[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – The Sunshine State is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases, including in Leon County. The Florida Department of Health reports a positivity rate of over 11%, almost doubling from the start of the month. Statewide, FDOH says more than 45,000 new cases were reported last week alone. The Capital Regional … Read more
[ad_1] Doctors inject sisters Claudia Scott-Mighty, left, Althea Scott-Bonaparte, who are directors of patient care, and Christine Scott, an intensive care nurse, with their second injection of the Pfizer vaccine at the New York-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital, in Bronxville, NY on January 8, 2021 (Kevin Hagen, Associated Press) MISSION, Kan. – COVID-19 cases have nearly tripled … Read more
[ad_1] TOPEKA, Kansas (WIBW) – A bat that was sent for testing has come back positive for rabies in Shawnee County, officials said Wednesday morning. As a result, the Shawnee County Health Department encourages area residents to be aware of the signs and symptoms of rabies and what to do if exposure is suspected. Craig … Read more
[ad_1] With Covid-19 shots reaching billions of people, reports have become increasingly frequent that people infected with the coronavirus despite being vaccinated. Just as a natural infection does not guarantee protection against reinfection by the virus, vaccination is not a perfect shield either. Yet those who are immune – either through vaccination or infection – … Read more
[ad_1] Summer is here, and mosquitoes are out. Last year the United States confirmed 664 cases of West Nile virus, which is transmitted by tiny leeches. These cases gave rise to 52 deaths, of which the greatest number – 20 – was recorded in Texas. So far this year, the dry heat affecting much of … Read more
[ad_1] Researchers at UC San Francisco successfully developed a “speech neuroprosthesis” that enabled a severely paralyzed man to communicate in sentences, translating signals from his brain to the vocal tract directly into words that appear as words. of text on a screen. This achievement builds on more than a decade of efforts by UCSF neurosurgeon … Read more
[ad_1] It’s an unfortunate myth, propelled by widely disseminated misinformation, that has been “extremely difficult to fight,” said state immunization official Molly Howell. A recent National Public Radio report followed the fake story from its birth on social media to its distribution through false and misleading reporting. Many young women, including students and nurses, voice … Read more
[ad_1] An Alabama doctor talks about his experience treating people hospitalized for the coronavirus amid a resurgence of cases, saying dying patients are asking him to vaccinate them. “One of the last things they do before they are intubated is begging me for the vaccine. I hold their hand and tell them I’m sorry, but … Read more
[ad_1] More people in California are hospitalized with COVID-19 than on any day since March 31, according to data released by the state on Tuesday, July 20. There are 2,164 patients with confirmed cases, including 552 people sick enough to be in intensive care units. The figures released on Tuesday were contained in the daily … Read more
[ad_1] The highly transmissible delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 disease, is now present in 124 countries and will become the dominant strain globally in the coming months as it outshines other variants , said the World Health Organization. Wednesday. The variant was detected in 13 new countries during the week ending … Read more