Health

PPE shortages have forced some health-care workers to recycle single-use respirators. Even in areas where the number of COVID patients has declined dramatically, de Hernandez noted the PPE supply for health care workers hasn't been…

Audrey Kuehl, a study coordinator at the Clinical Research Institute of Southern Oregon, inoculates Trish Malone with Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine on Aug. 6. Malone had volunteered for several clinical trials before participating in…

Census data show about half of Florida's households include someone who lost income through the pandemic. here are urgent calls for legislators to act quickly to ensure all Florida families can meet their basic needs during and after the…

Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony (right) in a N95 medical face mask at a Press Conference at Urban League of Broward County, Fort Lauderdale, Florida/USA – April 17, 2020. File photo. Photo credit: YES Market Media / Shutterstock.com,…

New York nurses warn that restarting in-person schooling could spark a resurgence of COVID-19 infections. Photo credit Shutterstock licensed. NEW YORK - Nurses are warning that reopening New York public schools for in-person classes…

Hispanic field workers harvesting while wearing masks to protect against COVID-19. Carlsbad, CA, April 25, 2020. Photo credit: Simone Hogan / Shutterstock.com, licensed, KNOXVILLE, TN — It’s a busy time for the tomato-producing farms in…

“Go to a place where you can make a reservation outside,” said Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association. Photo credit Shutterstock licensed. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Just because many businesses are…

Prisoners at Dade County Correctional Facility, Florida. Date unknown. Photo credit: Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.com, licensed. TALLAHASSEE, FL - The novel coronavirus death toll in Florida's prison system reached 60 yesterday, as a…

Uncertainty about transmission is one factor that has led parents to keep their kids at home. Some 18% of U.S. child care centers and 9% of family child care homes remain closed in the wake of the pandemic, according to the National…

Harvard research shows minorities are more likely to report inadequate PPE and to work with COVID-positive patients. Photo credit Shutterstock licensed. SACRAMENTO, CA - Health care workers of color were more likely to care for patients…

As scientists race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, experts say obesity could prove an impediment — a sobering prospect for a nation in which nearly half of all adults are obese. Photo credit Shutterstock licensed. SAN FRANCISCO, CA - For…

Famous pop singer Madonna during a performance in Prague, Czech republic, November 7, 2015. Madonna had written a post which was removed from Instagram on Wednesday. The post was a video from the America’s Frontline Doctors press…

PIERRE, SD – Republican South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem said students in her state will “definitely” be in the classroom this fall amid a national debate over reopening schools during the coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday,…

Hydroxychloroquine has been used to prevent or treat malaria. This medication has been also used to treat certain auto-immune diseases such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. SALT LAKE CITY, UT - I have a…

Medicaid enrollment was 72.3 million in April, up from 71.5 million in March and 71 million in February, according to the latest enrollment figures released last week by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The increase…

A cardiologist doing catheter ablation with radiofrequency energy using imaging system with fluoroscopic X-ray tube for interventional vascular procedures and electrophysiology. File photo. Photo credit Shutterstock licensed. NEW YORK,…

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – According to CBS 12 News in Palm Beach, an I—Team investigator has discovered several reported deaths of persons listed as having “COVID-19” who they say, ‘clearly died from something else.’ The investigation,…

Many older adults with limited financial resources also may not be able to afford devices or the associated internet service fees. Others are not adept at using technology and lack the assistance to learn. Photo credit Shutterstock…

On the “Fox News Rundown” podcast on Wednesday, Republican Sen. Rand Paul said the lock-down strategy across the U.S. was a “big mistake” and that the lock-downs have done little to stem the spread of the virus. Paul pointed to states with…

Thirty years after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, only 25% of New York City subway stations are wheelchair accessible. Editorial credit: Andriy Blokhin / Shutterstock.com, licensed. NEW YORK - Advocates for people with…

Some colleges and universities are allowing faculty members to request accommodations if they feel uncomfortable returning to the classroom. But adjunct professors, cognizant of the poor job market and sometimes working on…

As science continues to evolve, UV light could emerge as an attractive safeguard against airborne transmission, one with a track record against pathogens, that can be deployed to reduce the risk of infectious aerosols accumulating in…

Chantee Mack (left), a 44-year-old disease intervention specialist for Maryland’s Prince George’s County, died in May after contracting COVID-19. Her brother Roland Mack (right) says his family is devastated. “I feel alone now that she’s…

People under 50 make up 73% of those testing positive for the disease in the state since the beginning of June, compared with 52% before April 30. That shift isn’t comforting to Dr. Alan Williamson, chief medical officer of Eisenhower…

Early on in the coronavirus pandemic — when scarce COVID testing was limited to those with serious symptoms or serious exposure — the government and insurers vowed that tests would be dispensed for free (with no copays, deductibles or other…

Trench fever is most commonly diagnosed among people experiencing homelessness or living in conditions where good hygiene is difficult. Photo credit Shutterstock licensed. DENVER, CO — Dr. Michelle Barron, medical director of…