University of Alabama freshman Caleb Overstreet has been living under isolation in the university’s Bryce Lawn apartment complex since shortly after he tested positive for COVID-19 at Coleman Coliseum the afternoon of Aug. 27. He first started experiencing symptoms the prior morning, but said he was only able to get […]
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These days, Covid 19 is spreading at a very rapid rate. No matter what precautions you will take, you will get infected with covid virus. Some people who have travel history, there are more chances that you are more prone to Corona virus, You have to take some precautions to […]
Frances D’emilio, Associated Press Updated 11:54 am CDT, Friday, September 4, 2020 FILE – In this Nov. 21, 2019 file photo, Silvio Berlusconi, Italian former Premier and President of Forza Italia (Go Italy) party speaks during the European Peoples Party (EPP) congress in Zagreb, Croatia. Sen. Lucia Ronzulli, who is a […]
Illinois health officials on Thursday announced 1,360 new known cases of COVID-19 and 25 additional fatalities, bringing the total number of known infections in Illinois to 240,003 and the statewide death toll to 8,115 since the start of the pandemic. Officials also reported 40,795 new tests in the last 24 […]
© Reuters/Brian Snyder FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Moderna Therapeutics seen during COVID-19 in Massachusetts (Reuters) – Moderna Inc has been asking sites that are conducting clinical trials of its experimental coronavirus vaccine to focus on enrolling at-risk minorities, even if that slows down the trial speed, the company said on […]
Sept. 4 (UPI) — Critical data for the COVID-19 vaccine announced by Russia last month were published Friday in a major medical journal for scientific review, a key step in the approval process. British medical journal The Lancet published the early-stage data that shows the Sputnik V vaccine didn’t produce […]
About 460,000 Georgians have signed up for insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act, most of them through the federal exchange. The healthcare.gov website allows people to shop and compare insurance plans, knowing the price they’ll actually be charged after federal subsidies are added for their income level. All the […]
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian scientists have belatedly published first results from early trials into the experimental Sputnik V vaccine, which received government approval last month but drew considerable criticism from experts, as the shots had only been tested on several dozen people before being more widely administered. In a report […]
New research may have people with asthma breathing a little easier: Doctors found the airway disease doesn’t raise the risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19. The researchers also noted that people with asthma weren’t more likely than people without it to need a ventilator to help them breathe. “A […]
The Food and Drug Administration is considering whether to allow a vaccine against the coronavirus to be used on an emergency basis before its formal approval process is finished, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has told states to be ready to distribute doses by Nov. 1 — two days before […]
The coronavirus pandemic has motivated Americans to prioritize healthy eating habits, new research suggests. Foods that boost immunity, metabolism and improve mental health are becoming more sought after during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 77% of consumers saying they want to do more to increase their health habits for the future, […]
A 33-year-old man in Hong Kong may represent the first confirmed case of reinfection, researchers in Hong Kong said. The man was diagnosed with COVID-19 on March 26, hospitalized, then recovered. He tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 again on August 15, and whole genome sequencing of viral isolates from the two […]
The first confirmed case of reinfection of the coronavirus has been identified by a group of University of Hong Kong researchers. In an article that was accepted for publication in the journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases, the researchers revealed a second infection of COVID-19 in a 33-year-old man, who was first […]
A teachers’ union in Florida has won an injunction stopping the enforcement of an executive order requiring schools in the state to be open for in-person learning. In July, Commissioner Richard Corcoran with the Florida Department of Education issued an emergency order that schools must be open at least five […]
Bockarie says that the peculiar odds presented by the COVID-19 pandemic may be in favor of Africa’s developing vibrant research infrastructures across the continent. For instance, “a bane of Africa has been the un-equitable North/South collaborations, so-called helicopter scientific adventures, which make a sweep of a site/center/institution in Africa, collect […]
If you turned to Google for help diagnosing an anxiety attack as the coronavirus pandemic swept through the U.S. earlier this year, a new study suggests you weren’t alone. Researchers from the Qualcomm Institute at the University of California San Diego analyzed Google Trends dating back 16 years and found that people […]
In the high-pressure push to combat COVID-19, two things have become abundantly clear: we need effective treatment and we need further data to inform our findings. © Lindsey Wasson/Reuters FILE Phlebotomist Jenee Wilson talks with Melissa Cruz, an ER technician for Valley Medical Center who has recovered from the coronavirus […]
Aug. 24 (UPI) — None of the most commonly used high blood pressure medications increases the risk for depression, according to a study published Monday by the journal Hypertension. Use of three classes of anti-hypertensive or blood-pressure control drugs — angiotensin agents, calcium antagonists and beta-blockers — was associated with […]
Aug. 24 (UPI) — Researchers in Hong Kong said Monday they have confirmed the world’s first documented case of a patient becoming reinfected with COVID-19 following recovery. Scientists at the University of Hong Kong said the coronavirus disease was found in a 33-year-old man who’d initially tested positive in April, […]
We’re tracking the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus in North Carolina. Check back for updates. Load Error Hospitalizations go up At least 156,396 people in North Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus, and 2,535 have died, according to state health officials. The N.C. Department of Health and Human […]