The United States hit a grim milestone and surpassed 400,000 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. That figure is more than the number of Americans who died during World War I, the Korean War and the Vietnam War combined and nearly the same number who died in World War II … Read more
The United States hit a grim milestone and surpassed 400,000 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. That figure is more than the number of Americans who died during World War I, the Korean War and the Vietnam War combined and nearly the same number who died in World War II. … Read more
Coronavirus cases are decreasing across the United States with 44 states showing a week-over-week drop in infections and deaths declining in 18 states, new data from Johns Hopkins University shows. Nearly every state has seen a fall in the number of people testing positive in the last seven days aside from Maine, South Carolina and … Read more
Only a little over 14 million Americans have been vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Monday morning, data reveal. Already, vaccination centers are over-booked with Americans desperate to get vaccinated. Many are on the verge of running out of doses to give; some are already out. New York and Michigan have each asked the federal government’s … Read more
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has asked the federal government if the state can go to Pfizer Inc and directly buy 100,000 more doses more of the coronavirus vaccine. On Monday, Whitmer sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar requesting permission to purchase doses straight from the pharmaceutical company. ‘This direct purchase … Read more
Mikey Tenerelli is engaged to his girlfriend Kate Wood, seven years after competing for Desiree Hartsock Siegfried’s heart on season nine of The Bachelorette. The pair, who have been dating since early 2017, looked overjoyed as they stood closely together on a snowy hill at Nubs Nob Ski Resort in Emmet County, Michigan. As the duo … Read more
Let it glow, let it glow, let it glow! Here we present 25 of the best aurora pictures taken around in the world in 2020 – and they are sure to make your eyes light up. They are part of the Northern Lights Photographer of the Year collection, which is curated each year by travel … Read more
The first week-and-a-half following hospital discharge is the most dangerous for COVID-19 patients, a new study suggests. Researchers found that they were about 40 percent more likely to be rehospitalized or die within 10 days of leaving compared with patients ill with pneumonia or heart failure. However, after 60 days, the COVID-19 patients’ risk of … Read more
The first week-and-a-half following hospital discharge is the most dangerous for COVID-19 patients, a new study suggests. Researchers found that they were about 40 percent more likely to be rehospitalized or die within 10 days of leaving compared with patients ill with pneumonia or heart failure. However, after 60 days, the COVID-19 patients’ risk of … Read more
Pulse oximeters that measure blood oxygen levels are FOUR times more likely to be inaccurate in black patients than white patients, study finds, as scientists worry the devices weren’t designed to scan blood color through darker skin Researchers looked at readings of pulse oximeters, which measure oxygen levels, of black patients and white patients In 12% … Read more