The surge in covid-19 cases in Southwestern Pennsylvania is infecting a younger, less vulnerable demographic, and thus far the most recent cases appear to be less severe, doctors at UPMC said Thursday. The latest cases are mainly linked to younger people who contracted covid-19 after traveling out-of-state or while socializing, said Dr. Graham Snyder, UPMC’s…
With the coronavirus spiking in a number of states, a group of Texas doctors has released a ranked list on how risky certain activities are when it comes to contracting COVID-19.The Texas Medical Association’s COVID-19 Task Force and Committee on Infectious Diseases ranked 37 activities on a scale of 1-10.Opening the mail? The lowest risk…
A senior health official with the Orange County, Florida Department of Health says that asking about activism during the recent George Floyd protests, has not been a part of the coronavirus contract tracing questions in the Sunshine State.“The information that we collect is voluntarily offered to us,” Dr. Raul Pino told a local news outlet when…
WILLIAM PETRI, THE CONVERSATION 28 JUNE 2020 With over 2 million cases in the US since the coronavirus pandemic began in late December, there are now many people who have recovered from COVID-19.At the same, there have been reports of people who continue to have long-term side effects from the infection. I am a professor and…
Donnelle Eller, USA TODAY Published 9:46 a.m. ET June 27, 2020 CLOSE Scientists are beginning a new study to tell if the blood plasma of COVID-19 survivors might help prevent infection in the first place. (June 12) AP DomesticThe claim: Doctors warn COVID-19 may trigger diabetes in otherwise healthy people ScienceAlert, an independent online site covering…
LYON, France — Halving the dose of antenatal betamethasone given to prevent severe respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in infants does not appear to affect later intelligence quotient (IQ) scores or other measures of neurodevelopment, suggests a follow-up study of a randomized trial. However, it is unclear from the present data, presented at the Congress of
After years of searching for affordable health insurance, Trey Wright discovered Georgia Pathways to Coverage. The state’s limited Medicaid expansion program allowed the 27-year-old living in the rural city of Jesup in southeastern Georgia to finally visit a primary care doctor regularly. It also covered weekly shots to manage an array of allergies, saving him
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