[ad_1] MaineHealth defended its decision to vaccinate all hospital workers against COVID-19 on Monday, saying it was following applicable federal and state guidelines until that effort was well underway. But Maine Medical Center, MaineHealth’s flagship hospital in Portland, was wrong to vaccinate “a small number” of outside consultants hired to help fight an effort to … Read more
[ad_1] More than 800,000 of those adults – more than 17% – developed their allergy after reaching the age of 18, according to a study published Tuesday in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. A peanut allergy has generally been considered a pediatric problem, but more adults than children are allergic, study author Dr … Read more
[ad_1] Where do you go when you feel scared, confused, and lonely after a life-changing diagnosis? For many people, the answer is… online. In WH 2021’s Owning It series, you’ll meet nine self-starters who have used social media and digital tools to seek solutions and a community they couldn’t find elsewhere. Barriers, broken. It all … Read more
[ad_1] Antigen test results are still not included in the total count of Covid-19 cases for some states – not even as probable cases, as recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Five states – California, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri and Nevada – publicly report only PCR-confirmed cases in their online tally, according … Read more
[ad_1] PORTLAND, Oregon – With 305 new confirmed and suspected cases on Monday, Oregon has recorded a record number of daily cases for 2021. This is the lowest total since October 19, 2020, when the state recorded 266 cases. There have been 147,419 cases since the start of the pandemic. New cases today include: Baker … Read more
[ad_1] Anne Arundel County Fire Department firefighter in Maryland tests his N-95 mask As new, more transmissible variants of the coronavirus spread, experts say it’s time to consider using a medical-grade respirator or wearing a surgical mask and a cloth mask together. Scientists have agreed for some time that the primary way the virus is … Read more
[ad_1] The likely faster variant of COVID-19 first detected in South Africa has arrived in the Houston area, according to Houston Methodist Hospital. The hospital system said it found the first case of the disturbing strain in the region on Saturday during genome sequencing of positive test results. She also found two cases of the … Read more
[ad_1] SAINT ANTHONY – Elvira Cisneros Senior Community Center and Alicia Trevino Senior Center, both run by WellMed, will resume appointments for COVID-19 vaccines at 8 a.m. on Tuesday. Meetings will start on Wednesday. Registration is required and walk-in visits will not be accepted. “As long as we continue to receive vaccines, we will continue … Read more
[ad_1] Sveral insurance companies waived out-of-pocket expenses during pandemic A Californian woman is said to have had a death touch amid her battle with COVID-19 last year. As her road to recovery continues, she now faces over a million dollars in medical bills. Patricia mason from Sacramento was hospitalized from March 28 to April 20, … Read more
[ad_1] A nine-year-old girl in Texas unexpectedly died in her sleep three days after testing positive for the coronavirus, family members said. Makenzie’s aunt Victoria Southworth, 37, told the outlet that the girl’s mother had taken her to Brooke Army Medical Center to be tested for strep throat, coronavirus and influenza. While the strep and … Read more