Category: Health News
Emissions Exposure May Increase COVID-19 Mortality
New research suggests pollutants spewed out of car tailpipes are making the people who breathe them at high levels more likely to die from COVID-19.
COVID-19 activity declining in Washington state with the help of face coverings and distancing
The state is seeing decreases in both eastern and western Washington since the start of August. Whitman County, where cases are up, is a notable exception.
Artificial pancreas effectively controls type 1 diabetes in children age 6 and up
The system replaces reliance on testing by fingerstick, multiple daily injections or a pump controlled by the patient.
“COVID is brutal.”
Charlotte gets frustrated when people minimize COVID-19, saying things like, “It’s just like the flu.” “COVID is brutal. It is definitely something you don’t want to get.”
Back to Life: COVID Lung Transplant Survivor Tells Her Story
Doctors told her mother that Ramirez was a candidate for a double lung transplant — a procedure had never been done on a COVID patient in the U.S.
How to avoid heat stroke
Hydration, rest and finding a cool environment are the keys to preventing heat stroke.
The COVID-19 Downturn Triggers Jump in Medicaid Enrollment
The number of people enrolled in Medicaid nationwide rose markedly this spring as the impact of the recession caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 took hold.
Can COVID-19 vaccines be made mandatory?
People are often surprised to learn that states would likely have the legal right to make vaccines mandatory.
While the pandemic spikes in the South, the Northeast seems to have it under control – here’s why
Hard-hit states quickly learned value of masks
You Can See Friends and Relatives During the Pandemic Surge — But Do It Carefully
You can expand your social bubble beyond the household — if you heed now-familiar health guidelines and even take extra precautions
Amid Surge, Hospitals Hesitate To Cancel Nonemergency Surgeries
Unlike earlier in the year, most hospitals are not proactively canceling elective surgeries, even in some places seeing spikes in coronavirus patients.
Packed Bars Serve Up New Rounds Of COVID Contagion
Public health authorities have identified bars as the locus of outbreaks in Louisiana, Florida, Wyoming and Idaho.
Health Officials Wanted to Close a Meatpacking Plant, but the Governor Said No
Health officials in Grand Island, Nebraska, wanted the JBS meatpacking plant closed. But Gov. Pete Ricketts said no. Since then, cases have skyrocketed.
‘It’s Not Over Until It’s Over’: 5 Things To Know About Hitting The COVID-19 Peak
We spoke with disease detectives about what reaching the peak level of cases means and under what conditions people can go back to work and school without fear.
What’s it like to have COVID-19? Insights from UW Medicine
There are three main symptoms: Fever (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher), a newly developed dry cough, and shortness of breath.