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DITCH THE GLOVES | According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, gloves should be used when cleaning and disinfecting your home and when caring for someone who is sick. Wearing gloves outside of those two instances, like at the grocery store, will not protect you from contracting the virus and may still spread germs. Instead, stick to hand sanitizer and handwashing.

Pandemic erects barriers for prized bloc of voters in nursing homes, senior facilities

October 12, 2020 at 10:40 a.m.

The convergence of the coronavirus pandemic and election season has complicated this year's voting for residents of nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other long-term care centers. Many seniors who...

The $10,092 that Matthew Fentress owed Baptist Health Louisville for a cardiac ablation procedure and various related doctor visits in 2019 and 2020 was more than a third of what his insurer paid for his care.

Moved by plight of young heart patient, stranger pays his hospital bill

October 9, 2020 at 2:31 p.m.

Even with insurance, Matthew Fentress faced a medical bill of more than $10,000 after a heart operation. A cook at a senior living community in Kentucky, he figured he could...

El presidente Donald Trump al regresar a la Casa Blanca luego de estar hospitalizado en el Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, el lunes 5 de octubre. Aunque Trump ha definido a las farmacéuticas como "grandes compañías", en la recta final de la campaña, el dinero en contribuciones de estas empresas están beneficiando al candidato demócrata Joe Biden.

Farmacéuticas elogiadas por Trump mandan dinero a Biden

October 9, 2020 at 10:10 a.m.

Los gigantes farmacéuticos Regeneron y Gilead Sciences obtuvieron el tipo de publicidad que el dinero no puede comprar luego que el presidente Donald Trump tomara sus medicamentos experimentales para tratar...

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How families are keeping Halloween from turning into a COVID nightmare

September 29, 2020 at 2:57 p.m.

DENVER — For Laura Stoutingburg and her family, Halloween has always been a monthlong celebration of corn mazes, pumpkin patches and, of course, trick-or-treating in their suburban Denver neighborhood. However,...

It’s not just insulin: Lawmakers focus on price of one drug, while others rise too

September 25, 2020 at 4:09 p.m.

Michael Costanzo, a Colorado farmer diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2016, has a well-honed ritual: Every six months, he takes an IV infusion of a medicine, Rituxan, to manage his...

Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is a topical medication that gets painted on teeth to stem decay. Originally touted as a solution for kids, SDF may become a game changer for treating cavities in older adults.

New dental treatment helps fill cavities and insurance gaps for seniors

September 18, 2020 at 11:15 a.m.

Dental hygienist Jennifer Geiselhofer often cleans the teeth of senior patients who can't easily get to a dentist's office. But until recently, if she found a cavity, there was little...

Making gyms safer: Why the virus is less likely to spread there than in a bar

September 16, 2020 at 12:46 p.m.

After shutting down in the spring, America's empty gyms are beckoning a cautious public back for a workout. To reassure wary customers, owners have put in place — and now...

Desde Broadway hasta Hollywood, muchos actores, directores, trabajadores de producción, músicos y otros se enfrentan a situaciones similares.

Hollywood deja a muchos sin seguro médico

September 16, 2020 at 9:27 a.m.

Antes que la pandemia paralizara la industria del entretenimiento en marzo, Jeffrey Farber tenía un flujo constante de trabajo en cine y televisión, incluyendo apariciones en "Hunters" y "Blue Bloods"....

In 1996, marijuana legislation took a major step forward thanks to California. The Golden State became the first in the union to legalize medical marijuana via the Compassionate Use Act.

Altered mindsets: Marijuana is making its mark on ballots in red states

September 9, 2020 at 4:12 p.m.

When Tamarack Dispensary opened in the northwestern Montana city of Kalispell in 2009, medical marijuana was legal but still operating on the fringes of the conservative community. Times have changed....

El doctor Anthony Fauci, director del Instituto Nacional de Alergias y Enfermedades Infecciosas.

Fauci: la vacuna contra covid estaría lista antes de lo esperado

September 2, 2020 at 9:51 a.m.

Una vacuna contra COVID-19 podría estar disponible antes de lo esperado si los ensayos clínicos en curso producen resultados abrumadoramente positivos, dijo el doctor Anthony Fauci, funcionario de enfermedades infecciosas...

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