[ad_1] It’s safe to say that there have been very few pleasant surprises when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic. Lately, the most remarkable would be that two revolutionary vaccines have been developed, both showing efficacy rates close to 95%. But the tightly distributed shipments of COVID vaccines pleasantly surprised doctors once they arrived for … Read more
[ad_1] “When I first started looking for a psychiatrist on my own, I had very little luck,” said Siracusa, who lives in Whitefish, MT. While her therapist – a provider who doesn’t write prescriptions – gave her a referral, there was no appointment available for six to eight weeks. To someone struggling with mental health … Read more
[ad_1] Lillie Tyson Head and her daughter, Carmen Head Thornton, have reason to be skeptical of the COVID-19 vaccine. After all, it was Head’s father, Freddie Lee Tyson, who was unknowingly recruited into the now infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Farmer from Alabama in 1932, Tyson was one of 623 black men recruited for the American … Read more
[ad_1] A man uses his sleeve to press the crosswalk button at the intersection of High and Congress streets in Portland. Ben McCanna / Team Photographer State health officials on Thursday reported a daily high of 590 new COVID-19 cases, breaking the record that lasted just 24 hours. There were nine more deaths, adding to … Read more
[ad_1] The King of Sweden condemned the country’s government response to the Covid-19 pandemic on a day when new cases reached a record high. “I think we have failed. We have a large number of deaths and it is terrible. It is something that we all share the suffering of,” King Carl XVI Gustaf said … Read more
[ad_1] Growing evidence shows that people with COVID-19 suffer from cognitive effects, such as brain fog and fatigue. And researchers are finding out why. The SARS-CoV-2 virus, like many viruses before it, is bad news for the brain. In a study published Dec. 16 in Neuroscience of nature, the researchers found that the spike protein, … Read more
[ad_1] Hollywood director Oliver Stone claimed in an interview published Tuesday that he had recently taken Sputnik V, a Russian vaccine candidate, President Vladimir Putin had exceeded the medical protocol to be approved in August. Stone said in an interview with The Associated Press that he was “hopeful” it will work after hearing “good things” … Read more
[ad_1] Gandolf understood it! Sir Ian McKellen, the legendary 81-year-old British actor best known for his role as Gandolf in the the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Magneto in the X Men franchise, became one of the first celebrities to receive her first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. McKellen, wearing a rainbow striped scarf, … Read more
[ad_1] Photo: Employees at the Baxter Regional Medical Center await the first COVID-19 vaccinations in Baxter County on Thursday morning. Six frontline health workers from the Baxter Regional Medical Center (BRMC) were the first in the county to receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday morning on the hospital campus. Jackie Spurling, Julie Driesbaugh, Kayla Killian, … Read more
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A test tube labeled with the vaccine is seen in front of the AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken September 9, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / File Photo / File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – The University of Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate has a better immune response when a full two-dose regimen … Read more