Health

One in three young adults has at least one risk factor that could lead to serious COVID-19 infections, according to a new study. The researchers determined that smoking was the most frequent risk factor for people in their teens and early 20s. Other factors such as underlying diseases or genetic …

WASHINGTON – As calls from the White House to completely reopen schools grow louder, evidence continues to accumulate to show that the scenario is unlikely to happen, at least not on the national scale that President Donald Trump wants. That’s not because state and local officials aren’t trying, but because …

Wilma Thomas, right, registered nurse, and Ricky Vargas, medical assistant, process 50 to 65 patients per day for COVID-19 testing at AltaMed Health Services in Anaheim on Thursday, July 9, 2020. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The surge in US coronavirus cases has slowed laboratories …

California’s two largest school districts, Los Angeles and San Diego, announced Monday that classes will remain online only through the fall, signaling an increase in coronavirus cases that could affect both teachers and students. “There is a public health imperative to prevent schools from becoming a Petri dish,” said Austin …

Orange County education leaders are expected to consider on Monday a set of recommendations to reopen schools in the fall that does not include mandatory use of masks for students or greater social distancing in classrooms amid a rise in coronavirus cases. The recommendations, contained in a white paper, broadly …