Medical

High demand for flu shots? Experts hope to avoid 'twindemic'

10/01/2020 09:26 AM

October is prime time for flu vaccinations, and the U.S. and Europe are gearing up for what experts hope is high demand as countries seek to avoid a "twindemic" with COVID-19...

Study: Neanderthal genes are a liability for COVID patients

This 2020 electron micrsocope image made available by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows a Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 particle isolated from a patient, in a laboratory in Fort Detrick, Md. Coronaviruses, including the newest one, are named for the spikes that cover their outer surface like a crown, or corona in Latin. Using those club-shaped spikes, the virus latches on to the outer wall of a human cell, invades it and replicates, creating viruses to hijack more cells.

Timothy Ray Brown, 1st person cured of HIV, dies of cancer

This March 4, 2019 file photo shows Timothy Ray Brown in Seattle. Brown, who made history as “the Berlin patient,” the first person known to be cured of HIV infection, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at his home in Palm Springs, Calif., according to a social media post by his partner, Tim Hoeffgen. He was 54.

COVID-19 cases rising among US children as schools reopen

Students greet school staff as they arrive for in-person classes outside Public School 188 The Island School, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in the Manhattan borough of New York. Hundreds of thousands of elementary school students are heading back to classrooms starting Tuesday as New York City enters a high-stakes phase of resuming in-person learning during the coronavirus pandemic.

MDH reports 5 new COVID-19 deaths, 817 more cases

In this Friday, May 1, 2020, photo, medical workers test a local resident at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site in Waterloo, Iowa.

How can I tell the difference between the flu and COVID-19?

In this Sept. 24, 2020, file photo, cemetery workers place the coffin containing the remains of Jose de Arimateia, 65, who died from COVID-19 complications, into a niche at the municipal cemetery in Nova Iguacu, Brazil. The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed 1 million, nine months into a crisis that has devastated the global economy, tested world leaders' resolve, pitted science against politics and forced multitudes to change the way they live, learn and work.

Worldwide death toll from coronavirus eclipses 1 million

The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus has eclipsed 1 million. The milestone, recorded by Johns Hopkins University, comes nine months into a crisis that has devastated the global economy, tested world leaders' resolve, pitted science against politics and forced multitudes to change the way they live, learn and work ...

COVID-19 in Minnesota: 4 new deaths, 1,077 more cases reported

In this March 13, 2020, file photo, a nurse at a drive up COVID-19 coronavirus testing station, set up by the University of Washington Medical Center, holds a swab used to take a sample from the nose of a person in their car in Seattle. The federal government is rushing protective equipment to states for medical workers who will be on the front lines of the growing coronavirus pandemic. Washington state has received at least two shipments and needs more. At least in two other states, promised deliveries are falling far short of requests and even include expired items.

MDH: 1,478 newly-reported COVID-19 cases, state surpasses 2,000 total deaths

Tiny airborne particles may pose a big coronavirus problem

This February 2018 photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Public Health shows The Gesundheit II machine in Dr. Donald Milton's Public Health Aerobiology, Virology, and Exhaled Biomarker Laboratory of the university in College Park, Md. The device is helping scientists study a big question: Just how does the virus that causes COVID-19 spread from one person to another?

COVID-19 survey ended in Minnesota after health officials face confrontations, racial slurs

'Sam is always there': Child life specialist helps 4-year-old adapt to cancer therapy

This is the story of a very special friendship between 4-year-old Harper Mahle and her certified child life specialist, Sam Schackman...

Finland deploys coronavirus-sniffing dogs at main airport

Sniffer dog K'ssi at the Helsinki airport in Vantaa, Finland, Wednesday Sept. 22, 2020. Finland has deployed coronavirus-sniffing dogs at the Nordic country’s main international airport in a four-month trial of an alternative testing method that could become a cost-friendly way to identify infected travelers.

Upcoming COVID-19 community testing events in Minnesota

FILE - In this May 23, 2020, file photo, a vehicle arrives at COVID-19 testing site at Steele Indian School Park, in Phoenix.

Single-dose vaccine tested as US experts say no corners cut

This September 2020 photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the company. Johnson & Johnson is beginning a huge final study to try to prove if the single-dose vaccine can protect against the coronavirus.

First of its kind saliva testing site in Minnesota to open in Duluth Wednesday

FILE- In this April 17, 2020, file photo, a patient is wheeled into Cobble Hill Health Center by emergency medical workers in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

'Unfathomable': US death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000

A waiter serves customers as they dine out in London, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. Britain's top medical advisers have painted a grim picture of exponential growth in illness and death if nothing is done to control the second wave of coronavirus infections, laying the groundwork for the government to announce new restrictions later this week.

UK leader orders new virus restrictions, could last 6 months

1st COVID-19 saliva testing site to open Wednesday in Duluth

UK science advisers warn of darker COVID-19 days ahead

Britain's top medical advisers on Monday painted a grim picture of exponential growth in illness and death if nothing is done to control the second wave of coronavirus infections, laying the groundwork for the government to announce new restrictions later this week...

People sit and stand around the Anteros statue by the big advertising screens in the Piccadilly Circus area of central London, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. Fresh nationwide lockdown restrictions in England appear to be on the cards soon as the British government targeted more areas Friday in an attempt to suppress a sharp spike in new coronavirus infections.

MDH reports 2 new COVID-19 deaths, 39 new hospitalizations

The Minnesota Department of Health reported two new deaths from COVID-19, as well as 39 more hospitalizations...

Experts, organizations team up to reduce risk of 'twindemic' with COVID-19 and flu

On Saturday, a group offered free flu shots to those in need. It was put on by the Minnesota Immunization Networking Initiative as part of M Health Fairview ...

Politics

What you need to know about voting for the 2020 election

Ahead of November's election, do you want to know how to register to vote? Are you wondering how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the voting process this year? Do you need information on how to submit your ballot? Here are some things to know about this year's election process...

Minneapolis Elections and Voter Services took this photo of pallets of ballots for the upcoming election.

Business

Wall Street ticks up amid hopes that Congress can deliver

A report indicated the pace of layoffs across the country may have slowed last week. The number of workers filing for unemployment benefits fell to 837,000 from 873,000 the prior week. It's a larger decline than economists expected, though the number remains incredibly high compared with before the pandemic ...

FILE - This Jan. 31, 2020, file photo shows a Wall Street sign in front of the New York Stock Exchange.

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