Local Health Archives

FDA warns against using anti-parasitic drug for Covid-19 after reports of hospitalizations

March 5, 2021 2:13 PM CNN Newsource

The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday said that people should not use ivermectin to attempt to treat or prevent Covid-19. The drug is…

What is HPV? What you should know about vaccines, symptoms and cancer risks

March 5, 2021 1:46 PM CNN Newsource

Sexually transmitted infections can be a nuisance at best and deadly at worst. Human papillomavirus, also known as HPV, is the most commonplace,…

Detroit mayor declines Johnson & Johnson allotment, saying the other vaccines are better

March 5, 2021 1:21 PM CNN

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan declined an initial allocation of the newly authorized Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine this week even as nationwide…

‘Consider chemical hazards’ in the baby foods you sell, FDA warns manufacturers

March 5, 2021 12:41 PM CNN Newsource

All baby food manufacturers must consider toxic chemicals when they test their baby food for potential hazards, the US Food and Drug Administration…

Corrections officials unable to pinpoint start of COVID-19 outbreak

March 5, 2021 11:13 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story NEWPORT, Vermont (WPTZ ) — Nearly 130 inmates at a Vermont correctional facility…

Mask mandates and restaurant restrictions tied to fewer Covid-19 illnesses and deaths, CDC study says

March 5, 2021 9:03 AM CNN Newsource

In counties where states require masks, Covid-19 case and death rates slow down — but in counties where states allow on-site restaurant dining,…

What CDC guidelines will likely say (and not say) to do if you’re vaccinated

March 5, 2021 6:06 AM CNN Newsource

As more patients and friends get fully vaccinated, Dr. William Schaffner’s phone has been ringing constantly, his email box flooded. The fully…

Arizona Senate approves anti-abortion bill

March 5, 2021 5:21 AM The Associated Press

The measure would allow the father or maternal grandparents to sue on behalf of a fetus and would prohibit pharmacies from providing…

Covid-19 testing numbers dropped in the US — here’s why testing still matters

March 5, 2021 5:11 AM CNN Newsource

Covid-19 testing numbers are dropping in the US. And that’s bad news. Without testing, there’s no way to keep track of where the pandemic…

Leaders and businesses say masks are essential protection as Texas and Mississippi lift Covid-19 restrictions

March 5, 2021 4:58 AM CNN Newsource

Leaders and businesses across the US are pushing back against states lifting mask mandates by doubling down on their commitment to enforcing Covid-19…

Covid-19 death rates 10 times higher in countries where most adults are overweight, report finds

March 5, 2021 1:32 AM CNN Newsource

The risk of death from Covid-19 is about 10 times higher in countries where most of the population is overweight, according to a report released…

Why testing for Covid-19 is still important

March 4, 2021 8:45 PM CNN Newsource

Covid-19 testing numbers are dropping in the US. And that’s bad news. Without testing, there’s no way to keep track of where the pandemic…

One Arizona county has so many vaccine doses, it’s now able to offer them to anyone over 18

March 4, 2021 6:47 PM CNN Newsource, Jenny Day

Concerned that there weren’t enough people signing up to get vaccinated against Covid-19, officials in one small Arizona county changed the…

Fauci: US shouldn’t loosen coronavirus restrictions until daily new cases fall below 10,000

March 4, 2021 7:13 PM CNN Newsource

The US shouldn’t ease restrictions in place to prevent Covid-19 before the number of new coronavirus cases falls below 10,000 daily, “and…

Texas governor’s appalling decision on masks

March 4, 2021 4:48 PM CNN

I was getting my first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at the Bayou City Event Center in Houston when the news broke that Governor Greg Abbott is…

Fauci calls loosening Covid-19 restrictions inexplicable as variants threaten another surge

March 4, 2021 2:53 PM CNN Newsource

While tens of thousands of Americans are infected with the coronavirus each day and more research suggests variants threaten another surge, some…

Many teens live online, alone. Here’s how to stay connected in the pandemic

March 4, 2021 1:52 AM CNN Newsource

For many teens, the pandemic has created an environment in which most of their lives take place in the shadows. Our kids have become increasingly…

CDC director urges people to keep masking and distancing ‘regardless of what states decide’

March 4, 2021 12:44 AM CNN Newsource, Jenny Day

The director of the US Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday said she hopes people will decide to individually “do the right thing”…

Two doses of Pfizer and Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine are necessary, officials say, but questions still linger

March 4, 2021 12:13 AM CNN Newsource

The United States is holding firm to the strategy to administer two doses of the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines a few weeks apart.…

Vaping marijuana linked to lung injury in teens, study says

March 3, 2021 10:13 AM CNN Newsource, Christian Galeno

Teens are about twice as likely to report “wheezing or whistling” in the chest after vaping marijuana than after smoking cigarettes or…