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Southern Ute Indian Tribe conducts sweeping communitywide COVID testing

Tribe offers free tests for up to 2,000 members

DATE: Jun 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southern Ute Indian Tribe conducts sweeping communitywide COVID testing

Tribe offers free tests for up to 2,000 people

DATE: Jun 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Can tear gas and pepper spray increase virus spread?

Police departments have used tear gas and pepper spray on protesters in recent weeks, raising concern that the chemical agents could increase the spread of the coronavirus. The ch...

DATE: Jun 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Malaria drug didn’t help virus patients, big UK study finds

Leaders of a large study in the United Kingdom that is rigorously testing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and other medicines for hospitalized COVID-19 patients say they will stop puttin...

DATE: Jun 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Mental health experts brace for increased need

Pandemic exacerbates anxiety, depression, grief

DATE: Jun 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Masks and social distancing work, new analysis finds

Masks and social distancing can help control the coronavirus but hand washing and other measures are still needed, a new analysis finds. Researchers concluded single-layer cloth m...

DATE: Jun 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Mass gatherings, erosion of trust upend coronavirus control

NEW YORK – Protests erupting across the nation over the past week – and law enforcement’s response to them – are threatening to upend efforts by health officials to track and contain the spr...

DATE: Jun 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Half of Americans would get a COVID-19 vaccine, poll says

Only about half of Americans say they would get a COVID-19 vaccine if the scientists working furiously to create one succeed, a number that’s surprisingly low considering the effort going in...

DATE: May 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Dangerous blood clots pose a perplexing coronavirus threat

First came a high fever, drenching sweats and muscle aches. Then, almost a month later, a weird numbness that spread down the right side of her body. Darlene Gildersleeve thought ...

DATE: May 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Big study casts more doubt on malaria drugs for coronavirus

Malaria drugs pushed by President Donald Trump as treatments for the coronavirus did not help and were tied to a greater risk of death and heart rhythm problems in a new study of nearly 100,...

DATE: May 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

U.S. health officials quietly release more reopening guidance

NEW YORK – U.S. health officials have quietly released more reopening guidance that was created more than a month ago but initially shelved. As with other recently released guidan...

DATE: May 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

U.S. births fall, and virus could drive them down more

NEW YORK – U.S. births continued to fall last year, leading to the fewest number of newborns in 35 years. The decline is the latest sign of a prolonged national “baby bust” that’s...

DATE: May 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health