disease

‘I won’t let the disease control me’: New Fairfield nurse seeks liver donor

Edie Swartz 2 months ago


  • Caitlin Lenehan Balint, of New Fairfield, is at the end stage of liver failure searching for a donor. Prior to COVID-19 she worked as a nurse at Danbury Hospital. Wednesday, August 19, 2020, in New Fairfield, Conn.

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    Caitlin Lenehan Balint, of New Fairfield, is at the end stage of liver failure searching for a donor. Prior to COVID-19 she worked as a nurse at Danbury Hospital. Wednesday, August 19, 2020, in New Fairfield,

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    Photo: H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media


Photo: H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media

Caitlin Lenehan Balint, of New Fairfield,

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More infectious coronavirus mutation might be ‘a excellent thing’, suggests disease expert

Edie Swartz 2 months ago

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – An increasingly widespread mutation of the novel coronavirus identified in Europe, North America and components of Asia may perhaps be additional infectious but appears fewer lethal, in accordance to a distinguished infectious illnesses doctor.

FILE Picture: The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was recognized as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory disease initial detected in Wuhan, China, is noticed in an illustration launched by the Centers for Illness Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. January 29, 2020. Alissa Eckert, MS Dan Higgins, MAM/CDC/Handout by way of REUTERS

Paul Tambyah,

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