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The lungs of people who smoke may contain more of the receptors that the new coronavirus uses to invade cells. This could explain why people with the virus who also smoke appear to be particularly vulnerable to severe illness.Share on PinterestNew research suggests that the lungs of people who smoke may have more receptors for…

Prescriptions for anti-anxiety medications and sleep aids have risen during the pandemic, prompting doctors to warn about the possibility of long-term addiction and abuse of the drugs. “Many physicians have a low threshold for prescribing them. It’s very problematic,” says Bruce J. Schwartz, deputy chair and professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Montefiore Medical…

(CNN)The big question in advance of President Donald Trump's trip to a Ford plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan Thursday afternoon is, will he or won't he wear a mask? The plant has a policy that everyone must wear one, but has given Trump an out saying that the Whi…

(CNN)A suspect is in custody after three people were shot Wednesday night at the Westgate Entertainment District in Glendale, Arizona, police say. One victim is listed in critical condition while the two others had non-life threatening injuries, Glendale Pol…

At least 5% of people in Yakima Co. have had COVID-19, official says - KOMO News