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Plunge in health-care spending a big reason US economy sank in first quarter – CNBC

A COVID-19 patient is delivered by ambulance to Wyckoff Heights Hospital in Bushwick, New York, Thursday, April 2nd, 2020. B.A. Van Sise | NurPhoto | Getty Images The coronavirus pandemic has put health care at the forefront of the nation’s economic crisis, but it has also put a lot of economic activity from it on… Read More: Plunge in health-care spending a big reason US economy sank… »

Global coronavirus death toll surpasses 10K as number of confirmed cases nears quarter million

The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic surpassed 10,000 on Friday morning. In addition to the 10,038 deaths, approximately two-thirds of which occurred in China and Italy, there have been nearly a quarter of a million confirmed cases around the globe. There have also been 86,035 people who have recovered from the COVID-19 virus,… Read More: Global coronavirus death toll surpasses 10K as number of confirmed… »

Mediterranean diet reduces cardiovascular risk by a quarter

A recent study has put the Mediterranean diet to the test once more, attempting to unpick the molecular mechanisms that produce its benefits. More good news for advocates of the Mediterranean diet. Inspired by the traditional eating patterns of people from Greece, Italy, and Spain, the Mediterranean diet can seemingly do no wrong. In a… Read More: Mediterranean diet reduces cardiovascular risk by a quarter »