Health

Early in pandemic, frantic doctors traded tips across oceans

Terri Donelson, left, and her husband, Stephen, walk up their driveway to see friends and family awaiting him at his…

August 5, 2020

Local News

Virtual breastfeeding event addresses lack of resources in Southwest Colorado

Mothers short of advice, support during pandemic

August 1, 2020

Health

Georgia camp with COVID-19 outbreak didn’t require masks

This 2020 electron microscope made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention image shows the spherical coronavirus…

August 1, 2020

Health

Virus vaccine put to final test in thousands of volunteers

There’s still no guarantee that the experimental vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., will really…

July 27, 2020

Health

COVID-19 recovery can take a few weeks even for young adults

Lingering symptoms can even affect otherwise healthy young adults. Among those aged 18 to 34 with no chronic illness, 1…

July 24, 2020

Health

Virus antibodies fade fast but not necessarily protection

A woman has blood drawn for COVID-19 antibody testing in Dearborn, Mich. Research published on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 suggests…

July 22, 2020

Health

Silent spread of virus keeps scientists grasping for clues

Jessie Cornwell, a resident of the Ida Culver House Ravenna, right, poses for a photo with the Rev. Jane Pauw,…

July 22, 2020

Health

UK coronavirus vaccine prompts immune response in early test

Blood samples from coronavirus vaccine trials are handled inside the Jenner Institute in Oxford, England, on June 25. Scientists at…

July 22, 2020

Health

Black kids die more often after surgery, new research shows

The researchers examined national data on nearly 173,000 operations from 2012 through 2017. Appendix removal and orthopedic operations were among…

July 22, 2020

Health

New studies clarify what drugs help, hurt for COVID-19

A bottle and box for dexamethasone in a pharmacy in Omaha, Neb. On Friday, July 17, 2020, British researchers published…

July 17, 2020

Health

How does COVID-19 affect kids? Science has answers and gaps

Amid concerns of the spread of COVID-19, teachers check students July 14 before a summer STEM camp at Wylie High…

July 17, 2020

Health

First COVID-19 vaccine tested in US poised for final testing

A subject receives a shot March 16 in the first-stage safety study clinical trial of a potential vaccine by Moderna…

July 15, 2020

Health

Virus spread, not politics should guide schools, doctors say

Des Moines Public Schools custodian Cynthia Adams cleans a desk in a classroom at Brubaker Elementary School, Wednesday, July 8,…

July 13, 2020

Health

‘Desperation science’ slows the hunt for coronavirus drugs

Doris Kelly, 57, sits in her home on Monday, June 29, 2020 in Ruffs Dale, Pa. Kelly was one of…

July 10, 2020

Health

Safe injection sites may curb opioid deaths, report suggests

Injection booths at a facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. According to research published in the New England Journal of…

July 10, 2020

Health

Scientists urge WHO to acknowledge virus can spread in air

In a letter published this week in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, two scientists from Australia and the U.S. wrote…

July 6, 2020

Health

Little evidence that protests spread coronavirus in U.S.

Demonstrators gather near the White House in Washington on June 6 to protest the death of George Floyd, a black…

July 1, 2020

Health

Summer may decide fate of leading shots in vaccine race

A volunteer receives a COVID-19 test vaccine injection June 24 developed at the University of Oxford in Britain, at the…

June 29, 2020

Health

U.S. officials change virus risk groups, add pregnant women

On Thursday, June 25, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its list of which Americans are at…

June 26, 2020

Local News

As demand for telehealth skyrockets, Congress considers permanent changes

Medicare recipients used remote technology 11,718% more in first 1½ month of pandemic

June 26, 2020

Health

Virus cases surging among the young, endangering the elderly

People sit outdoors to watch a movie June 18 as part of a program offered by the Miami Dolphins at…

June 24, 2020

Health

Open wide: U.S. dentists quickly rebuild after virus shutdown

Dr. Terri Tiersky poses for a portrait in full personal protective equipment, double mask, face shield, gown and gloves, at…

June 24, 2020

Health

Recreational pot laws may boost traffic deaths, studies say

Agents Amanda Toma and Ashley Brodeur work with customers outside in the parking lot of cannabis purveyor Berkshire Roots in…

June 22, 2020

Health

2nd wave of virus cases? Experts say we’re still in the 1st

A fence outside Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery is adorned with tributes to victims of COVID-19 in New York. The memorial is…

June 22, 2020