In the race to find a vaccine against COVID-19, researchers have turned to an animal known for its spitting and surly attitude — the alpaca. SOURCE: Medical Research - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
El coronavirus prolifera entre trabajadores latinos en un condado rico de California
En una cálida tarde de finales de junio, la gente acudió en masa a las mesas al aire libre de la calle principal de esta ciudad para tomar sauvignon blanc, comer pizza cocinada en horno de leña y celebrar “Dining Under the ... [Continue Reading]
Dental profession reacts to latest WHO guidance for oral health services
The profession has slammed the latest oral health advice from the World Health Organisation – with calls for better communication. This week, it emerged the WHO is urging for more research into COVID-19 transmission in the dental setting. It warns of ... [Continue Reading]
Primary Care Doctors Look at Payment Overhaul After Pandemic Disruption
For Dr. Gabe Charbonneau, a primary care doctor in Stevensville, Montana, the coronavirus pandemic is an existential threat. Charbonneau, 43, his two partners and 10 staff members are struggling to keep their rural practice alive. Patient volume is ... [Continue Reading]
Bereaved Families Are ‘the Secondary Victims of COVID-19’
Every day, the nation is reminded of COVID-19’s ongoing impact as new death counts are published. What is not well documented is the toll on family members. New research suggests the damage is enormous. For every person who dies of COVID-19, ... [Continue Reading]
Russia says it has orders for 1 billion doses of coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V
Russia's newly approved coronavirus vaccine will be called Sputnik V, in homage to the Soviet Union's Cold War-era satellite program, but there are already concerns about its safety. SOURCE: Medical Research - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Lost on the Frontline: Explore the Database
Journalists from KHN and the Guardian have identified more than 900 workers who reportedly died of complications from COVID-19 they contracted on the job. Reporters are working to confirm the cause of death and workplace conditions in each case. They ... [Continue Reading]
WHO calls for more research on COVID-19 transmission in dental practices
The World Heath Organisation (WHO) is urging for more research into the spread of coronavirus in dental settings. Today, the health agency warns of the ‘unknown’ consequences of aerosol generating procedures for both staff and patients, ... [Continue Reading]
Public Health Officials Are Quitting or Getting Fired in Throes of Pandemic
Vilified, threatened with violence or in some cases suffering from burnout, dozens of state and local public health officials around the U.S. have resigned or have been fired amid the coronavirus outbreak, a testament to how politically combustible ... [Continue Reading]
Exclusive: Over 900 Health Workers Have Died of COVID-19. And the Toll Is Rising.
More than 900 front-line health care workers have died of COVID-19, according to an interactive database unveiled Wednesday by The Guardian and KHN. Lost on the Frontline is a partnership between the two newsrooms that aims to count, verify and ... [Continue Reading]
Trabajadores agrícolas en alto riesgo de contraer coronavirus y sin protección federal
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee.- Es una época de mucho trabajo para las granjas productoras de tomate en esta parte del estado. Estas plantaciones cuentan con cientos de trabajadores, la mayoría latinos. Algunos viven allí. Otros son migrantes ... [Continue Reading]
Why experts say we need to plan for a future that might not hold a coronavirus vaccine
The head of the World Health Organization has warned we may never get a silver bullet for COVID-19. Health experts say this was the wake-up call we needed because we can't put all our eggs in one basket. So what are the other baskets? SOURCE: ... [Continue Reading]
One in three UK healthcare workers sleep poorly during pandemic
Key workers in the health and social care sector experienced the highest increase in sleep loss since the pandemic started, a study has revealed. The UK-based study found a significant increase in anxiety-related sleeping issues following the onset ... [Continue Reading]
How 2020 is changing the future of dental hygiene and therapy
With COVID-19 changing the way we live, Amber Ojak looks at the impact it will have on the future of dental hygiene and therapy. Over the last few months I have been looking closely at the future of dental hygiene and dental therapy. I have spoken to ... [Continue Reading]
In Rural Missouri, Latinos Learn to Contain and Cope With the Coronavirus
Francisco Bonilla is a pastor in Carthage, Missouri, tending to the spiritual needs of the town’s growing Latino community. He’s also a media personality, broadcasting his voice far beyond the walls of Casa de Sanidad. Bonilla runs a ... [Continue Reading]
With Caveats, Hopeful News for Preschools Planning Young Kids’ Return
Sabrina Lira Garcia is proud to work as a clinical assistant in the COVID-19 ward of a Los Angeles hospital, but sometimes she wishes she could just stay home with her infant son until the pandemic is over. Pulling her child from day care has never ... [Continue Reading]
Q fever research funding boosted as the hunt for a better, less expensive vaccine continues
The search for a new, better Q fever vaccine has accelerated with additional Federal Government funding. SOURCE: Medical Research - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Outwitting the virus — the treatments that just might do it
With no vaccine within sight, is there another way to beat coronavirus? Here's the story of the quest to find a life-saving treatment. SOURCE: Medical Research - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Pandemic’s Bumps and Backlash Shape Montana Race Poised to Steer US Senate
MISSOULA, Mont. — Bradshaw Sumners watched throughout February as COVID-19 hot spots developed in major American cities, waiting to see when the coronavirus pandemic would manifest in Montana. When it finally did, life for the Livingston resident and ... [Continue Reading]
Could Labs That Test Livestock Ease COVID Testing Backlog for People? Well … Maybe.
In a heated exchange late last month on CNN’s State of the Union, host Jake Tapper pressed Adm. Brett Giroir, the Health and Human Services assistant secretary who oversees COVID testing efforts for the Trump administration, on why the ... [Continue Reading]
Maryland County Pledges Investigation of Health Worker’s Coronavirus Death
Officials in Maryland’s Prince George’s County say they “will spare no time or expense” investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a veteran public health worker who died of COVID-19 after relatives and ... [Continue Reading]
Forced Sports Timeout Puts Squeeze on College Coffers, Scholarships and Towns
On college football Saturdays, tiny Clemson, South Carolina (pop. 17,000), turns into a city of 150,000 when fanatics pour into downtown and swarm Memorial Stadium, home of the Tigers. Some don’t even have a ticket to the game, but they come ... [Continue Reading]