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• Derbyshire school closes after 'confirmed coronavirus' case
  
  Burbage Primary School's headteacher told parents and carers about the case last night - but health chiefs have yet to confirm if it is true. It comes amid growing panic in the UK.
  Daily Mail.  Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:17:12 +0000.
• Health Ministry cautions Israelis to avoid international travel
  
  Anyone returning to Israel from Italy must immediately enter a 14-day period of solitary confinement.;
  Jerusalem Post.  Thu, 27 Feb 2020 14:29:10 GMT.
• Google Health Is Looking To Disrupt Health-Tech With 500 Employees
  
  Search engine giant Google is intensely focusing its efforts and heavily investing in the health-tech space. More than 500 people now work at Google Health. ....
  By Kori Hale, Contributor.  Forbes.  Thu, 27 Feb 2020 13:41:32 +0000.
• New Home Sales Raced to a 12.5-Year High: 5 Big Winners
  
  Sales of new US-single family homes soared to the highest level since 2007 as low mortgage rates, healthy labor market and wage growths boosted demand.
  Tirthankar Chakraborty.  Zacks.  Thu, 27 Feb 2020 12:45:00 GMT.
• Ukrinform: Two people from Chernivtsi Oblast being tested for coronavirus
  
  The Ukrainian Health Ministry is examining the samples of two individuals for novel coronavirus, Deputy Health Minister and Chief State Sanitary Doctor Viktor Liashko has said. Read more here. ...
  Anastasia Shepeleva.  Kyiv Post.  Thu, 27 Feb 2020 12:23:34 +0000.
• Sutro Biopharma to Present at the Cowen and Company 40th Annual Health Care Conference
  
  SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 27, 2020 -- Sutro Biopharma, Inc. ...
  PR Newswire.  Thu, 27 Feb 2020 12:00:00 +0000.
• Coronavirus: How a 'drive-through' testing facility in London works
  
  A new scheme is being introduced to ease pressure on health services, as experts expect more cases to emerge.
  BBC News.  Thu, 27 Feb 2020 11:57:19 GMT.
• Fake prince who stole $16m from Queensland Health deported to NZ
  
  Joel Morehu-Barlow, who was jailed for 14 years for fraud and drug offences in 2013, has been released from jail and deported.
  Matt Dennien.  Sydney Morning Herald.  Thu, 27 Feb 2020 22:12:24 +1100.
• Mental health of pupils threatened by online world and exams
  
  A large-scale study finds increasing levels of anxiety and self-harm, even among younger children.
  BBC News.  Thu, 27 Feb 2020 10:23:58 GMT.
• Iran reports 7 new virus deaths as another senior government official infected
  
  Death toll in Islamic Republic at 26; security official announces he tested positive, following deputy health minister and MP; hardest-hit China, South Korea count 938 new cases
  Times of Israel.  Thu, 27 Feb 2020 10:08:12 +0000.
• Plan for free transport to opioid treatment starts in March
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - People addicted to opioids will soon be able to get free public transit to West Virginia treatment centers under a new health department initiative announced Wednesday. ...
  Washington Times.  Thu, 27 Feb 2020 04:30:32 -0500.
• Free dental care offered at Meharry Medical College Saturday
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Meharry Medical College in Tennessee and health care provider Remote Area Medical are offering free dental care at an event this week. ...
  Washington Times.  Thu, 27 Feb 2020 04:10:22 -0500.
• January Hotel Data Highlights Coronavirus Scourge
  
  The World Health Organization says that COVID-19, more commonly known as coronavirus, has the potential to become a pandemic. ...
  Hsyndicate.  Thu, 27 Feb 2020 10:30:00 +0200.
• Bloomberg Ad Hits Trump on Health Cuts, Coronavirus Threat
  
  A new 30-second ad entitled "Pandemic" features Mike Bloomberg's campaign charging the U.S. ...
  Newsmax.  Wed, 26 Feb 2020 22:44:08 EDT.
• Second type of schizophrenia discovered
  
  In a study of more than 300 patients from three continents, over one third had brains that looked similar to healthy people.
  Science Daily.  Wed, 26 Feb 2020 21:20:12 EST.
• Latest American infected with coronavirus has no relevant travel history: CDC
  
  Health officials say a patient in California is the first person in the U.S. to contract the coronavirus without having relevant travel history.
  ABC News.  Wed, 26 Feb 2020 20:49:48 -0500.
• As U.S. Preps For Coronavirus, Health Workers Question Safety Measures
  
  The plight of Chinese health care workers contracting the coronavirus has prompted frontline medical staff in the U.S. to wonder if they're protected. Hospitals say they're taking steps to prepare.
  Yuki Noguchi.  NPR.  Wed, 26 Feb 2020 17:34:00 -0500.
• Northwell Health launches gun violence prevention center
  
  Northwell Health created its Center for Gun Violence Prevention to give healthcare providers a model that may reduce the number of deaths caused by firearms.
  Steven Ross Johnson.  Modern Healthcare.  Wed, 26 Feb 2020 16:44:58 EST.
• Norway announces first case of coronavirus
  
  Norwegian health authorities on Wednesday announced the first case of coronavirus in the Nordic nation in someone who returned from China last week, but said the patient was not "in danger".
  The Local.  Wed, 26 Feb 2020 21:53:28 +0100.
• MLily owner completes Mor acquisition
  
  Healthcare Co. Ltd., the China-based owner of mattress manufacturer MLily USA, has completed the acquisition of Top 100 company Mor Furniture for Less. The post MLily owner completes Mor acquisition appeared first on Furniture Today.
  Engel.  Furniture Today.  Wed, 26 Feb 2020 20:43:55 +0000.

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