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A group of researchers recently modeled the transmission of COVID-19 within an isolation room at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, U.K. Their goal was to explore the optimal room layout to reduce ...

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Social isolation is linked to a heightened risk of hospital admission for respiratory disease among older adults, suggests research published online in the journal Thorax. This risk is independent of ...

As concerns grow over infectious diseases making headlines around the world, hospital leaders at Sentara Princess Anne Hospital say preparation cannot wait until an outbreak begins. The Virginia Beach ...

Reporting from Atlanta — There is no cure for the Ebola virus ravaging West Africa, and it kills most of those it infects. But when Bruce Ribner got the call that two Americans stricken with Ebola ...

A respiratory infection has you feverish, coughing and wheezing – severely enough to put you in the hospital. You’re placed in a private room, which is fine. As sick as you feel, you only vaguely ...