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Virus forecast model from defense team in Los Alamos draws attention

Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. David Scrase gives an update about the COVID-19 outbreak in the state as New…

April 20, 2020

Reopening could require thousands more public health workers

A smartphone belonging to Drew Grande, 40, of Cranston, R.I., shows notes he made for contact tracing Wednesday, April 15,…

April 17, 2020

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Some people turn to herbal medicine to fight virus without proof

This is most evident in India and China, densely populated countries with a deep history and tradition of touting such…

April 17, 2020

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Search for a COVID-19 vaccine heats up in China, U.S.

Vials used by pharmacists to prepare syringes used on the first day of a first-stage safety study clinical trial of…

April 16, 2020

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Medical Reserve Corps seeks volunteers

Medical professional are invited to assist with the COVID-19 public health emergency response. For more information, call Lori Zazzaro at…

April 16, 2020

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Sexual Health Clinic offering services

Sexual health and birth control are essential services, and community members’ health is a priority. To schedule an in-person or…

April 16, 2020

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Nurses weigh their principles versus safety in virus fight

“Your heart starts racing,” she said. “You’re thinking, ‘How quickly and safely can we get them intubated?’ Because if we…

April 10, 2020

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Second U.S. study for COVID-19 vaccine uses skin-deep shots

A participant in a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine trial receives an injection in Kansas City, Mo. This early safety study, called…

April 10, 2020

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Virus is mostly mild and rarely fatal for U.S. kids, data show

An adult and a child, both wearing face masks amid the coronavirus outbreak, carry bags in the Chinatown neighborhood of…

April 6, 2020

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What to know about malaria drug and coronavirus treatment

How is it being used? The drug can help tame an overactive immune system. It’s been used since the 1940s…

April 6, 2020

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No COVID-19 testing at home yet but quicker options coming

Medical technicians handle a vial containing a nasal swab at a drive-thru testing site in Wheat Ridge, Colo., as a…

April 6, 2020

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Age is not the only risk for severe coronavirus disease

Medical personnel are silhouetted against the back of a tent before the start of coronavirus testing in the parking lot…

March 30, 2020

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How would overwhelmed hospitals decide who to treat first?

Medical supplies and a stretcher displayed before a news conference at the Jacob Javits Center in New York. Health care…

March 30, 2020

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For seniors, isolation changes life in varied, nuanced ways

Mark Andersen, 60, co-director of the nonprofit organization, “We Are Family DC,” organizes groceries and food to be brought to…

March 28, 2020

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For nursing homes, symptoms aren’t enough to tell who’s sick

A nurse works in the room of a patient who has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus at the Life…

March 28, 2020

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Pathways Physical Therapy and Holistic Health to offer virtual appointments

Classes are for those in need financially because of the recent changes or for those unable to leave their homes…

March 26, 2020

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Rivergate Pharmacy offers free medication delivery to Durango residents

Over-the-counter medicines from Rivergate Pharmacy can also be delivered with a $25 minimum purchase within Durango city limits. Residents can…

March 26, 2020

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Felicia Libo expands into telehealth counseling services

Libodu1-i-syn She is a provider for Profile EAP (Centura Health) and ComPsych EAP (employee assistance programs) as well as Anthem…

March 26, 2020

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They already had an anxiety disorder. Now comes a pandemic.

Jonathon Seidl sits in his home office in Dallas on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. He said he wasn’t worried about…

March 25, 2020

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Drugmaker backpedals on specialty status for COVID-19 drug

Gilead Sciences said Wednesday, March 25, 2020, it will give up the specialty status it received days earlier for its…

March 25, 2020

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Can blood from coronavirus survivors treat the newly ill?

Dr. Zhou Min, a recovered COVID-19 patient who has passed his 14-day quarantine, donates plasma in the city’s blood center…

March 24, 2020

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Potential coronavirus treatment granted rare disease status

Gilead Sciences CEO Daniel O’Day speaks at a meeting with President Donald Trump, members of the Coronavirus Task Force, and…

March 24, 2020

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Malaria drugs’ promise for coronavirus spurs hope, shortages

Scientists warn about raising false hopes

March 23, 2020

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COVID-19 lung patterns show few clues for treating pneumonia

This undated image provided by Mount Sinai Hospital in March 2020 shows a CT scan from a 65-year-old man in…

March 23, 2020