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Virus is mostly mild and rarely fatal for U.S. kids, data show

The first national data on COVID-19 in U.S. children suggest that while the illness usually isn’t severe in kids, some do get sick enough to require hospital treatment. The Center...

What to know about malaria drug and coronavirus treatment

Some politicians and doctors are sparring over whether to use hydroxychloroquine against the new coronavirus, with many of scientists saying the evidence is too thin to recommend it now. ...

No COVID-19 testing at home yet but quicker options coming

WASHINGTON – Home testing for the new coronavirus may sound like a good idea, but U.S. regulators say it’s still too risky. They’ve stopped companies that quickly launched home-te...

Age is not the only risk for severe coronavirus disease

WASHINGTON – Older people remain most at risk of dying as the new coronavirus continues its rampage around the globe, but they’re far from the only ones vulnerable. One of many mysteries: Me...

How would overwhelmed hospitals decide who to treat first?

NEW YORK – A nurse with asthma, a grandfather with cancer and a homeless man with no known family are wracked with coronavirus-induced fevers. They are struggling to breathe, and a ventilato...

For seniors, isolation changes life in varied, nuanced ways

One remembers the polio epidemic and the hardships of World War II. One is stoic about it all – because, he says, he’s already “here past the welcome.” A third, old enough to remember the af...

For nursing homes, symptoms aren’t enough to tell who’s sick

SEATTLE – An investigation at a Seattle-area nursing home concluded that symptoms aren’t enough to identify who is infected once the coronavirus enters a long-term care facility. ...

Pathways Physical Therapy and Holistic Health to offer virtual appointments

Pathways Physical Therapy and Holistic Health is committed to supporting the community’s health and well-being through these uncertain times by offering four free online/virtual appointmen...

Rivergate Pharmacy offers free medication delivery to Durango residents

Rivergate Pharmacy is offering curbside pickup and free, in-town delivery of prescription medications to Durango residents and customers of the pharmacy. Over-the-counter medicin...

Felicia Libo expands into telehealth counseling services

Licensed professional counselor Felicia Libo has expanded her counseling practice to include telehealth services. She is a provider for Profile EAP (Centura Health) and ComPsych ...

They already had an anxiety disorder. Now comes a pandemic.

NEW YORK – At first, Jonathon Seidl wasn’t worried about the coronavirus despite his anxiety disorder. But that changed. The 33-year-old digital media strategist from Dallas, who ...

Drugmaker backpedals on specialty status for COVID-19 drug

WASHINGTON – Facing public criticism, the maker of a promising coronavirus drug said Wednesday it will waive a special regulatory designation that could have allowed it to block competition ...
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