Virtual breastfeeding event addresses lack of resources in Southwest Colorado
Mothers short of advice, support during pandemic
DATE: Aug 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Georgia camp with COVID-19 outbreak didn’t require masks
NEW YORK – A Georgia overnight camp hit by a coronavirus outbreak took many precautions, but didn’t make campers wear masks or have proper ventilation in buildings, according to a government...
DATE: Aug 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
Mercy Home Health among top home health agencies in U.S.
Centura Health-Mercy Regional Medical Center has announced Mercy Home Health was recognized as a Top 500 HomeCare Elite agency by Ability and DecisionHealth.
Now in its 14th year,...
DATE: Jul 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
Virus vaccine put to final test in thousands of volunteers
The world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S. government – one of several candidates in...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
COVID-19 recovery can take a few weeks even for young adults
Recovering from even mild coronavirus infections can take at least two to three weeks, according to U.S. research published Friday.
Lingering symptoms can even affect otherwise he...
DATE: Jul 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
Virus antibodies fade fast but not necessarily protection
New research suggests that antibodies the immune system makes to fight the new coronavirus may only last a few months in people with mild illness, but that doesn’t mean protection also is go...
DATE: Jul 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
Silent spread of virus keeps scientists grasping for clues
One of the great mysteries of the coronavirus is how quickly it rocketed around the world.
It first flared in central China and, within three months, was on every continent but An...
DATE: Jul 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
UK coronavirus vaccine prompts immune response in early test
LONDON – Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the ...
DATE: Jul 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
Black kids die more often after surgery, new research shows
Black children were more likely than whites to die after common surgeries, a U.S. study found, echoing evidence seen in adults.
The researchers examined national data on nearly 17...
DATE: Jul 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
New studies clarify what drugs help, hurt for COVID-19
Fresh studies give more information about what treatments do or don’t work for COVID-19, with high-quality methods that give reliable results.
British researchers on Friday publis...
DATE: Jul 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
How does COVID-19 affect kids? Science has answers and gaps
What role children play in the coronavirus pandemic is the hot-button question of the summer as kids relish their free time while schools labor over how to resume classes.
The Tru...
DATE: Jul 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
Mercy hospital to host free Facebook Live discussion on bone health
Mercy Regional Medical Center will host a free discussion about bone health at 6 p.m. Wednesday via Facebook Live.
The discussion will feature Mercy Orthopedic Associates Bone Hea...
DATE: Jul 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
