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World Health Organization advises against using hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 treatment
A World Health Organization panel has officially advised against the use of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-inflammatory drug previously touted by the Trump administration, for patients infected with COVID-19. The international health agency revealed that a group of experts recently concluded with “high certainty” that the drug, typically used to treat malaria, ”had no meaningful effect” on deaths or admissions to hospitals, and “moderate certainty” that it actually increases the risk of adverse effects. The WHO’s findings were published Monday in the medical journal BMJ and were based on clinical...
New York Daily News
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Mary Schmich: A lesson from the last ‘normal’ pre-pandemic weekend: We’re not as smart as we think we are
What was your life like at this time last year? You may not remember the details, but if you think back to the end of February 2020, or the first few days of March, you may remember that you still resided in the vanished land we now call normal. Most Americans did. One thing I remember is that on Friday, Feb. 28, I wrote my first coronavirus column, a piece on how we needed to stop touching our faces if we wanted to avoid this new disease that didn’t yet have a formal name or explanation. “No face touching!” was guidance from the experts, and it seemed worth sharing. But fewer than half a doze...
Chicago Tribune
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Delta Air Lines plans to have all pilots back on duty by fall
Delta Air Lines plans to have all of its pilots back at work this fall, as it looks toward a recovery in travel from steep drops in demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Delta last year put about 1,700 junior pilots on inactive status, and now plans to start bringing the first pilots back in March, according to the Air Line Pilots Association union. The Atlanta-based airline previously said it would bring 400 pilots back to work by summer. Delta has roughly 12,000 pilots. It had about 14,000 pilots before more than 1,800 took early retirement packages last year. Jason Ambrosi, the Delta pilots ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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FDA approves at-home COVID-19 testAn at-home test for coronavirus won emergency use approval Monday from the federal Food and Drug Administration. The Quidel QuickVue test got the green light as the government seeks to make it easier for Americans to determine if they have been infected with the deadly virus. “The FDA continues to prioritize the availability of more at-home testing options in response to the pandemic,” said Dr. Jeff Shuren, an FDA official. The nasal swab test can be self-administered by anyone over 14 years old or performed by a parent on anyone over 8 years old. It’s designe...
Tribune News Service
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Jose Abreu arrives at White Sox camp after being delayed because of a positive COVID-19 test
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Jose Abreu received balloons as part of his arrival to Chicago White Sox camp. The 2020 American League MVP quickly got to work, legging out a double as part of one of the team’s morning drills. His day also included two singles in an intrasquad scrimmage hitting against coaches. Abreu was back right where he wanted to be Saturday — on a field with his teammates. The first baseman’s spring training had been delayed because of a positive COVID-19 test. “It was a very difficult process,” Abreu said Saturday through an interpreter. “It was difficult for me but at the same time, ...
Chicago Tribune
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Jeremy Lin says he won’t reveal person who called him ‘coronavirus’ on the court
Jeremy Lin said he will not reveal the person who allegedly called him “coronavirus" on the court even after his accusation set off an investigation by the G League. “I know this will disappoint some of you but I am not naming or shaming anyone,” Lin wrote on Twitter Saturday morning. “What good does it do for someone in this situation to be torn down?” The former Knicks sensation, 32, who is trying to resurrect his career in the G league bubble with the Golden State Warriors, revealed the “coronavirus” incident in a Facebook post Thursday that detailed the fight against prejudice encountered ...
New York Daily News
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Illinois Tollway will permanently end cash toll collections nearly a year after switching to all-electronic payments
The Illinois Tollway said Thursday it is permanently eliminating cash toll collections almost a year after it took away the option because of the coronavirus pandemic. Since mid-March, the Tollway has suspended all cash toll payments to prevent the spread of the virus. In June, the agency began allowing drivers who don’t use I-Pass or E-ZPass to enter their license plate number at illinoistollway.com and pay online. Customers unable to pay online can pay by check or money order. More than 92% of toll transactions in 2019 took place using I-Pass and E-ZPass, and that number has increased during...
Chicago Tribune
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Kelly Price turns to faith, music after enduring heartbreak in 2020
ATLANTA — Kelly Price endured immense heartache in 2020 but also a creative spurt that helped her maintain her faith and sanity. "Last year was a doozy," she said. "It was the longest, blurriest year ever. I can tell you how I made it through, but I can't at the same time. I happily told 2020 to kick rocks." The COVID-19 crisis entered her personal life when her grandfather, Jerome Norman Jr., former pastor at the Full Gospel Mission, Church of God in Christ in Queens, New York, was lost to the virus in April. Six months later, her beloved mother, Claudia Price-North, the former musical direct...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Commentary: The horrific attacks on Asian American elders cannot lead us to the same old solutions
The videos are horrifying to watch. Asian American elders — the very people we are taught to most respect and protect — shoved to the ground, with cavalier cruelty. Over the past few weeks, a spate of attacks on Asian American elders across the country led to desperate calls for the wider public to pay attention. One San Francisco man, 84, was violently pushed to the ground and later died. Another man, 91, was brutally attacked in Oakland, California. On Feb. 17 in New York City alone, three Asian American women over 50 were attacked in three separate incidents. Feeling that there was "very li...
The Seattle Times
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Woman who died after transplant surgery got COVID-19 from donated lungs
A woman who died after undergoing a double lung transplant at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor is the first known person to contract COVID-19 from donor lungs, according to a new case report published in the American Journal of Transplantation. "To my knowledge, this is the first, and actually the only, documented transmission of COVID-19 to a recipient" from donated organs, said Bruce Nicely, chief clinical officer of Gift of Life Michigan, the state's federally designated organ and tissue recovery program. The case represents "the worst-possible scenario" to play out in...
Detroit Free Press
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