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Buenos Aires — An Argentinian judge compelled a private clinic to administer chlorine dioxide, used as a powerful disinfectant, to a coronavirus patient who died Monday in a case medical doctors have labelled "a scandal." The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other agencies warn that chlorine dioxide, touted as …
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Wuhan, China — More than a year after the world's first known coronavirus cases appeared here, a World Health Organization team of experts finally landed in Wuhan on Thursday to try to trace the origin of the deadly virus. But the highly-anticipated visit is now being met with international skepticism because of how …
A Texas trauma surgeon says it's rare that X-rays from any of her COVID-19 patients come back without dense scarring. Dr. Brittany Bankhead-Kendall tweeted, "Post-COVID lungs look worse than any type of terrible smoker's lung we've ever seen. And they collapse. And they clot off. And the shortness of breath lingers …
1 giorno ago	Health 0
Rome — Both Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict have had their first doses of a coronavirus vaccine, the Vatican confirmed on Thursday. The pontiff and his predecessor got the first half of their vaccinations as part of a campaign for Vatican City residents and employees launched on Wednesday. Pope Francis …
U.K. opens mass-vaccination centers in race to curb surging COVID-19 infections
Epsom, England — As the worldwide total of reported coronavirus cases tops 90 million, mass-vaccination centers have opened across the United Kingdom as the government races to protect the most vulnerable people. Britain has lost 30,000 people to COVID-19 in the last 30 days alone, and officials say the worst of …
First-time allergy sufferers: What you need to know
2 giorni ago	Health 0
Sonia Jauhar lived most of her life free of seasonal allergies. But a couple of years ago, after moving to a suburban area of Long Island from New York City, the telltale symptoms began. "My eyes felt itchy and heavy like they were stuffed with cotton," she told CBS News. …
3rd House lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19 after lockdown during Capitol attack
Washington — A third House lawmaker has tested positive for COVID-19 after being exposed to the virus while in lockdown with some Republican members who refused to wear masks during the attack on the Capitol last week, bringing the total number who have so far tested positive to three. The …
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department made massive arrests Saturday night in an operation against underground parties. The sheriff's office raided two locations and arrested 182 people as part of a large crackdown enforcing COVID-19 restrictions in the area. In a tweet, the department said Sheriff Alex Villanueva has made it …
A person dies of COVID-19 every 8 minutes in Los Angeles County
COVID-19 patient Ofelia Reynoso had been careful, she told CBS News' Tom Hanson, and she never expected to be gasping for breath, laboring for each word. However, Reynoso is still lucky — hospital beds are in short supply in Los Angeles, where she is being treated. "Mobile mortuaries" have already …