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COVID-19 rate in kids may be higher than known, experts say, and until they can be vaccinated, pandemic may linger
Over 41,000 children in Iowa have tested positive for the coronavirus since it arrived in the state. Experts say that s likely an undercount. Cases in kids have shown spikes and increased recently.
Des Moines Register
Riley Wells was diagnosed with COVID-19 four months ago. Its aftereffects constant pain, numbness, weariness and muscle spasms may be with the 15-year-old for years.
The mild bout of COVID-19 unleashed Parsonage-Turner Syndrome on the high school freshman. In the simplest terms, it stops his nerves from communicating with muscles. Doctors warn it could take months for the pain phase to end, and years for full recovery, his mother, Jennifer Uile-Wells, said.
The Society of Asian American Scientists in Cancer Research April 11 announced that it has honored 10 Indian American scientists for their outstanding cancer research.
Dr. Rajvir Dahiya, professor emeritus at U.C. San Franciscoâs School of Medicine and president of SAASCR, presented awards to these scientists April 11 during the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting, according to the news release.
The awardees were Drs. Zaver M. Bhujwalla, Pankaj K. Singh, Neil Bhowmick, Anand Srivastava, Neeraj Saxena, Kaustubh Datta, Bhagavatula Moorthy, Nagi Kumar, Parameswaran Hari and Arun Sreekumar.
Bhujwalla is the William R. Brody Professor in the Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Community college commencement speaker to talk of overcoming adversity
by: Heather Johnson (North Platte Community College) - Apr. 24, 2021
State News
That’s how Antonia Villani feels about ending up back in North Platte – possibly indefinitely.
“If you had asked me four years ago where I pictured myself four years into the future – it would not be right here,” Villani said. “That just goes to show that even though we have plans and timelines, things might not happen exactly how or when we want them to. That’s okay. We still have to continue to strive toward those goals and dreams because they will happen eventually.”
A 16-year-old Denison male suffered serious injuries in a head-on collision in the Denison High School parking lot Friday night. The Iowa State Patrol responded to the scene at approximately 11:45 p.m. Their investigation revealed a 17-year-old Denison male was southbound in a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado. The 16 year old was traveling northeast in a 2004 Ford Ranger. Law enforcement reports both vehicles were traveling at a high rate of speed when they collided head on. The trucks came to rest a short distance away, where the Silverado caught on fire. The 17 year old was safely removed from the Silverado and transported by private vehicle to Crawford County Memorial Hospital. The 16 year old was transported by Crawford County Emergency Medical Services to Crawford County Memorial Hospital and later airlifted to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.