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Broadway Actor Nick Cordero Dies After 95-Day Battle Against COVID-19
The wife of the 41-year-old actor chronicled on social media the measures doctors took to combat the disease, which included a leg amputation after Nick Cordero developed blood clots while on a ventilator.
Record Number Of Coronavirus Cases Is A Result Of States Reopening Too Soon, Health Experts Say
States like Texas, Arizona, Florida and Georgia, which were the first to lift restrictions put in place to curb the disease’s spread, continue to report daily increases of confirmed COVID-19 cases. The U.S. death toll is nearing 130,000.
Is COVID Airborne? 239 Scientists Say Evidence Shows It Is, Urge WHO, CDC To Alter Recommendations
If aerosols can linger and be transmitted in confined spaces like offices or buses, then infection-control guidance would likely change to include things like better ventilation systems and more widespread use of masks.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
What Seniors Should Know Before Going Ahead With Elective Procedures
People who put off care as COVID-19 surged are easing back into the medical system. Here’s how to know if it’s safe.
Coronavirus Crisis Disrupts Treatment For Another Epidemic: Addiction
The coronavirus has forced drug rehabilitation centers to scale back operations or temporarily close, leaving people who have another potentially deadly disease — addiction — with fewer opportunities for help.
‘I Couldn’t Let Her Be Alone’: A Peaceful Death Amid the COVID Scourge
For three years, staffers at UCLA Health have been quietly fulfilling final wishes for dying patients in the intensive care unit. Amid the isolating forces of the pandemic, their work has become all the more meaningful.
2021 Health Plans Granted Leeway To Limit Consumers’ Benefit From Drug Coupons
A rule finalized this spring by the Trump administration permits employers and insurers not to apply drug company copayment assistance toward enrollees’ deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums for any drug.
Social Media Image About Mask Efficacy Right In Sentiment, But Percentages Are ‘Bonkers’
Skip the numbers. Focus on the mask.
Pruebas para el VPH y el cáncer cervical podrían hacerse en casa
El Instituto Nacional del Cáncer lanzará un estudio que involucrará a unas 5,000 mujeres para evaluar si la autoprueba casera puede equivaler a la que realiza el médico en un consultorio.
A pesar del aumento de casos, California frena fondos multimillonarios para pruebas de COVID
El estado ya no financiará nuevos sitios de prueba, a pesar de las súplicas de los condados para obtener asistencia adicional. También ha cerrado algunos espacios y los ha trasladado a otros lugares.
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In California’s Hardest Hit County, ‘Somehow Everybody Is Still Getting Sick’
Imperial County, a rural area along the Arizona and Mexico borders, has the state’s highest coronavirus infection rate. Meanwhile, California reports that more than 6,000 residents have died from the virus and the governor announces more stringent measures to battle the disease.
The Washington Post reports that the only major outbreak tied to mass racial justice protests happened in South Carolina, where at least 13 people who took part in previous protests tested positive. Also in the news: mental health experts offer tips for coping with the rage many Americans are experiencing.
Media outlets report on news from Florida, New York, Arizona, Texas, California, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Michigan, Virginia, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, and more.
COVID cases now are being reported among a younger population. This new mother turned to anti-anxiety medicine, The Wall Street Journal reports, because she couldn’t always wear a mask. Her patients didn’t recognize her when she wore it. Other public health news is also on pregnancy, lung impairments, a survey of teens on social distancing, one elderly couple’s final hours, health services cuts, quarantine at Fort Bragg, health care system mistakes, athletes and more.
Studies: Virus Is Spreading To Communities Near Jails That Are Hot Spots
“These provisional findings are consistent with the hypothesis that arrest and jailing practices are augmenting infection rates in highly policed neighborhoods,” the authors of one study wrote. News on prisons is from Massachusetts, also.
Once Politically Polarizing, Agreement About Masks Now Crossing Party Lines
News outlets report that the emerging GOP embrace of mask-wearing still has an important holdout: President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, reports detail masks’ potential to boost the economy and curb the spread of COVID-19. In the background, there is also advice on what masks may be most effective.
‘Positive’ Results In Small COVID-19 Vaccine Trial, But Key Data Missing
In other pharmaceutical news: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals charged with price-fixing; the syringe business is booming; and more.