Health

When the total U.S. coronavirus case load reached a record 83,757 on Friday, a University of Washington study showed that hydroxychloroquine does not prevent COVID-19. President Trump had long promoted the drug as an antidote to the new coronavirus. According to state health officials, the number of new COVID-19 cases in Washington state hit 919 on Friday. State health officials …

A Florida nurse has claimed that a doctor deliberately infected her with COVID-19 after she complained about the lack of personal protective equipment in the office. Venise Jean-Baptiste has filed a lawsuit alleging that her boss, Dr. Joseph Piperato, denied her PPE and appeared to be working on virus symptoms after she was at a dance festival in Miami Beach …

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Earlier this week, the Center’s Disease for Disease Control updated its social distance guidelines, which constitute close contact with a person who has received COVID-19. Previously, the CDC defined “close contact” as being 6 feet or less apart from an infected person for 15 minutes or more. Earlier this week, the CDC released new information …

KEARNEY, Neb. (KSNB) – The Public Health Department of Two Rivers, Kearney reports a local COVID exposure for COVID-19. Two rivers have been notified that a person with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 was present at a youth camp event sponsored by Grace Fellowship Church in Kearney at the Camp Comeca Retreat Center near Cozad from Friday, October 16 to Sunday, the 18th. …

A listeria outbreak linked to delicacies has injured 10 people and is blamed for a death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All 10 patients were admitted, including two in New York and seven in Massachusetts. The death occurred in Florida. Sick people have reported eating Italian-style meats, such as salami, mortadella and prosciutto, the CDC …

While there may be nothing like a “good” COVID symptom, some are certainly worse than others. As researchers have found out more about this mysterious virus, it is becoming increasingly clear that certain symptoms spell trouble for the course of the disease. A recent study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, showed that two severe COVID symptoms in particular may …

EL PASO, Texas – The number of active coronavirus cases in El Paso County exceeded 11,000 Sunday mornings to another full-time high, with hospitalizations also setting a new record as a result of a recent 300% recovery in Covid-19 patients. Three added deaths were reported Sunday to raise the death toll to 575. The most recent victims were two men …

As can be seen from pictures of Americans from across the country, no matter where you vote this year, there is a good chance you need to be ready to wait. When waiting in polling stations, in the grocery store and in traffic, Americans are tired of waiting in today’s annoying times. But even before coronavirus pandemic hit, we spent …

Months of mixed messages, political pressure and public quarrels over Covid-19 have caused morale in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to become “toxic”, said four current and two former CDC staffers, one of whom said the election could be a “tip” point “to a mass exodus if President Donald Trump wins. “The house is not just on fire,” …

November is National Diabetes Month, and as October draws to a close, it’s time to pay attention to the risks associated with diabetes and what we can do about them. According to the CDC, 30 million adults with diabetes live in the United States, and another 88 million are considered pre-diabetics. Pre-diabetics have blood sugar levels that are higher than …