With focus on COVID-19, experts fear opioid crisis may worsen unseen
With the world focused on COVID-19, local and national experts say a growing number of opioid overdoses and deaths is being…
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Whether you have just 5, 10 or 15 minutes, these pain relief workouts can help
Pain can strike at any time — a stiff neck when you sit down at your work desk, a nagging shoulder pain as you reach for something out of the…
Continue Reading Pandemic demand for mental health care is overwhelming providers
Michael Siracusa was struggling. Changing his prescription for antidepressants would help, he thought. But getting an appointment turned out to be…
Continue Reading US surpasses 17 million official Covid-19 cases as FDA panel considers Moderna’s vaccine candidate
COVID-19 cases in both Yuma and Imperial counties continue to rise.…
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Former President Jimmy Carter to receive coronavirus vaccine ‘when it is available to him’
Former President Jimmy Carter‘s foundation announced Thursday that the 39th President is planning to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. “After…
Continue Reading FDA plans to authorize Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine quickly
Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted easily and quickly to recommend that the agency give emergency use authorization to…
Continue Reading US Covid-19 hospitalizations at record high for 12th day as FDA says it plans to grant emergency authorization of 2nd vaccine
The number of Americans in the hospital with Covid-19 was at a record high for the 12th day in a row Thursday as the US Food and Drug Administration…
Continue Reading FDA panel recommends Moderna’s vaccine as US surpasses 17 million official Covid-19 cases
As the United States on Thursday surpassed 17 million official Covid-19 cases, a US Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended a second…
Continue Reading FDA advisers vote to recommend authorization of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine
Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted easily and quickly to recommend that the agency give emergency use authorization to…
Continue Reading America’s newest water safety challenge is something you’ve never heard of
The United States has some of the safest drinking water in the world. But its water supply is facing a new challenge — a slimy growth inside…
Continue Reading Want to hang with some friends (mask-free) this winter? Make a Covid-19 bubble
Doctors rarely talk about the importance of bubbles. But now they’re urging all Americans to hunker down in their bubbles through this…
Continue Reading Who should, and should not, get the Covid-19 vaccine
The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine being rolled out across the US should be safe for just about anyone — even the frailest elderly people.…
Continue Reading 2 Alaska health care workers suffer reactions to Covid-19 vaccine
Two workers at an Alaska hospital suffered allergic reactions after receiving Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine this week, and one was kept for…
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US sets Covid-19 case, hospitalization and death records ahead of key meeting for Moderna’s vaccine candidate
The US on Wednesday reported record numbers for Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, ahead of a key meeting for what could be the…
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Why hasn’t Biden or Trump gotten vaccinated for Covid?
Neither President Donald Trump nor President-elect Joe Biden has gotten vaccinated for Covid-19, a fact that’s beginning to draw some attention…
Continue Reading Pandemic diaries: Why journaling now is the best time to start or restart
You are living in an extraordinary time. So much is happening in the world, in your country, in your life. Making sense of it, processing, coping and…
Continue Reading US officials report 3,500 new Covid-19 deaths, a daily record for the coronavirus pandemic
Wednesday brought more bad and good news as the US endures the 10th month of the coronavirus pandemic. There was a trio of all-time highs in the…
Continue Reading Alaska healthcare worker suffers allergic reaction to Covid-19 vaccine
An Alaska healthcare worker who suffered an allergic reaction to Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday felt flushed within the first 10 minutes…
Continue Reading California adds more than 40,000 Covid-19 cases in one day as Americans await vaccine rollout
Take a lot at Imperial County, specifically.…
Continue Reading US officials report 3,400 Covid-19 deaths, a record for the coronavirus pandemic
Take a look at where numbers stand, locally.…
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