BOSTON—The patient in Room 5 had one big thing going for her. She was young. Adriana Rice-Leiva, 31 years old and 7½ months pregnant, also had been in good health. Even in a hospital bed, hooked to machines and deathly ill with Covid-19, her dark hair shined and her skin glowed. Ms. Rice-Leiva was breathing…
After recovering from COVID-19, Dr. Dillon Barron (R) and his partner Eric Seelbach (L) say they are not allowed to donate plasma due to FDA restrictions. (Screenshot: CBS 2)After Dr. Dillon Barron, an emergency medicine physician at Amita Health St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, Ill., and his partner Eric Seelbach fully recovered from COVID-19, they…
Dr. Dillon Barron is a frontline emergency room doctor on Chicago's North Side. He's also a recovered COVID-19 patient. But when he tried to donate his plasma to help save others, he was flat-out denied the chance because he's gay, he says. Barron and his partner sat down with CBS Chicago.Blood donation guidelines have been…
Baltimore Sun | Jun 21, 2020 | 4:41 PM Maryland health officials reported 350 new coronavirus cases in the state on Sunday, as hospitalizations from the virus continue to decline. A total of 2,937 Marylanders have died from the virus since March, including 14 new deaths reported on Sunday. Another 129 people in Maryland have…
Posted: Wed 6:47 PM, Jun 10, 2020  |  Updated: Wed 7:04 PM, Jun 10, 2020 SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- There has been a lot of confusion when it comes to the coronavirus.First, masks weren't needed. Now, most doctors say they're essential. Then, this week, a doctor with the World Health Organization said people with no coronavirus…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…