June 15, 2021, 9:05am Health
NEW YORK — A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken early last year is the latest and largest study to suggest that the new coronavirus popped up in the U.S. in December 2019 — weeks before cases were first recognized by health officials. Read story
June 15, 2021, 6:04am Clark County Health
For so many of us, the hardest thing to do is nothing. Read story
June 15, 2021, 6:04am Health
CINCINNATI — The COVID-19 pandemic and the distribution of the vaccines that will prevent it have surfaced haunting memories for Americans who lived through an earlier time when the country was swept by a virus that, for so long, appeared to have no cure or way to prevent it. Read story
June 15, 2021, 6:03am Health
June is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about one of the most painful types of headache: the cluster headache. Read story
June 15, 2021, 6:02am Health
Screening for colorectal cancer is now recommended for all people, beginning at age 45 rather than 50. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently updated its guidelines to begin screening five years earlier because of the increase in younger people developing colorectal cancer. Read story
June 14, 2021, 12:00pm Clark County Health
Clark County reported 116 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths since Friday as daily case counts fall and the percent of fully vaccinated residents passes the 50 percent mark. The new cases include 97 that were confirmed by molecular (PCR) testing, for a total of 24,098 to date, and… Read story
June 14, 2021, 11:53am Health
Jerry Ramos spent his final days in a California hospital, hooked to an oxygen machine with blood clots in his lungs from COVID-19, his 3-year-old daughter in his thoughts. Read story
June 14, 2021, 7:30am Business
Vaccine maker Novavax said Monday its COVID-19 shot was highly effective against the disease and also protected against variants in a large study in the U.S. and Mexico, potentially offering the world yet another weapon against the virus at a time when developing countries are desperate for doses. Read story
June 13, 2021, 6:00am Health
SAN DIEGO — When the last U.S. service member leaves Afghanistan, perhaps by early next month, America’s longest war on foreign soil will end — and so too a mission initially dubbed Operation Enduring Freedom. Read story
June 12, 2021, 6:03am Business Premium Content
Pediatrician Dr. Kristin Lottig has been busy over the last year assuaging concerns from parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read story