[ad_1] Dallas County on Wednesday reported 1,231 new coronavirus cases and 37 more deaths from COVID-19. Meanwhile, the Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant County quartet added 81 dead on Wednesday, bringing their collective death toll to more than 6,000 – or 6,056. Dallas County’s latest casualties included 25 men and 13 women between the ages … Read more
[ad_1] The number of new cases rose above 1,000 on Tuesday. (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) TestUtah could get more contracts from the state as COVID-19 tests are carried out alongside Utah Valley Pediatrics at 750 W 800 North in Orem on Saturday, February 6, 2021. | February 10, 2021 at 8:49 pm … Read more
[ad_1] There are currently several new strains of COVID crossing the U.S. These mutations can make the coronavirus harder to contain thanks to their more transmissible nature, so experts regularly sequence the virus to make sure no new variant does not appear and go unnoticed. Recently, White House COVID Advisor Anthony Fauci, MD, warned that … Read more
[ad_1] A drug that suppresses appetite has been described as a “game modifier” in the fight against obesity after research showed it can reduce body weight by up to 20%. Study on the effects of semaglutide on obesity by a team at University College London (UCL) found that more than a third (35%) of people … Read more
[ad_1] (WXYZ) – Three Michigan pharmacies are expected to participate in the federal retail pharmacy program for COVID-19 vaccination. The CDC says the program is a collaboration between the federal government, states and territories, as well as 21 national pharmacy partners and independent pharmacy networks to improve access to COVID-19 vaccination. The following Michigan pharmacies … Read more
[ad_1] By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s state of Victoria on Wednesday withdrew from plans to allow more people to return from abroad each week, following a cluster of cases linked to a hotel in the Melbourne airport used to quarantine overseas arrivals. Eight COVID-19 infections have been linked to the hotel after two … Read more
[ad_1] ALISO VIEJO, Calif. (KABC) – Orange County narrowly avoided a major vaccine crash on Wednesday, after a refrigeration problem at a vaccination supersite potentially rendered thousands of doses unusable. A pharmacist discovered on Tuesday evening that a refrigeration unit at the Soka University site containing vials of Pfizer vaccine was operating slightly outside the … Read more
[ad_1] A study of more than a million people in England found additional symptoms related to the coronavirus, which could include chills, loss of appetite, headaches and muscle pain. While these broader symptoms were noted in addition to the known or so-called classic symptoms of loss of smell and taste, fever, and a new persistent … Read more
[ad_1] As stated by geneticist Theodosius Dobzhansky1 in 1973, “Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.” Many modern biologists might add that nothing in molecular biology makes sense except in the light of biochemistry – without the quantitative understanding that biochemistry provides, how can biologists predict the effect of a double … Read more
[ad_1] Some teachers, food workers and first responders in Los Angeles County could start receiving COVID-19 vaccines in two to three weeks – a major step as the populated region works to speed up the vaccination rollout. However, with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccine supplies set to remain tight in the coming weeks, and with the … Read more