Month: August 2020

Alyssa Milano tests positive for COVID-19 antibodies after 3 negatives: Everything hurt – USA TODAY
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Alyssa Milano tests positive for COVID-19 antibodies after 3 negatives: Everything hurt – USA TODAY

Alyssa Milano revealed that she has tested positive for coronavirus antibodies. The "Charmed" actress, 47, shared her test results on Instagram Wednesday. Milano said her positive antibody results came after she previously received three false negatives, despite experiencing "basically every Covid symptom" in late March.  "This was me on April 2nd after being sick for 2 weeks," Milano captioned a photo of herself wearing an oxygen mask. "I had never been this kind of sick. Everything hurt. Loss of smell. It felt like an elephant was sitting on my chest. I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t keep food in me. I lost 9 pounds in 2 weeks. I was confused. Low grade fever. And the headaches were horrible." Alyssa Milano set to star in planned 'Who's the Boss' sequel  Milano said her symptoms promp...
SA researchers warn of delayed danger in children with COVID-19 – KSAT San Antonio
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SA researchers warn of delayed danger in children with COVID-19 – KSAT San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO – A new study that UT Health San Antonio researchers are participating in is providing some new details about the inflammatory condition associated with children who get COVID-19. The National Institutes of Health headed up the study to investigate what is happening to a small percentage of children who survived the novel coronavirus, only to end up weeks later in the emergency room with a serious condition called multisymptom inflammatory syndrome of children (MIS-C). ‘It’s a very scary virus’: Child fearful after he, his family test positive for COVID-19 One of the San Antonio doctors who pored over the case information says the report was just published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Alvaro Moreira, a neonatologist at UT Health San Antonio, said what was previ...
Georgia surpasses 200,000 coronavirus cases, nears 4,000 deaths – Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Georgia surpasses 200,000 coronavirus cases, nears 4,000 deaths – Atlanta Journal Constitution

Georgia is among 21 states with outbreaks serious enough be placed in the "red zone" by the White House Coronavirus Task Force, according to a federal report obtained last week by The New York Times. The report, which was distributed to states, recommends a mandate for the public to wear masks in coronavirus hot spots and, "optimally," statewide. ExploreAJC's new charts track virus’ impact in GeorgiaThe task force report recommends Georgia close bars, nightclubs and entertainment venues, and limit indoor dining at restaurants to less than 25% capacity. Other recommendations include beefing up testing and contact tracing and weekly testing of workers and residents of long-term care facilities. Gov. Brian Kemp has encouraged people to wear face coverings but has balked at a mask mandate. H...
Kourtney Kardashian is not ok after shaving son Reign Disicks hair – Page Six
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Kourtney Kardashian is not ok after shaving son Reign Disicks hair – Page Six

Reign Disick is unrecognizable. On Tuesday night, Kourtney Kardashian shared a shocking photo of her 5-year-old son with a buzz cut — his first haircut and a dramatic change from the long blond locks that previously reached well past his shoulders. “I am not ok,” the mom of three, 41, captioned the Instagram pic of her youngest child. Despite Kourtney’s trepidation, plenty of family and friends chimed in with their encouragement. “He looks soooo handsome,” sister Kim Kardashian commented. “Omggggg the cutest,” Hailey Baldwin said. Family friend Brittany Gastineau added, “I never thought this day would come.” Addison Rae, Khadijah McCray, Luka Sabbat, Adrienne Bailon, La La Anthony, Kacey Musgraves and more all expressed their surprise and love for Reign’s fresh cut as we...
Counting On: Jim Bob Duggar Seems To Be Feuding With More than Just Derick Dillard These Days – Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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Counting On: Jim Bob Duggar Seems To Be Feuding With More than Just Derick Dillard These Days – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Counting On star Jim Bob Duggar has spent nearly two decades building his brand as a fundamental Christian family leader with a subservient wife and 19 children who must follow his every rule. However, in recent years Jim Bob’s tyrannical leadership as the Duggar family patriarch has caused some serious rebellion from his children. ‘Counting On’ stars Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar | Peter Kramer/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty ImagesDerick Dillard was the first to call Jim Bob out It’s no secret to Counting On fans that Jim Bob enforces an extremely modest dress code, has control over who his children interact with, guards them against secular influences, and literally picks out the potential partners for his kids to court. In recent weeks, it appears that ...
US urged to consider cheaper, faster COVID-19 tests to contain outbreaks | TheHill – The Hill
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US urged to consider cheaper, faster COVID-19 tests to contain outbreaks | TheHill – The Hill

Seven months into the pandemic, the U.S. needs to rethink its approach to testing for COVID-19, experts say, by shifting to cheaper tests that can return results in less than an hour, potentially finding people when they are most infectious and containing outbreaks before they explode.  The Food & Drug Administration (FDA), however, appears reluctant to approve those tests for sale in the U.S. because they are typically less likely to detect small amounts of virus compared to the gold standard, high-sensitivity lab tests the U.S. has been relying on.  As demand for tests surges, those lab tests have taken longer and longer to return results, making it extremely difficult to contain outbreaks. The rapid tests, some of which can be used at home, aren’t the gold standard and c...