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‘New chance at life’: Man gets face, hands in rare surgery

NEW YORK – Almost six months after a rare face and hands transplant, Joe DiMeo is relearning how to smile, blink, pinch and squeeze. The 22-year-old New Jersey resident had the op...

DATE: Feb 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

Karen Zink made call that launched community vaccination clinic

‘My cellphone is a heck of a tool’

DATE: Feb 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Simple is beautiful’: One-shot vaccine proves effective

The first one-shot COVID-19 vaccine provides good protection against the illness, Johnson & Johnson reported in a key study released Friday, offering the world a potentially important new to...

DATE: Jan 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

Even with vaccine, public should follow health guidelines, SJBPH says

Virus remains transmissible in days, weeks after shot

DATE: Jan 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

FDA approves 1st long-acting HIV drug combo, monthly shots

U.S. regulators have approved the first long-acting drug combo for HIV, monthly shots that can replace the daily pills now used to control infection with the AIDS virus. Thursday’...

DATE: Jan 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

La Plata County nonprofit receives 3,000 pounds of vitamins

Supplements will help those with nutritional, health needs

DATE: Jan 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Another record decline reported in U.S. cancer death rate

NEW YORK – Researchers on Tuesday reported another record one-year decline in the U.S. cancer death rate, a drop they attribute to success against lung cancer. The overall cancer ...

DATE: Jan 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

COVID-19 herd immunity unlikely in 2021 despite vaccines

GENEVA – The World Health Organization’s chief scientist warned that even as numerous countries start rolling out vaccination programs to stop COVID-19, herd immunity is highly unlikely this...

DATE: Jan 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

Fauci: U.S. could soon give 1 million vaccinations a day

The U.S. could soon be giving at least a million COVID-19 vaccinations a day despite the sluggish start, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday, even as he warned of a dangerous next few weeks as th...

DATE: Jan 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

Explainer: Vaccine dosing debates add to public confusion

The first Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 are getting their second dose, while Britain has decided to postpone boosters and focus instead on giving more people a first shot – internati...

DATE: Jan 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

Ignacio-area 3-year-old faces second battle with cancer

Extremely rare genetic mutation could be a cause of medical difficulties

DATE: Jan 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Scientists urge concern, not alarm over new virus strains

Does it spread more easily? Make people sicker? Mean that treatments and vaccines won’t work? Questions are multiplying as fast as new strains of the coronavirus, especially the one now movi...

DATE: Dec 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health