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Obese persons acounted for half of those hospitalized for COVID-19--CDC study

Mon, 2021-03-08 19:36 — mike kraft

CDC study: Half of people hospitalized for COVID were obese Obesity is a key factor in the severity of a COVID-19 diagnosis, according to a new study published Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

Obesity is a key factor in the severity of a COVID-19 diagnosis, according to a new study published Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Some children's hospitals see a surge in rare Covid-19 complication MIS-C

Mon, 2021-03-08 12:44 — mike kraft

Some children's hospitals see a surge in rare Covid-19 complication MIS-C Katharine Dunn's son, Nolan had been running a low grade fever for about a week, when it started getting higher, she took him to the doctor who said it was likely a regular virus, but she found out it was much worse. Jen Christensen, CNN CNN

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NY official confirm that they altered figures of Covid nursing home deaths.

Fri, 2021-03-05 17:09 — mike kraft

NY officials removed fuller tally of nursing home deaths NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo's health department confirmed reports late Thursday that members of his COVID-19 task force altered a state Health Department report to omit the full number of... AP NEWS

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Statistics on Outcomes and Mortality Among Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19 at US Medical Centers

Fri, 2021-03-05 16:38 — mike kraft

Outcomes and Mortality Among Adults With COVID-19 at US Medical Centers This cohort study assesses characteristics and outcomes among adults hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at US medical centers as well as COVID-19–related mortality over the initial 6 months of the pandemic.

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Scarity of medical oxygen in Africa, Latin America, causing unnecessary deaths --AP

Thu, 2021-02-25 19:36 — mike kraft

Medical oxygen scarce in Africa, Latin America amid virus DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A crisis over the supply of medical oxygen for coronavirus patients has struck nations in Africa and Latin America, where warnings went unheeded at the start of the pandemic... AP NEWS

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Clinics are springing up to treat covid long haulers.

Mon, 2021-02-22 10:35 — mike kraft

Clinics are springing up around the country for what some call a potential second pandemic: Long Covid From Washington state to Florida, from California to Massachusetts, facilities are opening to help the growing number of Americans who suffer from Covid-19 symptoms many months after their diagnosis. Theresa Waldrop, CNN CNN

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U.S. Covid-19 hospitalizations drop to lowest level since November

Sat, 2021-02-20 16:33 — mike kraft

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/20/health/us-coronavirus-saturday/index.html

Covid-19 hospitalizations in the US dip to lowest level since November

(CNN) Covid-19 hospitalizations in the US are at the lowest level since early November, when a fall surge in cases and deaths was picking up steam, data showed Saturday.

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Hard-hit restaurants feed COVID doctors, nurses, but donations stopped to survive

Fri, 2021-02-19 11:55 — mike kraft

Hard-hit restaurants feed COVID doctors, nurses to survive PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — It was the week after Christmas and coronavirus case numbers and hospitalizations were soaring in Portland, Oregon. At Oregon Health & Science University, the state’s... AP NEWS

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Despite stockpiles, Hospitals still ration medical N95 masks

Tue, 2021-02-16 16:41 — mike kraft

Hospitals still ration medical N95 masks as stockpiles swell Mike Bowen’s warehouse outside Fort Worth, Texas, was piled high with cases of medical-grade N95 face masks. His company, Prestige Ameritech, can churn out 1 million masks every four days, but he... AP NEWS

One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, many millions of N95 masks are pouring out of American factories and heading into storage. Yet doctors and nurses like Turner say there still aren’t nearly enough in the “ICU rooms with high-flow oxygen and COVID germs all over.”

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American Companies are having difficulties selling N95 masks despite shortages.

Wed, 2021-02-10 20:18 — mike kraft

A year into the pandemic, the disposable, virus-filtering N95 mask remains a coveted piece of protective gear. Continuing shortages have forced doctors and nurses to reuse their N95s, and ordinary Americans have scoured the internet — mostly in vain — to get them.

But Luis Arguello Jr. has plenty of N95s for sale — 30 million of them, in fact, which his family-run business, DemeTech, manufactured in its factories in Miami. He simply can’t seem to find buyers.

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