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Dynamics’ Nanowave Air zaps the coronavirus with UV light

Maintain your employer brand in a pandemic Read the VentureBeat Jobs guide to employer branding Download eBook Dynamics is unveiling Nanowave Air, a new air filter that sucks in germs such as the coronavirus and zaps them with high-intensity ultraviolet (UV) light. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Dynamics made a name for itself …

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6 Ways the Coronavirus Will Affect Black Friday

Photo by Syda Productions / Shutterstock.com This story comes from partner site DealNews.com. To say that 2020 has been a weird year is an understatement. And that weirdness is going to carry over into Black Friday. From spread-out sales to fewer in-store deals, we cover the ways COVID-19 will impact …

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Weekly Health Quiz: Marijuana, Lullabies and Coronavirus

1 of 7 This state now has the highest number of reported coronavirus cases, with the total approaching a million: California Texas Florida New York 2 of 7 True or false? Smoking marijuana has few of the cardiovascular risks that smoking tobacco does. True False 3 of 7 Babies had …

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5 Ways Families Can Prepare as Coronavirus Cases Surge

As if parents didn’t have enough to worry about, here’s a new cause for alarm: Coronavirus cases in the United States are climbing toward a third peak, troubling epidemiologists. Cases are rising to record levels in nearly half the states in the country, driven by uncontrolled outbreaks in the Midwest …

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Could Trump Still Spread the Coronavirus? Probably Not, Experts Say

When President Trump makes his appearance on Thursday night on NBC News, he is expected to speak, probably maskless, with the moderator, Savannah Guthrie, and the audience sitting at least 12 feet away. But he is unlikely to transmit the coronavirus to any of those people, multiple experts said. Since …

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Coronavirus Vaccine Makers Are Not Mass-Slaughtering Sharks

Several companies in the race for a coronavirus vaccine have stumbled upon a new and unexpected hurdle: activists protesting the use of a substance that comes from sharks in their products. The oily compound, called squalene, is churned out by shark livers and has immunity-boosting powers, which has led several …

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Coronavirus Safety Runs Into a Stubborn Barrier: Masculinity

On Tuesday, and not for the first time, Joseph R. Biden Jr. described President Trump’s reluctant attitude toward wearing masks as “macho.” Tomi Lahren, a conservative commentator and Fox Nation host, countered that Mr. Biden “might as well carry a purse with that mask.” They were among the most direct …

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That Airport Spa? It’s a Coronavirus Testing Clinic

Until recently, XpresSpa was known for offering manicures, pedicures, massages and waxing services at 25 airports in the United States and around the world, where travelers with some time between flights could get themselves spruced up. But on Wednesday, the company began offering a rapid molecular coronavirus test, manufactured by …

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How Much Would Trump’s Coronavirus Treatment Cost Most Americans?

President Trump’s physician Dr. Sean Conley, with other medical staff members, briefing reporters outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Saturday. While Mr. Trump did not have to worry about the costs of his care, many Americans who have been ill with Covid-19 face large medical bills.Credit…Anna Moneymaker for …

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