FRIDAY, May 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A 3-week-old Texas infant in critical condition with COVID-19 was successfully treated and recovered, doctors report. This is one of the first cases of its kind, according to the team of doctors at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).Continue Reading
FRIDAY, May 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Many people who are seriously ill with COVID-19 end up on ventilators to help them breathe, but sometimes, even ventilators aren’t enough. That’s when a device called ECMO may help. ECMO can do the work of the lungs and in some cases, theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Spaced-out seating in schools, virtual or outdoor religious services, and disposable menus, plates and utensils at restaurants are among U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention draft guidelines for reopening certain aspects of daily life during the coronavirus pandemic. Six categories are includedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As national guidelines on social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic expired Thursday, the White House announced an initiative to produce a COVID-19 vaccine that could be available nationwide by January. President Donald Trump said it is not too optimistic to try to produceContinue Reading
New Initiative to Study Coronavirus Genome
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More Airlines to Make Passenger Face Coverings Mandatory
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THURSDAY, April 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Fewer heart attack and stroke patients are seeking medical care since the coronavirus pandemic began and doctors are wondering why. It’s possible that during the pandemic, patients are ignoring symptoms that would otherwise worry them, doctors from Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles suggest. WhileContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Hundreds of millions of Americans heeded recent government advice and rushed to wear cloth face masks, hoping they might prevent transmission of the new coronavirus. But there’s another option: The clear plastic face shield, already in use by many health care personnel. Now,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, April 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Social distancing guidelines crafted by the federal government to stem the spread of coronavirus expire on Thursday, but President Donald Trump said Wednesday he has no intention of extending the measures. “They’ll be fading out, because now the governors are doing it,” TrumpContinue Reading
LA First Major U.S. City to Offer Free Coronavirus Tests
Seniors Face Long Delays in Getting Medicare Coverage
VA Giving Unproven Drug to COVID-19 Patients
Company Selling Direct-to-Consumer Coronavirus Antibody Test
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WEDNESDAY, April 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — If you toss and turn every night because the coronavirus epidemic has left you anxious and worried, one sleep expert has some advice. Financial struggles, loss of control, or worries about loved ones can affect peoples’ quality and duration of nightly sleep, saidContinue Reading