The Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization have both found that people with chronic medical conditions are at higher risk for ...
Though research on how COVID-19 impacts pregnancy is limited, health experts say the data we do have is reassuring. The virus doesn't seem to spread ...
There are many myths about COVID-19 that have been circulating through social media -- here are some of the most common ones, from the World Health ...
CHARLESTON, W.V. (WOWK) – It is a known fact that pregnant women can contract a more severe form of the flu, compared women who are not. But what about ...
China has greenlit the start of clinical trials on a coronavirus vaccine — developed by researchers led by a biowarfare expert from ground zero of the pandemic.
The race for a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, officially termed COVID-19, is on. As the number of cases all over the world continues to rise, pharmaceutical ...
As U.S. hospitals brace for an expected surge in coronavirus cases, experts worry they lack enough capacity, especially ICU beds and ventilators, to handle the ...
Hospitals are holding back from ordering more medical ventilators because of the high cost for what may be only a short-term spike in demand from the ...
Amid growing fears that the United States could face a shortage of ventilators for coronavirus patients, state officials and hospitals are quietly preparing to make ...
The drastic measures enforced by China during the coronavirus outbreak have slashed deadly air pollution, potentially saving the lives of tens of thousands of ...
In Venice, the often murky canals recently began to get clearer, with fish visible in the water below. Italy's efforts to limit the coronavirus meant an absence of boat ...
Some experts believe that air pollution and smoking exacerbate the coronavirus and point to the higher numbers of fatalities in places where pollution is worst.
We can pick up the Covid-19 by touching surfaces contaminated with the new coronavirus, but it is only just becoming clear how long the virus can survive ...
A man in his 50s died from the coronavirus at a Beaumont Hospital in Wayne County Wednesday, the first death in Michigan since the first COVID-19 case was ...
A man being held at a Wayne County hospital who tested positive for COVID-19 has died, health officials said. He is the first confirmed coronavirus death in the ...
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan state health officials announced 15 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total to 80. It's a 19% increase ...
As the number of coronavirus cases in Michigan continues to increase and state and federal policy is subsequently adapted to mitigate the fallout of the spread, ...
SPRINGFIELD, Mass (WWLP) – The COVID-19 outbreak is a global pandemic, and with that comes a lot of false information on the internet. There are many ...
EUGENE, Ore. -- The Oregon Health Authority announced Wednesday there have been a total of three coronavirus-related deaths in Oregon so far. With 10 ...
EUGENE, Ore. - The Eugene City Council met Tuesday in special session to consider declaring a local emergency over the COVID-19 crisis. Title: Eugene City ...
EUGENE, Ore. — The first positive case of coronavirus has been announced in Lane County, with the results coming in on Tuesday afternoon, according to ...
The Oregon Health Authority on Wednesday said three people have now died from the novel coronavirus in the state as the number of confirmed COVID-19 ...
The World Health Organization recommended Tuesday that people suffering COVID-19 symptoms avoid taking ibuprofen, after French officials warned that ...
Don't throw away your ibuprofen just yet. Europe's top medicines regulator says there's no solid evidence that the painkiller makes the new coronavirus worse.
Despite the social media warnings, there's no proof that over-the-counter ibuprofen can increase the risk of coronavirus or make the symptoms worse, experts ...
The Allegheny County Health Department said it has confirmed a case of COVID-19 and has a report of another presumptive positive case, according to an ...
Officials: 35-year-old county resident is confined to the person's home and does not need hospitalization. Erie County is no longer waiting anxiously for its first ...
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Erie County is now at 13, the county health department announced Tuesday night. Four new cases announced earlier ...
"In a time where you need trusted sources for the latest information, today, the Sheriff's Office announces our mobile app is delivering CDC alerts about the ...
Prof. Neil Ferguson, who warned that over 2 million Americans would die unless Trump changed course, is experiencing classic COVID-19 symptoms and went ...
A study by UK epidemiologists predicts that attempts to slow, or mitigate -- rather than actively halt, or suppress -- the novel coronavirus could overwhelm the ...
A British health expert who has been meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his task force over how to combat the coronavirus revealed Wednesday ...
The lead author of a report that helped persuade President Trump to take the coronavirus outbreak more seriously says he now has symptoms of COVID-19, the ...
The COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11. The outbreak began in China in late 2019 and has rapidly ...
As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to upend lives across the world and leaves governments scrambling to take containment measures, one phrase is ...
Getting vaccinated against the flu, washing your hands and social distancing are three ways you can help reduce the impact of both the flu and coronavirus.
The CDC says those who suffer from “serious chronic medical conditions” are at higher risk of getting very sick, hospitalized or even dying from coronavirus.
Covid-19 is expected to tear through the already fragile U.S. healthcare system, as waves of pneumonia and severe respiratory illness begin to flood the ...
Coronavirus concerns and social distancing guidelines have prompted organizers to cancel thousands of blood drives around the country. Now officials warn ...
Thanks coronavirus: Roughly 2700 blood drive events have faced cancellation as we collectively steer clear of mass gatherings. So, too, the number of walk-ins ...
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Thousands of blood drives across the country are being canceled over concerns of the spread of COVID-19. The lack of blood ...
Americans are adjusting to the new normal of staying at home to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in the public, but what happens when ...
By Julie Appleby | Kaiser Health News. A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer holds a box of masks before screening international passengers at Dulles ...
As the COVID-19 coronavirus is reported in more countries and states within the U.S., one of the most common questions and online searches involves the ...
