Low-wage workers who are unable to work from home during shelter in place are at higher risk of contracting the coronavirus, according to preliminary results released Monday by UCSF, which conducted thousands of diagnostic tests in San Francisco’s Mission District neighborhood in April. The findings hint at a grim reality: As local economies begin to…
TUCSON - Today was the first Saturday of the three-week statewide testing blitz to fight COVID-19. The goal is to test as many Arizonans as possible to combat the coronavirus outbreak. Three organizations in Pima County are participating in the testing blitz, Banner Health, Walgreens and El Rio Health. Three of El Rio Health's locations…
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Anna Davis Abel, a graduate student studying creative writing at West Virginia University, couldn't get tested for COVID-19 until her doctor ruled out other possible illnesses. Rebecca Kiger for KHN hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Kiger for KHN Anna Davis Abel, a graduate student studying creative writing at West Virginia University, couldn't get tested for…
SAN FRANCISCO — Doctors and volunteers fanned out early Saturday morning to pop-up testing centers in the city’s heavily Latino Mission District for an unprecedented effort to test all 5,700 residents in one census tract in hopes the data collected will help explain why Latinos and African Americans have been dying at disproportionate rates from…
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…