What to know about COVID-19 vaccination in the U.S.
When will it be your turn?
DATE: Dec 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
U.S. allows emergency COVID-19 vaccine in bid to end pandemic
WASHINGTON – The U.S. gave the final go-ahead Friday to the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine, marking what could be the beginning of the end of an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Amer...
DATE: Dec 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
Mountain Hyperbarics to host presentation
Mountain Hyperbarics will host a virtual lunch and learn presentation, “What is hyperbaric oxygen therapy and what can it do for me?” at noon Wednesday via Zoom.
Participants will...
DATE: Dec 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
Explainer: When and where? How vaccines will roll out in U.S.
NEW YORK – With coronavirus vaccines on the horizon, when and where will most Americans get their shots?
Many of the details are still being worked out, as regulators review the f...
DATE: Dec 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
Why are some scientists turning away from brain scans?
NEW YORK – Brain scans offer a tantalizing glimpse into the mind’s mysteries, promising an almost X-ray-like vision into how we feel pain, interpret faces and wiggle fingers.
Stud...
DATE: Dec 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
Years of research laid groundwork for speedy COVID-19 shots
How could scientists race out COVID-19 vaccines so fast without cutting corners? A head start helped – over a decade of behind-the-scenes research that had new vaccine technology poised for ...
DATE: Dec 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
As hospitals cope with a COVID-19 surge, cyber threats loom
Cybercriminals ramp up efforts to steal data, disrupt services
DATE: Dec 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
Stay home for the holidays or get tested twice, CDC urges
Don’t travel over the upcoming holidays. But if you must, consider getting coronavirus tests before and after, U.S. health officials urged Wednesday.
The federal Centers for Dise...
DATE: Dec 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
Moderna asking U.S., European regulators to OK its virus vaccine
Moderna Inc. said Monday it was asking U.S. and European regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as new study results confirm the shots offer strong protection – intensifyi...
DATE: Nov 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
First blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s goes on sale
A company has started selling the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, a leap for the field that could make it much easier for people to learn whether they have dementia. I...
DATE: Nov 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
Skiing may not spread coronavirus but slopes still risky, UN says
GENEVA – As several European countries have suspended access to the ski slopes to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said the risk...
DATE: Nov 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
Gyms, yoga studios face restrictions despite lack of outbreaks
Only documented outbreak linked to a gym statewide was in Montezuma County
DATE: Nov 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
