State officials announced Wednesday there had been 77 additional fatalities related to COVID-19 confirmed, for a statewide death toll of 6,095. Officials also reported 625 new known cases, pushing the statewide total to 129,837. Earlier Wednesday, Cook County officials confirmed that the death of a 9-month-old who died in March was caused in part by…
A researcher at the German Center for Immunity Therapy holds a bag containing blood plasma from a recovered COVID-19 patient at the University Hospital Erlangen on April 27, 2020 in Erlangen, Germany. This plasma could be used to treat people with COVID-19. Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images A researcher at…
Surgeons in Chicago have given a new set of lungs to a young woman with severe lung damage from the coronavirus.Only a few other COVID-19 survivors, in China and Europe, have received lung transplants.The patient, who is her 20s, was on a ventilator and heart-lung machine for almost two months before her operation last Friday…
By Eric Ting, SFGATE Updated 2:32 pm PDT, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 Nurses rush to meet with a patient that his being admitted to the emergency room at Regional Medical Center on May 21, 2020 in San Jose, California. Nurses rush to meet with a patient that his being admitted to the emergency room at Regional…
senior care home employee in Oregon, state data published Wednesday shows.The Oregon Health Authority’s weekly summary noted that a person who worked in a congregate care setting has died from the coronavirus.The state won’t say where the employee worked to protect their privacy, the health authority said, and released no other information.But while the congregate…
A batch of rice noodles was left unrefrigerated for more than 63 hours before serving. Published: November 13, 2026, 12:05 am Last updated: November 13, 2026, 12:04 am Four people have been sentenced in Taiwan in relation to a fatal food poisoning outbreak that occurred in 2024. In 2025, the Taipei District Prosecutors Office said five
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State and local governments spent about $3.7 billion in opioid settlement funds last year. That’s more than the median annual income of 42,000 American families combined. The money comes from companies that were sued for aggressively pushing painkillers and fueling the opioid crisis. Large amounts went to addiction treatment, recovery housing, and other initiatives that