Health & Fitness

NOW TO YOUR TOP CORONAVIRUS HEADLINES. THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REPORTED MORE THAN 230,000 INFECTIONS SUNDAY. THAT SETS A GLOBAL RECORD FOR NEW INFECTIONS ANNOUNCED IN ONE DAY. INDIA, SOUTH AFRICA, AND SEVERAL COUNTRIES IN EASTERN EUROPE HAVE ALL REPORTED ALARMING INCREASES IN NEW CASES. WORLDWIDE, THE DEATH TOLL HAS PASSED 566,000. ALSO, SECRETARY OF EDUCATION BETSY DEVOS WANTS SCHOOLS TO REOPEN THIS FALL. THE WHITE HOUSE PUSHED THE CDC TO REVISE THEIR REOPENING GUIDELINES. BUT THE AGENCY’S DIRECTOR SAID THEY WON’T MAKE ANY CHANGES. DEVOS SAYING THOSE GUIDELINES ARE MEANT TO BE FLEXIBLE. BETSY DEVOS: KIDS NEED TO BE IN SCHOOL. THEY NEED TO BE LEARNING, THEY NEED TO BE MOVING AHEAD. AND WE CAN’T -- WE CANNOT BE PARALYZED AND NOT ALLOW THAT OR NOT BE INTENT ON THAT HAPPENIN...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed additional cases of COVID-19 across the state on Monday, July 13. The health department reported 3,314 new cases, bringing the state to 65,274 total cases, a 5% day-to-day increase since Sunday. Of the total cases, 64,737 are confirmed and 537 are probable. The 3,314 new-cases number is Tennessee’s highest single-day increase, surpassing the previous record set on July 8 with 2,472 cases. Over the last seven days, Tennessee’s average of new daily cases has jumped to 1,874, the highest the average has been since the pandemic started. TDH also confirmed eight additional deaths, bringing Tennessee up to 749 total deaths. Out of the confirmed positive cases, 36,996 have recovered, an ...

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Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered an update on California's response to coronavirus, including both additional closures for watchlist counties (including L.A. County) and closures across the state. You can read highlights below or watch the full press conference above. GYMS, CHURCHES, SALONS, MORE MUST CLOSE IN LA COUNTY, OTHER WATCHLIST COUNTIES All counties on the county monitoring list — 30 out of the state's 58 counties, which represent about 80% of the state's population — have to close indoor operations for additional sectors due to the risk of COVID-19 spread. And any additional openings based on county variances are no longer allowed. Those additional closures: Fitness centers Worship services Offices for non-critical sectors Personal care services Hair salons and...

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Moderna Inc (NASDAQ: MRN) shares are surging above the $70 level for the first time since late May following sell-side commentary on its coronavirus vaccine program. The Moderna Analyst: Jefferies analyst Michael Yee initiated coverage of Moderna with a Buy rating and $90 price target. The Moderna Thesis: There is good probability the vaccine will work and get at least emergency approval by early 2021, Yee said in a note, citing his discussions with key opinion leaders and disclosures made by the company thus far. Given the likelihood of demand to remain elevated in the first two years, the analyst estimates billions in sales. This is despite the sell-side remaining divided over whether Moderna will be successful in its pursuit for a coronavirus vaccine, he added. ...

Dying from a broken heart isn't just an expression — people can actually die from the pain they feel from the loss of love. So-called broken heart syndrome, resulting from the stress one feels when someone close to them dies, is technically called stress cardiomyopathy or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, and cases have increased during the coronavirus pandemic, a study by Cleveland Clinic researchers suggests. The researchers sought to determine if the psychological, social, and economic stress caused by coronavirus is associated with the incidence of stress cardiomyopathy. The researchers looked at 1,914 acute coronary syndrome patients from two hospitals in the Cleveland Clinic health system who underwent coronary arteriography, a procedure that involves injecting dye to track blood flo...

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, looked at more than 8,000 participants ages 18 to 25 who had participated in the National Health Interview Survey to see what their medical vulnerability to severe Covid-19 was in relation to risk indicators that had been set out by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including health conditions and smoking habits. The researchers found 32% of the total study population were medically vulnerable for severe Covid-19. However, when the group of participants who smoked cigarettes or e-cigarettes were taken out of the analysis, the medically vulnerable percentage decreased by half, to 16%. "The difference between estimates is driven largely by the sizeable portion of young adults who reported that they engaged in past 3...

HERMISTON, Ore. — Jose Garcia reached into the bed of his pickup truck and gingerly withdrew a sealed plastic bag. Inside was a homemade mask Mr. Garcia had been given by a worker in one of the sprawling agricultural fields that surround his home in northeastern Oregon. The mask was made of a single, neatly folded paper towel with a rubber band stapled to each end. “When I saw this, I kind of cried,” Mr. Garcia said. In an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Mr. Garcia, an addiction counselor, spends his days off volunteering to deliver masks from the local health department to field workers. Like many residents of rural Oregon, Mr. Garcia is bracing for a spike in coronavirus cases that feels all but inevitable as local farms and food processing facilities transition into h...

The novel coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 570,000 people worldwide. Over 12.9 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are believed to be much higher due to testing shortages, many unreported cases and suspicions that some governments are hiding or downplaying the scope of their nations' outbreaks. The United States has become the worst-affected country, with more than 3.3 million diagnosed cases and at least 135,295 deaths. Latest headlines: Arizona's ICUs 90% full Hong Kong Disneyland to temporarily close Why Miami mayor warns the 'death rate will most likely go up' Here is ho...