The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but severe symptoms are more likely in the elderly or those with existing health ...
Coronavirus in U.S.: Staff members who worked while sick at multiple long-term care facilities contributed to the spread of COVID-19 among elderly in Seattle.
A Louisiana pastor held a church *service* Tuesday night with hundreds of congregants despite an order from the state's governor banning gatherings of more ...
A “shelter in place” order “may be necessary” for some Louisiana localities to stem the spread of coronavirus, Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) said on Wednesday.
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has announced 14 additional cases of the COVID-19 novel ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is investigating nine additional cases of the COVID-19 novel ...
Hours after announcing the state's first death related to the novel coronavirus, South Carolina public health officials say they are investigating five new confirmed ...
The governor of South Carolina confirmed the state's first coronavirus-related fatality on Monday, with the department of health describing the victim to be an ...
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has announced 14 additional cases of the COVID-19 novel ...
Miami Beach's emergency measures to limit the spread of coronavirus, like closing bars and restaurants and enacting a curfew in South Beach, will last until late ...
The state's second coronavirus (COVID-19) death has been reported in North Texas. Health officials in Tarrant County say an elderly resident at the Texas ...
Health officials in Tarrant County confirmed Tuesday that a senior adult who tested positive for COVID-19, has died. 77-year-old Patrick James was a resident of.
Colorado health officials have repeatedly stressed the need to ramp up testing as part of their fight to curtail the swift spread of the new coronavirus. But now ...
There will be no drive-thru testing in Denver for the novel coronavirus Tuesday, and it is unclear when the mobile testing will resume, Colorado health officials ...
DENVER (KDVR) — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment launched a new website Tuesday with information about coronavirus cases in ...
In the course of a single week, Gov. Kate Brown has done what previously seemed unthinkable. She shuttered Oregon's schools, restaurants and nightclubs, ...
UPDATE (8:05 a.m. PT) - As of Wednesday morning, Oregon has a total of 67 known cases of the novel coronavirus. Oregon's first two suspected deaths from ...
Lane CountyThe Lane County coronavirus COVID-19 call center has expanded to 7 days per week, 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. at (541) 682-1380. The call center can ...
The director of the Oregon Health Authority issued a statement Tuesday on the coronavirus COVID-19 crisis:An open letter to Oregon: You can stop coronavirus ...
ESPN spoke with mental and behavioral health specialist Rebecca Colasanto to discuss how athletes, coaches and sports fans can cope and manage anxiety ...
As cases of COVID-19 around the world increase, it is not only people's physical health which is under threat. Uncertainty, constant news and social isolation ...
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - A total of 12 Sheriff's Office, County and medical contract employees were directed to self-isolate in their homes after a ...
The Santa Barbara Public Defender's Office called for the immediate release of all low-level offender inmates who are the most susceptible to contracting the ...
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Santa Barbara County Health officials have confirmed a second case of the novel coronavirus in the county. Santa Barbara ...
The Santa Barbara area currently is not a candidate for a "shelter-in-place"order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, because so far it is nothing like the San ...
Government employees are working, but officials are taking extra precautions to limit interaction with the public as the coronavirus pandemic continues to claw at ...
An Electric Boat employee is quarantined at home while awaiting the results of a COVID-19 test, company officials said Tuesday. Liz Power, the director of...
The city of Waterbury announced its first case of coronavirus on Tuesday. Mayor Neil O'Leary's office confirmed the news of a positive coronavirus test to...
While the veterinary community is still dealing largely with unknowns amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, most of what they do know might come as a relief to ...
A man in his 60s with underlying health conditions has tested positive for COVID-19, the first confirmed case in Atlantic County, according to Atlantic County ...
County offices will be closed to the public starting Wednesday, March 18, officials announced Tuesday. In lieu of buildings being open, residents are asked to ...
COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KABC) -- As the coronavirus death toll rose in Riverside County, an area doctor predicted a drastic jump in deaths in the area, ...
Public health officials announced a third death connected to COVID-19 in the Coachella Valley Tuesday. Two new coronavirus patients were also confirmed ...
Riverside County schools have been ordered to stay shut until April 30, after being required last week to close until April 3. The county's public health officer, Dr.
A doctor treating patients in the coronavirus unit at Eisenhower Health has called for a lockdown of the entire Coachella Valley to slow the spread of the ...
Follow along for the latest coronavirus news and updates from the Houston Chronicle regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on Houston and the rest ...
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When is an epidemic considered a pandemic, and what is the difference? What do health officials mean when they recommend “self-quarantining” or “social ...
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- The death toll from the new coronavirus in Washington reached a grim milestone on Tuesday as officials reported several new deaths ...
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Two patients have died from coronavirus in Clark County, officials say. The patients reportedly died on Monday evening, making them ...
It was 1918, and for America, the war had been going on since April 6th the year before. By the time it was over, some 2 million Americans would have served in ...
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (FOX 2) - Michigan health officials confirmed 11 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, raising the state total to 65. The 11 cases are two ...
Michigan officials released information on new confirmed cases of coronavirus COVID-19, raising the total number of people infected to 65 as of March 17.
The highly contagious novel coronavirus that has exploded into a global pandemic can remain viable and infectious in droplets in the air for hours and on ...
By Gene Emery | Reuters. The highly contagious novel coronavirus that has exploded into a global pandemic can remain viable and infectious in droplets in the ...
