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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

U.S. clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, 2nd shot in arsenal

WASHINGTON – The U.S. added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal Friday, boosting efforts to beat back an outbreak so dire that the nation is regularly recording more than 3,000 deaths a...

DATE: Dec 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

U.S. experts debate: Who should be next in line for vaccine?

NEW YORK – The U.S. COVID-19 vaccination campaign has begun, and the few available doses are mostly going into the arms of health-care workers and nursing home residents. But what...

DATE: Dec 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

What to know about COVID-19 vaccination in the U.S.

When will it be your turn?

DATE: Dec 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

U.S. allows emergency COVID-19 vaccine in bid to end pandemic

WASHINGTON – The U.S. gave the final go-ahead Friday to the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine, marking what could be the beginning of the end of an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Amer...

DATE: Dec 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Explainer: When and where? How vaccines will roll out in U.S.

NEW YORK – With coronavirus vaccines on the horizon, when and where will most Americans get their shots? Many of the details are still being worked out, as regulators review the f...

DATE: Dec 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Why are some scientists turning away from brain scans?

NEW YORK – Brain scans offer a tantalizing glimpse into the mind’s mysteries, promising an almost X-ray-like vision into how we feel pain, interpret faces and wiggle fingers. Stud...

DATE: Dec 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Years of research laid groundwork for speedy COVID-19 shots

How could scientists race out COVID-19 vaccines so fast without cutting corners? A head start helped – over a decade of behind-the-scenes research that had new vaccine technology poised for ...

DATE: Dec 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

As hospitals cope with a COVID-19 surge, cyber threats loom

Cybercriminals ramp up efforts to steal data, disrupt services

DATE: Dec 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Stay home for the holidays or get tested twice, CDC urges

Don’t travel over the upcoming holidays. But if you must, consider getting coronavirus tests before and after, U.S. health officials urged Wednesday. The federal Centers for Dise...

DATE: Dec 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Moderna asking U.S., European regulators to OK its virus vaccine

Moderna Inc. said Monday it was asking U.S. and European regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as new study results confirm the shots offer strong protection – intensifyi...

DATE: Nov 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health