IID Director Jim Hanks says HCQ treatment was key in COVID-19 recovery
Imperial Irrigation District Director Jim Hanks says hydroxychloroquine was the key in his recovery from…
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Companies test antibody drugs to treat, prevent COVID-19
With a coronavirus vaccine still months off, companies are rushing to test what may be the next best thing: drugs that deliver antibodies to fight…
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Wellness Center brings COVID-19 testing to valley farmworkers
Calexico’s Wellness Center continues to take the initiative by testing as many farmworkers as possible for COVID-19 in the Imperial County.…
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Liam’s road to recovery
After spending a week in the hospital, four-year-old Liam Lomaintewa is recovering from MIS-C, a new inflammatory syndrome found in children that is…
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COVID-19: Who gets a vaccine first?
Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health says, “Not everybody’s going to like the answer. There will be many people who…
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National Avocado Day on Friday!
There’s good reason to celebrate this super-fruit on National Avocado Day…
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Virus vaccine put to final test in thousands of volunteers
The world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the…
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Scientists identify 6 strains of coronavirus
Scientists at King’s College have developed an app to collect and analyze the many versions of COVID and find out why it has such varied symptoms and…
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Valley mosquito pools test positive for West Nile Virus and Encephalitis
Health officials warn Imperial County residents of the threat of two dangerous illnesses after the discovery of three infected mosquito pools.…
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Local doctor sees success treating COVID-19 patients with ‘HCQ cocktail’
Dr. George Fareed finds success in treating coronavirus patients with a combination of a hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) cocktail made out of azithromycin…
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Alice’s Story: A 2-year-old fighter who survived a liver transplant
Alice Adams was diagnosed with Biliary Atresia (BA) 3 days shy of her first…
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Cinnamon may improve blood sugar control in people with prediabetes
(KYMA, KECY) – Cinnamon improves blood sugar control in people with prediabetes and could slow the progression to type 2 diabetes, according to a new…
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CDC changes guidelines on self-isolation for people with COVID-19
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updates its guidelines on Wednesday for those isolated after testing positive to…
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Coronavirus vaccine shows immune response in early trial
A coronavirus vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca produced a promising immune response in a large, early-stage human…
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West Nile virus confirmed in Yuma County
Yuma county health officials have confirmed their first case of West Nile virus of the season.…
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Russia hackers attempting to steal coronavirus vaccine research
Russian hackers have been attempting to steal coronavirus vaccine research from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, officials said…
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Yuma woman says she hasn’t received COVID-19 test results after more than a month
With over 44,000 COVID-19 tests conducted across Yuma County, one local woman claims there are no records of her getting tested for the…
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Contact tracers work to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks
As coronavirus cases continue to spike, contact tracers in Imperial county investigate were the virus is being spread, in efforts to stop its spread.…
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Keeping skin safe despite frequent hand washing
As many people are washing their hands more often due to COVID-19, this can cause some damage to the…
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Coronavirus testing, what you should know
The Yuma County Health Department says for those testing for the coronavirus to provide the correct contact information when…
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