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CDC tells states: Be ready to distribute vaccines on Nov. 1

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The federal government has told states to prepare for a coronavirus vaccine to be ready to distribute by Nov. 1. The timeline raised concern among public health...

Steroids confirmed to help severely ill coronavirus patients

New studies confirm that multiple types of steroids improve survival for severely ill COVID-19 patients, cementing the cheap drugs as a standard of care. An analysis of pooled res...

Depression, anxiety spike amid outbreak and turbulent times

Mental health therapists’ caseloads are bulging. Waiting lists for appointments are growing. And anxiety and depression are rising among Americans amid the coronavirus crisis, research sugge...

Rapid $5 coronavirus test doesn’t need specialty equipment

WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the first rapid coronavirus test that doesn’t need any special computer equipment to get results. The 15-minu...

Scientists say Hong Kong man got coronavirus a second time

University of Hong Kong scientists claim to have the first evidence of someone being reinfected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Genetic tests revealed that a 33-year-old man ...

UN cautions that virus plasma treatment still experimental

LONDON – The World Health Organization on Monday cautioned that using blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors to treat other patients is still considered an experimental therapy, voicing the co...

Trail of bubbles leads scientists to new coronavirus clue

A doctor checking comatose COVID-19 patients for signs of a stroke instead stumbled onto a new clue about how the virus may harm the lungs – thanks to a test that used tiny air bubbles and a...

Childhood vaccination rates in La Plata County lag behind state

Some parents may be delaying doctor visits during pandemic

Mercy Regional Medical Center cardiologists using world’s smallest heart pump

Cardiologists at Mercy Cardiology Associates have conducted their first procedures at Centura Health-Mercy Regional Medical Center using Impella, the world’s smallest heart pump. ...

Native Connections Program offers suicide prevention training

The Native Connections Program has purchased 200 online licenses for suicide prevention training for employees and tribal members of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. The training is...

The home front: Virus stalks nurses after they leave work

FULLERTON, Calif. – There’s red tape running along the floor of the coronavirus unit at St. Jude’s Medical Center. It’s a clear line of demarcation. On one side, the cold zone, wh...

Southwestern Colorado Area Health Education Center to offer medication training

Southwestern Colorado Area Health Education Center will offer a Qualified Medication Administration Personnel online training from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday via Zoom. QMAP personnel are ...
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