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Brooklyn College Student Dedicates 200 Hours, Creates Global Musical MasterPeace

Brooklyn College Student Dedicates 200 Hours, Creates Global Musical MasterPeace

Student Harrison Sheckler released a virtual version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic, "You'll Never Walk Alone"
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Local Pharmacies Soon Will Offer Coronavirus Testing

Local Pharmacies Soon Will Offer Coronavirus Testing

With pharmacies added as testing sites, the state hopes to increase its testing capacity to 40,000 people a day
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The puzzling questions of the coronavirus: A doctor addresses 6 questions that are stumping physicians

The puzzling questions of the coronavirus: A doctor addresses 6 questions that are stumping physicians

BY William Petri , University of Virginia Editor's Note: As researchers try to find treatments and create a vaccine for COVID-19, doctors and others on the front lines continue to find perplexing symptoms.
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Brooklyn Company Awarded $100,000 to Increase Production of its Innovative, Affordable Bridge Ventilators

Brooklyn Company Awarded $100,000 to Increase Production of its Innovative, Affordable Bridge Ventilators

Spiro Devices will now increase production of its automated resuscitator, giving hospitals another tool in their toolbox
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A majority of vaccine skeptics plan to refuse a COVID-19 vaccine, a study suggests, and that could be a big problem

By Kristin Lunz Trujillo, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, University of Minnesota; and Matt Motta, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Oklahoma State University for The Conversation .
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With Limited COVID-19 Testing Sites Available, Brooklynites Are Looking Outside the Borough

With Limited COVID-19 Testing Sites Available, Brooklynites Are Looking Outside the Borough

Dr. Mason Pimsler says many former patients from his time at Brookdale Hospital have followed him out to Long Island to get tested
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Not Exactly Everyone is Cared For under the CARES Act ...

Not Exactly Everyone is Cared For under the CARES Act ...

Undocumented immigrants and others hardest hit by Covid-19 are excluded from federal programs
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Will Blood Plasma From Recovered Patients Help in the Treatment of COVID-19?

Will Blood Plasma From Recovered Patients Help in the Treatment of COVID-19?

The FDA spearheads a nationwide blood donation drive to test convalescent plasma.
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Atlantic Mall, with Help from Muralist, Shares a Message of 'Brighter Days to Come!'

Atlantic Mall, with Help from Muralist, Shares a Message of 'Brighter Days to Come!'

The boldly colored rainbow mural, entitled "HOPE," was created by Brooklyn artist Jason Naylor
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Cooking for Community: How Two Brownsville Groups Are Supporting Vulnerable Neighbors During COVID-19

Cooking for Community: How Two Brownsville Groups Are Supporting Vulnerable Neighbors During COVID-19

The Brownsville Community Culinary Center and Collective Fare are working day and night for a community they knew would be underserved through the pandemic
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