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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 ...

Can blood from coronavirus survivors treat the newly ill?

WASHINGTON – Hospitals are gearing up to test if a century-old treatment used to fight off flu and measles outbreaks in the days before vaccines, and tried more recently against SARS and Ebo...

Potential coronavirus treatment granted rare disease status

WASHINGTON – The pharmaceutical giant that makes a promising coronavirus drug has registered it as a rare disease treatment with U.S. regulators, a status that can potentially be worth milli...

Malaria drugs’ promise for coronavirus spurs hope, shortages

Scientists warn about raising false hopes

COVID-19 lung patterns show few clues for treating pneumonia

WASHINGTON – Scans of the lungs of the sickest COVID-19 patients show distinctive patterns of infection, but so far those clues offer little help in predicting which patients will pull throu...

Loss of smell, taste, might signal pandemic virus infection

NEW YORK – A loss of smell or taste might be an early sign of infection with the pandemic virus, say medical experts who cite reports from several countries. It might even serve a...

Mental health professionals share insight into coping with COVID-19

It has been more than two weeks since Gov. Jared Polis announced the first COVID-19 case in Colorado, and nearly two months since Washington state reported its first case. If time...

Grieving La Plata County residents find healing through yoga

Movement, meditation help address complex emotions around loss

Durango mental health professionals share insight into coping with COVID-19

It has been more than two weeks since Gov. Jared Polis announced the first COVID-19 case in Colorado, and nearly two months since Washington state reported its first case. If time...

Cancer, heart surgeries delayed as coronavirus alters care

Some cancer surgeries are being delayed, many stent procedures for clogged arteries have been pushed back and infertility specialists were asked to postpone helping patients get pregnant. Do...

Sick staff fueled outbreak in Seattle-area care centers

SEATTLE – Staff members who worked while sick at multiple long-term care facilities contributed to the spread of COVID-19 among vulnerable elderly in the Seattle area, federal health officia...
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