Month: November 2020

Stepping out of a hot shower into a cold bathroom almost killed a Colorado man, who had developed a serious allergic reaction to cold temperatures. The 34-year-old old man collapsed after getting out of the shower, and his family found him on the floor, according to a report of the case published Oct. 27 in The Journal of Emergency Medicine. The man was struggling to breathe and his skin was covered in hives. He was experiencing a life-threatening, whole-body allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis. When paramedics arrived, his family told them that the man had a history of being "allergic to the cold weather," according to the report. He had previously experienced hives as a reaction to the cold, but not anaphylaxis. These episodes started after he moved from Micronesia, which has a...

The early dark joke of the pandemic was that the only businesses thriving were the makers of hand sanitizer and liquor. Our collective desire to kill germs was rivaled only, it appeared, by the one to self-anesthetize. But now, months into a crisis that has gone from an optimistically described "pause" to an indefinite way of life, is it time to now settle up that tab? Or have we in fact been secretly sober all along? In those first bewildering weeks of the virus, as my friends and I were scheduling Zoom happy hours and turning to our laptops for "quarantinis," the evidence suggested we were right on track with everybody else. "Alcohol sales surge" pronounced a Miami Herald headline back in April. "How are Americans coping with the global coronavirus pandemic?" Reporter Don Sweeney asked....

New Hampshire doctors provided insight on Sunday into what may be behind the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in the state.>> Download the FREE WMUR appThey told News 9 there are different factors that come into play when it comes to the recent increase. Doctors at Catholic Medical Center and the Elliot Hospital in Manchester said now that the weather is getting colder, more people are getting together indoors.They added that COVID-19 fatigue may be leading people to let their guard down, not wearing masks and not social distancing. Doing so is allowing the virus to spread, according to health officials.More testing is being done, which doctors said will lead to more cases. But, they note the percent positive rate among those tests is trending up. Hospitalizations have also increa...

NHPR is continuing to cover the developing story around coronavirus in New Hampshire. Bookmark this page for the latest updates, including case numbers and other important news of the day. Click here for all of our COVID-19 coverage. The latest numbers in New Hampshire Scroll down to our live blog for more COVID-19 news and the latest updates. The most recent update from the N.H. Department of Health and Human Services on Nov. 1:  0 new deaths reported.  133 new cases reported. The state's COVID-19 deaths total 483. Active cases number 1,352. Total cases now number 11,214. Click here for NHPR's COVID-19 tracker for case and trend data in N.H. Other important links: NHPR's reporting is free, but it'...