Tag Archives: COVID-19

While Georgia has climbed its way into the top-four in states with the highest positive COVID-19 cases, many local rural hospitals are having difficulty handling overcrowding. With more cases than beds to contain people falling ill, Miller County Hospital CEO Robin Rau says the recent weeks have been “demoralizing.” “We …

A Houston nightclub with a history of issues was shut down on Sunday during an all-black party featuring Fabolous and Trey Songz. Local outlet ABC 13 reports that the Houston Fire Marshall’s office was shut down for being overcapacity. Fire Chief Samuel Pena said the club was given the option to re-open within capacity guidelines but chose …

Health officials are looking into 23 deaths attributed to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine’s first dose in Norway. News 13 reports that the Norwegian Medicines Agency announced in a statement that almost two dozen recipients of the coronavirus vaccine died within days of receiving their first dose. Of the total deaths, 13 …

A video of Bow Wow performing in a packed Houston club with a mostly unmasked crowd went viral on Saturday. Shad Moss, 33, can be seen performing his hit “Like You” in a very crowded Clé Houston for promoter Larry Morrow’s birthday. Meek Mill and J. Prince Jr. were also in attendance, according to TMZ, and neither wore …

A Texas surgeon says post-Covid lungs are worse than the worst smoker’s lungs.  Dr. Brittany Bankhead-Kendall of Lubbock, Texas, tweeted that many of her Covid-19 patients’ lungs had dense scarring that was comparable but much worse than someone who is a hardcore smoker.  “Post-COVID lungs look worse than any type …

COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have soared once again and hit another one-day record high. The number of deaths in one day topped over 4,300 as the country’s attention is now focused on the fallout from the deadly riots at the Capitol. According to the Associated Press, Johns Hopkins University …

A judge ordered a clinic to administer a powerful disinfectant to an ill patient. The clinic administered the disinfectant and said that it would bear no responsibility for any negative outcome. Now — a family wants justice. A family in Argentina wants Otamendi y Miroli clinic to be held accountable …

The NBA has been plagued by a spike in COVID-19 cases, and sources told ESPN that multiple players who previously tested positive for the virus have tested positive a second time. Recently, there have been talks between the league office, National Basketball Players Association, teams, and agents to consider changing protocols to limit the …

The still-shuttered Disneyland in Anaheim, California, will soon be the first “super” COVID-19 vaccination site in Orange County, officials announced on Monday. The location is expected to be operational later this week. CNN reports that the park will be one of several “Super POD,” or Point-of-Dispensing sites, according to officials. More locations will …

Whether people think they are “ugly” or not, clearly, the Crocs company is bringing home the bank, as the shoe brand’s sales have increased by about 12 percent. On Monday, Crocs raised its fourth-quarter outlook and full-year outlook for 2021, projecting fourth quarterly year-over-year revenue to have increased about 55 …

The NBA has been forced to postpone multiple games following a spike in COVID-19 cases sweeping the league. The New Orleans Pelicans and Dallas Mavericks game scheduled for Monday has been delayed, and the Boston Celtics matchup with the Chicago Bulls, which was initially slated for Tuesday. Over the weekend, …

A House Democrat is battling COVID-19 after being forced to shelter in place with “several colleagues who refused to wear masks” during the Capitol’s deadly riot last Wednesday. Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman is a 75-year-old cancer survivor, which puts her at heightened risk for experiencing complications or death from the …

Alaska Airlines has banned 14 passengers this week for refusing to comply with their mask mandate and for harassing staff members. According to CNN, the airline said in a statement that the passengers were banned after they were “non-mask compliant, rowdy, argumentative and harassed our crew members” on a Thursday …

An Applebee’s location in Texarkana, Texas, is adding a drive-thru option to their establishment. The restaurant is testing to see if the drive-thru method is effective. The restaurant industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, and many restaurants have turned to alternative methods for offering food. “We look …

COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the world. According to data from John Hopkins University, there have been more than 365,300 deaths in the United States. On Thursday, more than 4,000 COVID related deaths were reported. The holidays are being blamed for the rise in deaths. “Cases and percent positivity are …

Democrats are now vowing to push $2,000 stimulus payments through to Americans after their party won control of the Senate this week, thanks to their victories in two Georgia runoffs. According to The Hill, Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer, who is set to become the new majority leader when Joe …

Newly elected Republican Congressman Jake LaTurner, from Kansas, has tested positive for Covid-19 hours after participating in a failed attempt to challenge the House against President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral votes. According to Forbes, LaTurner’s official Twitter account announced that he received his positive result late on Wednesday night while the …

A doctor in Florida died several weeks after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. Investigators are trying to determine if his death last Monday was related to the vaccine he received on Dec. 18. According to USA Today, the Miami Beach OB-GYN, Dr. Gregory Michael, died after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke, which …

AirPop’s Active+ has developed a Smart Mask that will track your breathing, the air quality around you, and more. What do you get when you mix a Fitbit and a face mask? You get AirPop Active+’s new Smart Mask, of course. Just like Fitbit, the Smart Mask checks into your …

A newly published study in the Journal of Internal Medicine found that 86 percent of patients who experienced mild forms of Covid-19 developed loss of their senses of taste and smell, compared with 4 percent to 7 percent of those with moderate to severe cases. According to NBC News, the …