[ad_1] The number of patients hospitalized in Alabama for COVID-19 hit a new all-time high on Monday, a worrying sign for healthcare workers who are already preparing for a surge in the coming weeks. “I am very concerned,” said Donald Williamson, president of the Alabama Hospital Association. “We are in a much darker place than … Read more
[ad_1] (Journalist) – A new awareness of the role obesity plays in putting people at risk for serious illness from COVID-19 could affect decisions about the order in which Americans are vaccinated. “Obesity has been ignored for a very long time and overweight has been completely ignored,” said a researcher from the University of North … Read more
[ad_1] This story will be updated. Maine set another grim record on Tuesday when state health officials reported 20 more coronavirus deaths and 227 new cases statewide. This is the highest number of deaths reported in a single day since health officials reported 12 on November 24. Tuesday’s report brings the total number of coronavirus … Read more
[ad_1] RALEIGH – Here are the latest updates on COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in North Carolina. Have questions about the COVID-19 vaccine? Send them to us here TUESDAY MORNING STORY LINES Governor Roy Cooper will give an important update on the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic today at 3 p.m. … Read more
[ad_1] As virus reappears, mental health problems hit France By JOHN LEICESTER 1 December 2020 GMT https://apnews.com/article/international-news-france-coronavirus-pandemic-mental-health-99db6e83c092f426b453670fa1b95cd3 ROUEN, France (AP) – The panicked 22-year-old is taken to consulting room No.2, with its easy-to-clean floor and honeycomb mesh above the window. Behind her, the heavy double doors of the psychiatric emergency department – which could only … Read more
[ad_1] We have a lot of faith in the market to properly value stocks over the long term, but if you’ve been investing long enough you know it can run out from time to time. Monday, AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN) announced that its coronavirus vaccine candidate, AZD1222, has been shown to be effective in preventing infection. … Read more
[ad_1] PHOENIX – After a low number of reports on Monday, the Arizona Department of Health Services recorded more than 10,000 new cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday morning. As of Monday, the first day after Thanksgiving weekend, only 822 cases were recorded. Mondays typically show lower than normal numbers due to a delay in … Read more
[ad_1] A tender moment between a Houston doctor and a COVID-19 patient has turned into a viral sensation showing the daily struggle of Americans battling COVID-19. When Dr Joseph Varon of United Memorial Medical Center entered a patient’s room, he was struck by the pain and vulnerability on the man’s face and moved to comfort … Read more
[ad_1] A medical student deposits a nasal swab sample on a test panel for the novel coronavirus COVID-19 in Nagykallo, Hungary on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 as part of the national rapid test of Hungarian health workers and teachers, social services, nurseries, kindergartens. (Attila Balazs / MTI via AP) This is a regularly updated story … Read more
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Malaria deaths due to disruption during the coronavirus pandemic in services designed to tackle mosquito-borne disease will far exceed those killed by COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa, warned Monday the World Health Organization. FILE PHOTO: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) attends a session on the response … Read more