Month: August 2021

The city’s likely next mayor scrolled through his phone for over five minutes struggling to find proof that he’s been vaccinated against the coronavirus — before he could get in to his own press conference. “You don’t mind a photo of it, right?” Democratic mayoral nominee Eric Adams asked a security guard outside the NYC College of Technology Wednesday where the Brooklyn borough president was scheduled to speak about cybersecurity. “I’m just finding my photo of my vaccination card,” Adams told CUNY Chancellor Felix V. Matos Rodriguez who approached him a couple minutes into the awkward ordeal. Finally Adams made a phone call to his office when he couldn’t find the record. “Did I send you a photo of my vax card? I don’t know why it isn’t on my phone” Ad...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has recommended lowering the age to start screening for prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes among obese or overweight adults by five years, to age 35. "Clinicians can prevent serious health complications by screening adults with overweight or obesity for prediabetes and diabetes," Task Force member Chien-Wen Tseng said in a news release. Pre-diabetes is when a person's blood sugar is higher than normal but not high enough yet for a diabetes diagnosis. Although it is very common, it can also be reversed with proper diet and exercise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). About 34.2 million Americans are living with diabetes, or some 10.5% of the U.S. population, according to the CDC. (iStock) DIABETES HA...

THOUSAND CUSTOMERS ACROSS THE STATE WERE WITHOUT POWER BECAUSE OF THE STORMS. POLK COUNTY IS SEEING A SURGE OF PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED WITH COVI D. KCCI'S KAYLA JAMES IS HERE - KAYLA - LOCAL HEALTH LEADERS SAY THE COUNTY IS IN A STATE THEY HOPED TO NEVER SEE AGAIN. THE NUMBERS AREN'T GREAT-- THE TREND IS EVEN BEING COMPARED TO WHAT WE FACED LAST OCTOBER. BUT OUR HEALTH PROVIDE RS SAY WHAT'S EVEN MORE WORRISOME -- THERE ARE 4 COVID-19 PATIENTS IN COUNTY HOSPITALS WHO ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18. THAT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A LARGE NUMBER. BUT THE POLK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS -- THIS IS THE áHIGHEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE UNDER 18 HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID THROUGHO TUTHE PANDEMI C. POLK COUNTY'S HOSPITALS ARE OPERATING AT LIMITED CAPACI. TY THEY'RE R...

A detention center in Washington County, Arkansas, has been using the anti-parasite drug ivermectin to treat inmates who have COVID-19, local officials say, even though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has specifically warned against it. The FDA says the drug, which is frequently used as a dewormer in animals, is not an approved or recommended treatment for COVID-19, and "can cause serious harm." Eva Madison, a county elected official, raised the issue during a finance and budget committee meeting Tuesday night. Jail officials were presenting their 2022 budget, which included the jail's physician, Dr. Rob Karas, asking for a 10% increase in the medical services contract. Madison informed committee members and the jail officials that a county employee, who has opted to stay ano...

Children are now being hospitalized in record numbers across the United States, and doctors are warning that it could get worse as schools begin to reopen and the swift-moving coronavirus delta variant drives cases higher. New Covid hospital admissions for kids have reached their highest levels since the U.S. started tracking pediatric cases about a year ago, peaking at an average of 303 new admissions per day over the week ended Aug. 22, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows. Since most students aren't old enough to get the shots, doctors and epidemiologists say they fear the surge in Covid hospitalizations could get worse unless more kids get vaccinated and school districts mandate masks and other safety precautions in class. "It is scary to see the number and...

Media top headlines August 25 In media news today, an NBC report blasts Biden's 'humiliating' Afghanistan withdrawal, Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin gets accused of 'running PR for the Taliban,' and Andrew Cuomo gets stripped of his Emmy amid sexual harassment scandal With Dr. Anthony Fauci saying monoclonal antibodies can help reduce the risk of hospitalization for COVID-19 patients, some Associated Press critics are pointing to its story suggesting a political angle to Gov. Ron DeSantis, R., promoting the same treatment. In its controversial report last week, the AP admitted the benefits of a Regeneron antibody treatment, but appeared to imply DeSantis was promoting the drug because a Chicago-based hedge fund that donated to a pro-DeSantis political committee also owns s...