An affordable steroid, dexamethasone, might be the first drug proven to improve survival of those with COVID-19, researchers in the U.K. say. A research team from the University of Oxford announced the results in a press release Tuesday, though full…
Read MoreCoronavirus: Should masks be mandatory? Alberta doctors, Hinshaw weigh in
As Phase 2 of Alberta’s relaunch continues, some Edmonton physicians are calling on the government to make face masks mandatory. Dr. Michael Sawyer, a medical oncologist, believes it’s time for masks to become the norm when people are out in…
Read MoreGrim blame game over coronavirus deaths in besieged nursing homes
WASHINGTON — A grim blame game with partisan overtones is breaking out over COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents, a tiny slice of the population that represents a shockingly high proportion of Americans who have perished in the pandemic. The…
Read MoreCoronavirus in Colorado, June 15: A look at the latest updates on COVID-19
As thousands of people poured into the streets around the country to protest the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, a microscopic menace was almost certainly there too, eager to propagate and spread through…
Read MoreColorado coronavirus infections increase by 195 through Friday
Colorado’s number of infections caused by the coronavirus increased by 195 in new figures reported Saturday by health officials, while hospitalizations of people fighting COVID-19 remained flat. The state reported 29,017 cases of the coronavirus as of Friday, up from…
Read MoreCoronavirus in Colorado, June 10: A look at the latest updates on COVID-19
As the state announces more and more reopening guidelines, officials are watching Colorado’s neighboring states closely as coronavirus infections increase in Arizona and Utah. The number of new coronavirus cases in Colorado remains relatively low. Cumulative hospitalizations for COVID-19 jumped…
Read MoreAlberta families desperate for changes to long-term care after COVID-19 outbreaks
Michael Sondermann isn’t staying quiet about an ordeal he says his family endured in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. His parents, Margarete and Wolfgang Sondermann, live in Millrise Seniors Village in Calgary’s southeast. “You don’t have a lot of…
Read MoreHow does coronavirus spread and should I still wear a mask? Here’s what we know. – The Denver Post
LONDON — It’s an issue that’s been argued about for months, both by experts and by people strolling through parks all over the world: Can people who don’t feel sick spread the coronavirus, and if so should we all be…
Read MoreCoronavirus: Local companies make ventilators, face shields and donate them to Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services is receiving 200 ventilators, designed by a group of local companies, to bolster the province’s supply during the COVID-19 pandemic and ahead of any future waves. Exergy Solutions, an engineering consulting company in Calgary, worked around the…
Read MoreAlberta reports 15 new COVID-19 cases, 1 new death linked to virus
A man in his 80s living at the Extendicare Hillcrest in Calgary was identified as Alberta’s 146th death related to the novel coronavirus, according to new numbers released Thursday. Alberta also reported 15 new active cases of COVID-19, bringing the…
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