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25 November 2018, Berlin: ILLUSTRATION - A so-called "button cell" is held between thumb and index finger. If small children swallow them, the mini batteries can get stuck in the esophagus and cause burns. (To dpa "Federal Office warns: Parents should lock away button cells child-resistant") Photo by: Stephanie Pilick/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images

Button batteries pose deadly risks to children. Doctors want them to be made safer

A growing list of medical associations are pushing for battery manufacturers to make a button or “coin cell†battery that will not lead to devastating injuries when swallowed.

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The coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2, shown in purple, infects a cell, colored in green.

COVID-19 Pandemic: News, Links & Resources

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COVID-19 and the Coronavirus

A pharmacist holds a COVID-19 vaccine at a pharmacy in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon)

Opinion: Don’t be stupid: Skipping your COVID booster could reduce your IQ

Amelia, 16, sits for a portrait in a park near her home in Illinois on Friday, March 24, 2023.

Depression was rising among young people in Southern California. COVID made it worse

FILE - A woman holds two boxes of at-home Covid-19 test kits in Washington, Dec. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Free COVID tests are back. Here’s how to get yours

FILE - In this file photo dated Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, a convoy of vehicles carrying the World Health Organization team enters the interior of the Huanan Seafood Market on the third day of field visit in Wuhan in central China. International scientists have examined previously unavailable genetic data from samples collected at a market in China close to where the first human cases of COVID-19 were detected and said they have found suggestions the pandemic originated from animals, not a lab. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

New genetic research points to Wuhan animal market as origin of COVID pandemic, study says

HUNTINGTON PARK-CA-AUGUST 28, 2024: Cynthia Blancas, 42, of Lynwood, receives a Covid-19 vaccine by pharmacist Deep Patel, right, at CVS in Huntington Park on August 28, 2024. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

The new COVID vaccine is here. Why these are the best times to get immunized

FILE - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic, Zuckerberg says

This photo provided by Pfizer in August 2024 shows a packaging for the company's updated COVID vaccine for ages 12 and up, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Steven Decroos/Pfizer via AP)

FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines; shots should be available in days

LYNNWOOD, CA - SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 - USC graduate and pharmacy student Jordan Gelacio gives Aura Viva a free flu shot at a vaccine clinic provided by the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans at the Community Resource Center in Lynnwood on September 22, 2023. According to Hector Andrade, with L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California, they were not able to get COVID-19 vaccines for this clinic. They hope to have some by next week for other clinics. They are hosting10 walk-in vaccine clinics at their jointly operated Community Resource Centers across Los Angeles County, providing members and the public with no-cost flu and upcoming COVID-19* vaccines. Visitors also had their blood pressure checked and blood sugar measured. The vaccine clinics will take place from September 22 to October 20, 2023. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

COVID and bird flu are rising. Here’s how to keep yourself safe

Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat, French Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Stephane Sejourne, French President Emmanuel Macron, Jose Manuel Barroso, former President of the European Commission and former Prime Minister of Portugal, Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi, and Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron and officials pose during the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator conference, Thursday, June 20, 2024 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron is joining some African leaders to kick off a planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa, after the coronavirus pandemic bared gaping inequalities in access to them. (Dylan Martinez/Pool via AP)

African and European leaders push for vaccines for Africa after COVID-19 exposed inequalities

Motorists line up to take COVID-19 tests at at Long Beach City College-Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Positive test not needed for long COVID diagnosis, experts conclude

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