by Jim Heath | Jan 2, 2021 | coronavirus, Entertainment, Headlines
Larry King, the 87-year-old broadcasting legend best known for his long-running talk show on CNN, has been diagnosed with COVID-19. The former Larry King Live host has been hospitalized at L.A.’s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Southern California...
by Jim Heath | Jan 2, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
The US marked a sobering start to the new year yesterday as COVID-19 hospitalizations exceeded 100,000 for the 31st day in a row, with more than 2,000 new deaths, while California’s healthcare system continues to grapple with a shortage of hospital beds. At...
by Jim Heath | Dec 30, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
The coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University is not likely to be authorized for use in the U.S. until April, a top Trump administration health official said today. The Hill: “We project, if everything goes well, that the readout and emergency...
by Jim Heath | Dec 30, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Sarah Simental had just celebrated her 18th birthday last month and was looking forward to graduating from high school next spring, when COVID-19 suddenly took her life earlier this week, just days after she complained of headaches and congestion. Simental, from...
by Jim Heath | Dec 29, 2020 | 2020, coronavirus, GOP, Headlines
Rep.-elect Luke Letlow (R-La.) has died from coronavirus. He was 41. Letlow, who announced on Dec. 18 that he tested positive for Covid-19, had been in the intensive care unit at Ochsner LSU Health in Shreveport. “The family appreciates the numerous prayers and...
by Jim Heath | Dec 28, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Arizona is reporting a record number of patients in intensive care units (ICUs) who have or are suspected to have the coronavirus, announcing more than 10,000 new cases and 42 more deaths due to the virus on Sunday. The Arizona Republic reported today that 4,390...
