New local COVID-19 strain is found in more than one-third of patients at Los Angeles hospital

A new local strain of the novel coronavirus has been found in more than one-third of patients in Los Angeles, a new study finds.  Researchers from Cedars-Sinai say the strain, called CAL.20C, is partly responsible for the striking rise in cases over the last two months.  CAL.20C is different from the variant first identified in … Read more

Satellite images reveal one-third of US rivers have changed in color from blue to green and yellow

Thousands of rivers across the US have significantly changed color over the last 36 years, a new study reveals. A team from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill analyzed 235,000 satellite images taken from 1984 through 2018 and found one-third of rivers have transitioned from blue to green and yellow. More than half … Read more

One-third of US hospitals surpassed 90% capacity in ICUs last week, HHS data reveals 

Rising coronavirus cases and deaths are causing beds in US hospitals to fill up much more quickly than expected. On Monday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released facility-level data from more than 2,000 counties for the first time since the pandemic began. It revealed that one in three intensive care units (ICUs) … Read more

More than ONE-THIRD of children with coronavirus have NO symptoms of the infection

More than one-third of children who contract coronavirus are asymptomatic, a new study suggests.  Researchers found that about 36 percent of children did not experience classic  symptoms of COVID-19 such as cough, fever or shortness of breath. Additionally, while the the most common signs among symptomatic children who tested positive were cough and runny nose, … Read more

Nearly one-third of all US nurses who have died of coronavirus are Filipino

The coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on all healthcare workers, but perhaps none more so than those in the Filipino community. Almost one-third of all American nurses who have died of COVID-19 since January are Filipino – including men and women who immigrated from the Philippines or were born in the US. This is … Read more

One-third of parents say family gatherings for Thanksgiving is worth risk of contracting COVID-19

One in three parents believe the benefits of gathering family for Thanksgiving is worth the risk of contracting or spreading the novel coronavirus, a new poll finds. This is in spite of three-quarters of parents saying they typically have extended family members at their holiday dinners and 90 percent who said grandparents – who are … Read more

One-third of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation tested positive for COVID-19

Should all cancer patients be screened for COVID-19? Nearly one-third of patients undergoing chemo or radiation in UAE study tested positive for coroanvirus despite most having NO symptoms Researchers tested 109 cancer patients undergoing treatment, such as radiation and chemotherapy, for coronavirus Nearly one-third were diagnosed with COVID-19 and almost 80% were asymptomatic at the time … Read more

Up to ONE-THIRD of people believe unproven theories that the coronavirus was made in a Chinese lab

Up to one-third of people believe the coronavirus was engineered in a laboratory in Wuhan, China – where the pandemic originated, a new study suggests.  Researchers found that around 23 percent of people in the UK and the US believe the unproven conspiracy theory and labeled it as ‘reliable’ information. In Ireland, the number jumped … Read more

Hospital admissions for strokes fell by ONE-THIRD during coronavirus lockdowns, study finds 

Fewer people sought medical care for strokes during the height of the coronavirus pandemic compared to the same period last year, a new study dhows.   Researchers found that hospital admissions fell by almost one-third in March and April of 2020 compared to the matching two months in 2019. Additionally, stroke alerts – defined as stroke … Read more

Nearly one-third of all American high school students used e-cigarettes in 2019, CDC finds 

Nearly one-third of American high school students said they used e-cigarettes in 2019, a new report finds.  Last year, 32.7 percent said they vaped, which is more than double the 13.2 percent who reported vaping two years ago in 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)  revealed on Friday.  Additionally, overall use was up with 36.5 percent … Read more