu's coast.
    Scientists use holographic imaging to detect viruses and antibodies
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 14, 2020

    Scientists use holographic imaging to detect viruses and antibodies

    The breakthrough has the potential to aid in medical diagnoses and, specifically, those related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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