North Carolina's health insurance plan is set to go belly up in three years. But when the state's treasurer proposed a bold plan to save it by cutting costs, he came under a coordinated attack from the insurance and hospital industries. Sunday on Full Measure, we'll track North Carolina's journey to try to save the […]
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All of NFL's 77 false-positive COVID-19 tests came back negative
The following is from an article by CBS Sports. The NFL went through one of its biggest COVID-19 scares of training camp after there were 77 positive tests that came about on Saturday. Upon further examination for this spike, however, it was revealed that these were false-positives as Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network reports that all […]
Coronavirus patient reinfected with different strain; showed no symptoms
University of Hong Kong researchers have reported a case of a man who recovered from Covid-19 and got infected again four-and-a-half months later. Researchers say it was a different strain. The man, 33, was released from a hospital in April but reportedly tested positive for Coronavirus again in August, this time with no symptoms, after […]
What is convalescent plasma therapy for coronavirus?
President Trump has just announced approval of a "breakthrough" in treatment for coronavirus: convalescent plasma therapy. The treatment involves using blood plasma from recovery patients to confer antibodies to help a sick patient fight the disease. FDA called this "a major advance," and said that if an infected patient is treated within three days, they […]
107-year-old woman beat Spanish Flu and Covid-19, too!
Anna Del Priore of Middletown, New Jersey beat the Spanish Flu when she was a six year old child, according to the senior center where she now lives. Now, more than 100 years later, she's also beaten Covid-19. Sunrise Senior Living reported the good news on its Facebook page along with the photos below. Read more at […]
Study: Ear loop masks create lots of room for error
The masks with elastic ear loops, which many people are wearing for coronavirus, can be largely inefficient in terms of filtering. That's according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine. According to the study: Procedure masks with ear loops performed at 38.1% [filtration efficiency] and were the least […]
Accusations of Covid-19 misinformation dismissed against Minnesota doctor who is a state senator
Allegations before a medical board have reportedly been dismissed against a Minnesota state senator, who is a doctor, and was accused of spreading misinformation about coronavirus-related deaths. The dismissal happened two weeks ago. The following is from Minnesota News Network: JULY 28, 2020 BY SCOTT PETERSON The Minnesota Board of Medical Practice has dismissed the two allegations […]
Most say the Covid restrictions in their area are "Overboard"
The vast majority say coronavirus restrictions in their own area are "Overboard." That's according to the latest unscientific poll at SharylAttkisson.com. Eighty-three percent (83%) gave the "Overboard" answer. Fourteen percent (14%) say they view their restrictions as "Reasonable." Current Covid restrictions in my area are: 14% Reasonable 83% Overboard 1% Too little too late 1% […]
