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April 17, 2020 | 2:01am Six elderly South Carolina residents — including a married couple — died of coronavirus a feweeks after attending the same funeral, according to a report. All six of the deceased were African Americans and over 60-years-old, both categories at high risk of contracting the disease caused by the novel coronavirus,…

NEW DELHI (AP) — With no approved drugs for the new coronavirus, some people are turning to alternative medicines, often with governments promoting them.This is most evident in India and China, densely populated countries with a deep history and tradition of touting such treatments, and where there’s sometimes limited access to conventional medicine.In India, where…

A nursing home in northern Illinois has become one of the latest US care facilities to report a deadly outbreak of COVID-19.  Twenty-two residents and one staff member at the Symphony of Joliet have died after testing positive for coronavirus, a spokeswoman for the facility announced Wednesday. More than 4,810 deaths have been linked to coronavirus outbreaks…

3 more people die from coronavirus in Oregon, state announces 33 new cases - KATU

When Lex Frieden broke his hip, a Texas hospital decided against an operation. Frieden, a quadriplegic since 1967, would never walk, so the surgery wasn't necessary, the doctors reasoned, a decision that left him with lasting pain. Mack Taylor / Houston METRO hide caption toggle caption Mack Taylor / Houston METRO When Lex Frieden broke…