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Public Health
Gunshot wounds needing surgery in the US increase in frequency, severity
A study finds an increase in the number of surgical operations for gunshot wounds and the severity of injuries in the United States between 2005 and 2016.
Scientists revise COVID-19 incubation period to 7.7 days
New research of more than 1,000 people who contracted the novel coronavirus suggests that the average incubation period for COVID-19 is longer than a week.