[ad_1] Kaiser Permanente has given more coronavirus vaccines to residents of Sonoma County than any other single vendor, according to new data released by the county this week that provides unprecedented details of the 2-month campaign to inoculate residents of the county against the deadly virus. As of Wednesday, 76,936 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna … Read more
[ad_1] Bad experiences with food, like a questionable curry that makes us sick for days on end, trigger a change in our brain that means we never want to eat it again, study finds. British researchers have successfully reproduced the effect of a negative experiment on eating behavior, using sugar-loving snails as laboratory models. They … Read more
[ad_1] Enlarge / A member of medical staff adjusts a ventilator on a COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) patient at United Memorial Medical Center December 2, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Covid-19 coverage See more stories An anti-inflammatory arthritis drug called tocilizumab slightly reduces deaths and hospital stays in patients with severe COVID-19, according to preliminary … Read more
[ad_1] World Health Organization employees decontaminate the home of a pastor who has just tested positive for Ebola in Beni, June 13, 2019. Sally Hayden | SOPA Pictures | LightRocket | Getty Images The World Health Organization on Friday confirmed a third case of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as health officials … Read more
[ad_1] A New Jersey man is in shock at the loss of his wife, brother and two other relatives – who all died from COVID-19 while living with him, according to a report. Ed Kemble Jr., 61, of Burlington County wondered how his loved ones contracted the dreaded disease and is hoping his tragic story … Read more
[ad_1] A more infectious strain of COVID-19 first identified in South Africa has now been discovered in Illinois, raising concerns the state could be heading for another viral resurgence, officials said Thursday public health. The coronavirus variant known as B.1.351 has been detected in a resident of Rock Island, one of the Quad Cities along … Read more
[ad_1] By DAVID GOLDMAN, Associated Press CRANSTON, RI – Nicholas DiPompo was finally coming home. Gripping his cane, the 78-year-old former property manager, who had spent weeks battling COVID-19 at a Rhode Island field hospital, got into a wheelchair and screamed in the hallway. “You have my number,” DiPompo shouted at compatriot Art Singleton, whom … Read more
[ad_1] February 11, 2021 11:02 am Jaymes langrehr Posted: February 11, 2021 11:02 a.m. Jonathan Weiss // Shutterstock MADISON, Wisconsin – Some Wisconsin Walgreens locations will begin supplying COVID-19 vaccines as part of the federal retail pharmacy program, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services said Thursday. The program launched this week aims to accelerate immunization … Read more
[ad_1] LAS VEGAS (AP) – Six weeks ago, thousands of New Year’s revelers gathered under the neon-lit marquees on the Las Vegas Strip – even though the big annual fireworks display was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The sight of large crowds, including many without masks, has raised concerns that COVID-19 infections may skyrocket, … Read more
[ad_1] CHICAGO (AP) – At a makeshift vaccination center at a Chicago hospital, a patient services assistant leads an older woman with a cane to a curtain booth. “Here, sit here,” Trenese Bland said helpfully, preparing the woman for a vaccine that offers protection against the virus that has ravaged their black community. But the … Read more