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Montana reported three new COVID-19 deaths on Thursday and a new single-day record for new cases, according to the Montana Response COVID-19 tracking map. The new deaths are related to a nursing care facility in Billings. Yellowstone County health officials reported three new deaths, although one of the cases will not be reflected on the Thursday state update. The number of deaths statewide now stands at 26. Here's the full press release from RiverStone Health: With deep sorrow, RiverStone Health, Yellowstone County’s public health department, reports three more COVID-19 related deaths. The deaths stem from the COVID-19 outbreak at Canyon Creek Memory Care. On Monday, July 6, a woman in her 70s passed away. On Wednesday, July 8, a woman in her 80s also died. On Thursday, July 9, a man in...

TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. About an hour ago The surge in covid-19 cases in Southwestern Pennsylvania is infecting a younger, less vulnerable demographic, and thus far the most recent cases appear to be less severe, doctors at UPMC said Thursday. The latest cases are mainly linked to younger people who contracted covid-19 after traveling out-of-state or while socializing, said Dr. Graham Snyder, UPMC’s medical director of infection prevention and hospital epidemiology. “This is the pattern I’m seeing everywhere I look,” Snyder said. The intensity of the disease in the newest cases also isn’t matching the severity that was seen in the early stages of the pandemic, Snyder said. ...

Executive Summary Stress comes to us all in tiny little assaults throughout our day — what we call “micro-stresses” — for example, the frustration of a colleague missing the mark on a joint project, or the emotional toll of a trusted work colleague moving on. These micro-stresses come at us all day long, through relationships and interactions that are too numerous and high velocity to easily shake off.  The problem is that most of us have come to accept micro-stresses as just a normal part of a day. We hardly acknowledge them, but cumulatively they are wearing us down. And what’s worse is that the sources of these micro-stresses are often the people — in and out of work — with whom we are closest. We don’t have to accept micro-stresses as destiny. This article discusses t...

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If there’s one thing we want to know about COVID-19, it’s probably this: What’s my risk of getting it? Researchers have identified certain things that make some people more vulnerable than others. Men are at greater risk than women. Older people are at greater risk than younger people. Those with chronic health problems like Type 2 diabetes, obesity and serious heart conditions are faring worse than those without them. Black and Latino Americans are at greater risk than Asian Americans and whites. Now there’s evidence that blood type could be a risk factor too. A handful of studies have suggested that people with some blood types are more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19, while those with other blood types are less likely to require that level of care. The most recent evidence was ...