COVID-19 Vaccine Should Help Obese, Other At-Risk Populations
People who are obese face a high risk of complications from COVID-19 but experts hope that they'll be protected along with people who have diabetes or high blood pressure, for example.
People who are obese face a high risk of complications from COVID-19 but experts hope that they'll be protected along with people who have diabetes or high blood pressure, for example.
The outbreak, the largest at the hospital since the pandemic began, has stopped the admission of new patients.
An Oregon Health Authority senior health advisor said the agency expects to receive two initial shipments by Dec. 22.
“EDs are actually safe, and people shouldn’t be delaying getting the care that they need,” said a coauthor of a study that analyzed data from dozens of Providence emergency departments in Oregon and Washington.
Testing centers are facing an overload of demand, and even if people get a negative test, that doesn't mean they won't carry the virus home to their families.
In recent days, Oregon has daily set new record highs of COVID-19 cases while its hospitals are reaching capacity.
Oregon set a new one-day record for coronavirus diagnoses Thursday with 805. Stay home if you can, governor says.
Stay home, avoid parties of any kind and remember you are most likely to get COVID-19 from your own friends and family.
Oregon set a new one-day record for coronavirus diagnoses Thursday with 805. Stay home if you can, governor says.
Stay home, avoid parties of any kind and remember you are most likely to get COVID-19 from your own friends and family.
Black Americans have reported feeling anxious and depressed since the pandemic hit but they have more difficulty finding professional help than whites.
Guidelines take effect next week that will allow visitors inside nursing homes and care facilities in Oregon.