Health

FDA Puts Emergency Approval for Blood Plasma as COVID-19 Treatment on Hold

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) put the emergency use authorization for blood plasma as a COVID-19 Treatment on hold, reported The New York Times.
Nursing Home COVID-19 Cases Increase by Nearly 80% Earlier in Summer

COVID-19 Cases in US Nursing Homes Increase by Nearly 80% Earlier This Summer

COVID-19 cases at nursing homes in the United States increased by almost 80 percent this summer because of the rampant spread of the coronavirus across the South and West coast areas.

Trump Eyes Unproven Plant Extract for COVID-19 Treatment

President Donald Trump said he is open to looking at a toxic botanical plant extract as a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) treatment.

COVID-19 Latino Patient Recovery: A Miracle After Beating the Virus, Two Blood Clots, and a Stroke

A COVID-19 Latino patient endured coronavirus, two blood clots, and a stroke. Tito Velasquez, who courageously conquered the disease, finally returns to his family after 111 days in four different facilities.
Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Climate Of Anxiety And Changing Routines In America

COVID-19 Now Third Leading Cause of Death in US

COVID-19 is now the third leading cause of death in the United States, said former Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Dr. Thomas Frieden.
Depression

Counseling in the New Normal World for Students

School Guidance Counselor and facilitator play a very important role for students most especially in this time of global pandemic where students are psychologically affected.
Hollywood High School Students And Teachers Prepare For Coming School Year

L.A. Schools Begin Ambitious COVID-19 Initiative for Students, Staffs

The Los Angeles Unified School District announced Sunday that they will launch an ambitious COVID-19 initiative for all students, staffs, and their families.
Florida Volunteers Take Part In COVID-19 Vaccine Trials

Coronavirus Vaccine Trials Have Been Slow to Recruit Latino People

Coronavirus vaccine trials have become multi-billion dollar efforts, but they haven't recruited enough minorities like Latinos.

Fighting COVID-19: Groom Marries Fiancée from Hospital Bed

A groom who contracted COVID-19 managed to marry his fiancée from a hospital bed. A groom who contracted COVID-19 managed to marry his fiancée from a hospital bed.
Latin America to Choose Covid-19 Diplomacy Between Two Powerful Countries

Latin America to Choose COVID-19 Diplomacy Between Two Powerful Countries

Latin America and the Caribbean countries became the latest contest zone for expressing influence between the two most powerful nations of the world.

San Diego County Hits Milestone to Get Off State Watch List

San Diego local officials said on Friday that the county has finally reached the metric that allows it to be removed from the state watch list, but confirmation is still pending.

Father-and-Son Latino Doctors Dies of COVID-19

COVID-19 had been particularly hard in one Florida family because it took not just one, but two of their loved ones who are father-and-son doctors.

COVID-19 Saliva Test Partly Funded by NBA Gets FDA Emergency Use Approval

A saliva-based COVID-19 Test received emergency-use approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Saturday.

COVID-19 Rates in Children Increasing, CDC Says

The COVID-19 rates in children make more than seven percent of all coronavirus cases in the United States, according to health experts.

Latino Community in NC To Benefit From Executive Order Protecting Essential Workers

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper said on Friday that he would prepare an executive order protecting the state's essential workers, agricultural laborers, and personnel in meat and poultry processing plants, among others.
U.S. Says No to Russia's Offer to Help with COVID-19 Vaccine

US Says No to Russia's Offer to Help With COVID-19 Vaccine

The United States did not accept Russia's offer to help the country with the COVID-19 vaccine. The United States did not accept Russia's offer to help the country with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine.
Women in clinical trials

Lack of Women in Clinical Trials Leads to Dosage Problems, New Study Finds

Women are more likely to have adverse side effects of medications as drug doses have been mainly based on clinical trials done on men, suggests a new study.
Vaping

Teens and Young Adults Who Vape are 5 to 7 Times to Get Infected for COVID-19, A New Study Found!

A new study found out that teens and young adults who vape and used cigarettes are five to seven times more likely to get infected for COVID-19 than those who don't.
Face coverings

Should You Stop Wearing Your Neck Gaiters? New Study Says So

Neck gaiters as face covering during the COVID-19 pandemic are ineffective and could even spread the virus further than not wearing a covering at all, according to Duke University researchers.

LA Mexican Consulate Opens New Coronavirus Testing Center for Latinos

The Los Angeles Mexican consulate has opened a new coronavirus testing center Wednesday in an effort to better serve California's Latino community.
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