by Elizabeth S. Fletcher | Feb 7, 2021 | Health Care
Tiffany Chance has worked as a certified nursing assistant since 2005. As an African-American woman in her mid-thirties, Chance typifies the demographics of her profession: most C.N.A.s are young, over a third are Black, ninety per cent are women. She was born and raised in Ohio, and for years worked at a single nursing facility. […]
by Elizabeth S. Fletcher | Feb 2, 2021 | Medical Treatment
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WJW) – A Cleveland Clinic survey finds that just 52% of Americans reached out sought medical care after experiencing a concerning health issue during the COVID-19 outbreak. Teen who beat rare cancer three times passes away from COVID-19 That number is...
by Elizabeth S. Fletcher | Aug 27, 2020 | Health News
Share on PinterestCounty testing sites like this one in California have relied on mainly on “gold standard” COVID-19 tests, not rapid tests. Getty Images People are increasingly using rapid coronavirus tests to screen for the virus before attending an event. Rapid...
by Elizabeth S. Fletcher | Aug 20, 2020 | Health News
Share on PinterestExperts say viruses need a host to survive, so they don’t live long in cold temperatures or in sunlight. Getty Images Experts say it’s unlikely that the novel coronavirus can be transmitted by frozen foods. They say viruses need to be inside a host...
by Elizabeth S. Fletcher | Aug 19, 2020 | Health News
Share on PinterestExperts say droplets containing the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can travel farther in cigarette smoke as well as e-cigarette vapor. Getty Images Experts say secondhand smoke from cigarettes as well as e-cigarettes can transmit the novel...
