September 21, 2020

Elevated Blood Clotting Factor Linked to Worse COVID-19 Outcomes

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 16, 2020 -- Most people now know that COVID-19 can cause blood clots, potentially leading to paralysis, stroke, heart attack and death.

While it's not clear precisely how SARS-CoV-2 causes clots, a new study suggests that the amount of a particular protein -- called factor V -- in a patient's blood may have something to do with it.

September 2, 2020

Mysterious Paralyzing Illness in Kids Is Set to Return, CDC Warns

TUESDAY, Aug. 4, 2020 -- A new outbreak of a mysterious, potentially fatal polio-like illness could strike hundreds of American children within the next few months, U.S. health officials warned Tuesday.

Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) outbreaks have occurred every two years in the United States since 2014, peaking between August and November, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. More than 9 of 10 cases occur in children.