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Europe pushes ahead with easing lockdowns, as LatAm cases pass 1m

Europe pushes ahead with easing lockdowns, as LatAm cases pass 1m
Countries across Europe took bolder steps in easing coronavirus lockdowns, with schools, parks and pools reopening in places, while in Latin America the outbreak grew more dire with infections passing the one million mark.
Scientists hunt pandemic hotspots in race to test vaccines
The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic may be waning. For vaccine developers, that could be a problem.
Thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy being overdiagnosed, overtreated
The current practice of testing most pregnant women for thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) may be leading to overdiagnosis and overtreatment, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
WHO: Smokers more likely to develop severe disease with COVID-19
Tobacco kills more than eight million people globally every year. More than seven million of these deaths are from direct tobacco use and around 1.2 million are due to non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke.
World virus cases top 6m as leaders disagree on pandemic response
The number of coronavirus cases worldwide topped six million Sunday, with Brazil registering another record surge in daily infections as divisions deepened on how to deal with the pandemic.
Many Australians used lockdown to give up smoking
There are signs that thousands of Australians used the coronavirus shutdown to give up smoking.
Clinical trial shows promising new treatment for rare blood cancer
Lymphoma is a type of blood cancer that develops from lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell). It has many subtypes.
Blood test could predict how well prostate cancer patients respond to treatment
A simple blood test could help to identify men with prostate cancer who are less likely to respond to treatment or more likely to relapse, research has suggested.
Second more deadly wave of coronavirus expected 'to hit Europe this winter'
European countries should brace themselves for a deadly second wave of coronavirus infections because the pandemic is not over, the World Health Organization’s top official in Europe has said.
Russia plans coronavirus vaccine clinical trials in two weeks: Report
Russian scientists plan to start clinical trials within two weeks on a vaccine to combat the novel coronavirus, the country’s health minister was quoted as saying on Saturday.