Health

Dr Jha: Delay in presidential transition will cost lives amid COVID-19

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[ad_1] Brown University School of Public Health Dean Dr Ashish Jha continues to sound the alarm over President Donald Trump’s record of inaction in a cooperative presidential transition as the country experiences a surge rapid COVID-19. Jha, in a Tweeter Sunday wrote that while he’s optimistic about the timing of a vaccine rollout, his outlook … Read more

Increasing spread of Covid puts hospital staff at risk: Allina Health CEO

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[ad_1] Sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the Midwest increases healthcare workers’ risk of infection, jeopardizing staffing levels needed to care for other Covid-19 patients, says CEO of Minnesota hospital system . Dr Penny Wheeler, who runs Minneapolis-based Allina Health, told CNBC on Monday that the nonprofit health network has more personal protective equipment, ventilators … Read more

Small social gatherings not the source of the virus outbreak (so far)

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[ad_1] An analysis of nearly 800 nursing homes in six states with the highest increases, including North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, found that these homes are still hot spots for viral transmission and that little have been made since the spring to reduce this risk. It is almost impossible to compare the relative contribution … Read more

How to Fix Your Sleep Schedule After It’s Been Interrupted

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[ad_1] Maintaining a sleep schedule makes it easier to wake up. Getty Images After a fun night out watching reruns of your favorite sitcom, you look at the clock to see if you can squeeze another episode and – oh, shit – it’s already three hours past bedtime! You know it’s gonna hurt wake up … Read more

Astrazeneca PLC (NYSE: AZN), (BNTX) – Bill Gates Says AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Novavax COVID-19 Vaccines Likely to Be ‘Very Effective and Safe’ by February

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[ad_1] Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates expressed optimism about the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines made by various drug makers in an interview with CNN on Sunday. What happened: The billionaire told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria that although vaccines from Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) and Moderna Inc (NASDAQ: MRNA) have already shown their effectiveness against … Read more

LA County crosses COVID-19 threshold, triggering new restrictions on restaurants, wineries and bars – NBC Los Angeles

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[ad_1] Los Angeles County will once again ban eating in restaurants and bars starting Wednesday, as the recent spike in COVID-19 took the five-day average of new cases to more than 4,000, officials said on Sunday. health. In order to reduce the possibility of overcrowding and the potential for exposure in places where people do … Read more