Nine U.S. states reported record increases in Covid-19 cases over the last seven days, mostly in the upper Midwest and West where chilly weather is forcing more activities indoors.
Positive Covid-19 test rates top 25% in some U.S. Midwest states
COVID Tracking Project, COVID-19 Deaths, COVID-19 Testing, Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Maine, Massachusetts, Midwest, Minnesota, Montana, New York, North Dakota, Reuters Analysis, South Dakota, United States, Vermont, World Health OrganizationThe number of tests coming back positive for Covid-19 is topping 25% in several states in the U.S. Midwest as cases and hospitalizations also surge in the region, according to a Reuters analysis.
U.S. coronavirus cases top six million as Midwest, schools face outbreaks
Andrew Cuomo (NY), Brazil, Chile, College, Coronavirus Cases, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Coronavirus Infections, Covid-19 Testing Guidance, Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Iowa, Midwest, Minnesota, North Dakota, Outbreaks, Peru, Reuters Tally, Schools, South Dakota, Trump Administration, United States, UniversitiesU.S. cases of the novel coronavirus surpassed six million as many states in the Midwest reported increasing infections, according to a Reuters tally.
Special Feature: Medical Cannabis Continues To Grow
Analysts, August 2020, Canada, Cannabidiol (CBD), Cannabis, Colorado, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Doctors, Dravet syndrome, Drug Schedules, Europe, Florida, Healthcare Communications Agencies, Healthcare Communications Networks, Issue Archives, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Marketing & Advertising, Med Ad News, Medical Cannabis, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Schedule I Drugs, Schedule II Drugs, Schedule III Drugs, Special Features, Synthesized Molecules, Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), United States, WashingtonThe medical cannabis market in the United States, even with all of its restrictions, continues to be a fertile area not only for dispensaries, but pharma companies developing cannabis-derived drugs; and proponents say further growth can be generated by educating physicians about medical cannabis.
Americans sunbathed on beaches, fished from boats and strolled on boardwalks this holiday weekend, but the occasional person wearing a mask was a constant reminder that the world is still battling the coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 80,000, according to a Reuters tally, as nearly all states have taken steps to relax lockdown measures.
Next wave of U.S. states set to reopen as coronavirus could push jobless rate to 16%
Alaska, Andrew Cuomo (NY), Arkansas, Colorado, Congressional Budget Office, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Economy, Georgia, Iowa, Jobless Rates, Medical Experts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Opinion Polls, Public Health Crisis, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, White House, WyomingAnother wave of states prepared to ease coronavirus restrictions on U.S. commerce this week, despite health experts warning there is still too little diagnostic testing, while the White House forecast a staggering jump in the nation’s monthly jobless rate.
As measles returns, U.S. states look to cut vaccine exemptions
Autism, Bills, Business, California, Children, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), House of Representatives, Immunizations, Iowa, Maine, Measles, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Outbreaks, Scientific studies, State Legislation, VaccinesMaine could soon prohibit parents from citing religious or personal beliefs to avoid vaccinating their children, making the U.S. state one of a half dozen cracking down during the nations’ largest measles outbreak in 25 years.