The COVID-19 death toll among Los Angeles County Latinos is reaching frightening levels that the county’s top health officials have called “frankly horrifying,” prompting new calls for the government to do more to help essential workers and people living in dense, overcrowded conditions. The illness […]
Also, our reporters take a closer look at the filibuster, the confusing procedure used to delay or block action in the US Senate. And one year after the untimely death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant, the pain of his loss is matched only by the […]
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Five new COVID-19 deaths in South Dakota were reported on Friday, bringing the state total to 1,768. The new deaths were three women and two men in the following age ranges: 50-59 (1) and 80+ (4). Active cases of COVID-19 in […]
A COVID-19 outbreak among bus drivers and transportation staff has forced Bloomington Public Schools to abruptly move elementary students back to distance learning, less than two weeks after schools reopened for in-person instruction. The district was one of many in Minnesota that began reopening elementary […]
Through the Lubbock Public Health Department, 20,224 individuals have received their first COVID-19 vaccinations, and 1,031 have received their second doses. Additional clinics will be held next week.
Can you chip in to help us do more? You’ve probably seen a surge in misleading and unsubstantiated medical advice since the Covid-19 outbreak. If followed, it can put lives at serious risk. We need your help to protect us all from false and harmful […]
More than 500 new coronavirus infections have been recorded across Leicester and Leicestershire in the last 24 hours. The Government has updated the daily case totals which show 242 in the city and 264 in the county. There were 67 cases in Charnwood, 42 in […]
The area with the highest number of cases is Bierley Tong with 51 cases, followed by Keighley Central East and Scholemoor with 49, and Horton Bank with 48 cases. The least cases recorded are in Menston Burley Moor which has six, followed by Burley-in-Wharfedale with nine, and […]
New and more contagious variants of Covid-19 are spreading across Africa, causing a spike in infections and deaths, according to the World Health Organization. More than 175,000 new cases and more than 6,200 deaths were reported across the continent in the week leading up to […]
Drug shortages not only disrupt patient care but also strain hospital operations, costing them nearly $360 million annually on labor alone, according to the American Hospital Association (AHA). Tufts, like many hospitals across the country, has established a drug task force of about a dozen […]
