"COVID toes" — purple, swollen toes that look as if they've been frostbitten — may be the latest indication of a coronavirus infection.The American Academy of Dermatology has received over 200 submissions of dermatological manifestations that healthcare providers are seeing in patients with COVID-19, and about half have noted these lesions."My message to the public…
Doctors are finding blood clots in the lungs, hearts, and kidneys of coronavirus patients. Some of them are critically ill, but others seem relatively stable.Blood clots can travel and create blockages in veins, which could lead to strokes, heart attacks, and other issues.Without clinical trials or science-backed treatments, physicians are forced to figure out how…
Emergency rooms measure the oxygen levels of COVID-19 patients with a device called a pulse oximeter. The tool is available over the counter as well.Low oxygen levels may indicate that a coronavirus patient has pneumonia — and requires immediate medical attention — even before they feel a shortness of breath.Normal oxygen levels could signal to…
Apple, Google, and Facebook are collecting data on people's movement from smartphone apps and using it to show where people have reduced their mobility or reported coronavirus symptoms.The three tech giants have had access to this data for years, but are now publishing some of it in the form of reports on the spread of…
San Francisco received national praise for its early, proactive response to the Spanish flu pandemic in the fall of 1918.But when the number of cases tapered off by November 1918, the city relaxed restrictions on the public too early, ultimately leaving San Francisco with one of the highest death rates in the US by the…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…