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Nearly 1/3 of Covid Patients in Study Had Altered Mental State

Nearly a third of hospitalized Covid-19 patients experienced some type of altered mental function — ranging from confusion to delirium to unresponsiveness — in the largest study to date of neurological symptoms among coronavirus patients in an American hospital system. And patients with altered mental function had significantly worse medical outcomes, according to the study,… Read More »

Appalachian State student dies following COVID complications

An Appalachian State University student has died after suffering from coronavirus complications By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press/Report for America September 30, 2020, 1:53 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article RALEIGH, N.C. — The University of North Carolina system reported its first coronavirus-related student death on Tuesday since several campuses… Read More »

This NFL Star Walked Away to Join the Frontline Against COVID

LM Chabot ON A BLAZING MORNING this past summer, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif arrives at a soccer field in the suburbs of Montreal, hoping to find some open space for a workout. Hordes of face-mask-clad kids have already claimed most of the turf—a bad sign for social distancing—so the six-foot-five, 321-pound offensive guard of the Super Bowl–winning… Read More »

Tam preaches caution as students return to school and COVID numbers rise

Article content continued He said the province’s plan aims to protect kids health, but also pushes to get them back in school where they should be. He touted investments in personal protective equipment, public health nurses and other changes designed to keep schools safe. “A whole army of people have gone above and beyond to… Read More »