by Jim Heath | Jun 15, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health, Trump
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today stripped hydroxychloroquine, the malaria drug touted by President Trump, of its emergency use authorization for treating coronavirus patients. Dr. Gary Brisbow, director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development...
by Jim Heath | Jun 15, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
At least 17 states across the US have seen COVID-19 infections surge in the last week as record numbers of new cases and hospitalizations continue to sweep through the likes of Florida, Texas and Arizona. Several of the states, mostly in the South, have seen an...
by Jim Heath | Jun 10, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Nine states are seeing spikes in the number of people that have been hospitalized for COVID-19 since Memorial Day as Arizona’s health department told hospitals to activate coronavirus emergency plans to prepare for a surge in new cases. The U.S. surpassed two...
by Jim Heath | Jun 9, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Twenty two states are seeing an increase in new COVID-19 cases as states continue to slowly reopen and George Floyd protests are held across the country – as a top forecast model increased the predicted death toll in the United States to 145,000 fatalities by...
by Jim Heath | May 30, 2020 | 2020, coronavirus, Delegates, GOP, Headlines, Health
President Trump called North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) Friday to argue for holding a normal Republican convention in the state, as talks have become fragile and GOP operatives have signaled they’re looking for an alternative location. “When the President insisted...
by Jim Heath | May 27, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
The U.S. death toll from coronavirus topped 100,000 today, a startling milestone just four months after the country’s first case was confirmed. It remains the highest death toll from the virus in the world and surpasses the U.S. military combat fatalities...