How long could I be contagious before a positive virus test?
Also an answer to a question about contact tracing
DATE: Oct 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
High demand for flu shots? Experts hope to avoid ‘twindemic’
October is prime time for flu vaccinations, and the U.S. and Europe are gearing up for what experts hope is high demand as countries seek to avoid a “twindemic” with COVID-19.
“Th...
DATE: Oct 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
U.S. panel tackles race, poverty in virus vaccine priorities
A U.S. advisory panel made recommendations Friday for who should be first in line to get COVID-19 vaccine, including a plea for special efforts by states and cities to get the shots to low-i...
DATE: Oct 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
COVID-19 cases rising among U.S. children as schools reopen
After preying heavily on the elderly in the spring, the coronavirus is increasingly infecting American children and teens in a trend authorities say appears fueled by school reopenings and t...
DATE: Sep 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
Too much candy: Man dies from eating bags of black licorice
A Massachusetts construction worker’s love of black licorice wound up costing him his life. Eating a bag and a half every day for a few weeks threw his nutrients out of whack and caused the ...
DATE: Sep 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
CDC changes, then retracts, web posting on how virus spreads
NEW YORK – The top U.S. public health agency stirred confusion by posting – and then taking down – an apparent change in its position on how easily the coronavirus can spread from person to ...
DATE: Sep 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
CDC drops controversial testing advice that caused backlash
NEW YORK – U.S. health officials on Friday dropped a controversial piece of coronavirus guidance and said anyone who has been in close contact with an infected person should get tested. ...
DATE: Sep 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
Study hints antibody drug may cut COVID-19 hospitalizations
A drug company says that partial results from a study testing an antibody drug give hints that it may help keep mild to moderately ill COVID-19 patients from needing to be hospitalized, a go...
DATE: Sep 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
Experts: Revamped OxyContin hasn’t curbed abuse, overdoses
WASHINGTON (AP) – A panel of government health advisers said Friday there’s no clear evidence that a harder-to-crush version of the painkiller OxyContin designed to discourage abuse actually...
DATE: Sep 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
Anti-inflammatory drug may shorten COVID-19 recovery time
A drug company says that adding an anti-inflammatory medicine to a drug already widely used for hospitalized COVID-19 patients shortens their time to recovery by an additional day. ...
DATE: Sep 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
Study: Kids infected at day care spread coronavirus at home
NEW YORK – Children who caught the coronavirus at day cares and a day camp spread it to their relatives, according to a new report that underscores that kids can bring the germ home and infe...
DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
Big drop reported in vaping by U.S. teenagers
NEW YORK – Vaping by U.S. teenagers fell dramatically this year, especially among middle schoolers, according to a federal report released Wednesday.
Experts think last year’s out...
DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
