Carla K Johnson

AP Medical Writer
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A member of a cleaning crew wheels a cart toward a vehicle at the Life Care Center, where at least 30 coronavirus deaths have been linked to the facility, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Kirkland, Wash. Staff members who worked while sick at multiple long-term care facilities contributed to the spread of COVID-19 among vulnerable elderly in the Seattle area, federal health officials said Wednesday.
Sick Staff Fueled Outbreak in Seattle
Thirty-five coronavirus deaths have been linked to the facility.
Mar 19th, 2020
Pharmacist Michael Witte, left, gives Neal Browning a shot in the first-stage study of a potential coronavirus vaccine Monday, March 16, 2020, at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle. Browning is the second patient to receive the shot in the study.
Volunteers Test Experimental Vaccine
Among them are a 43-year-old operations manager at a small tech company and a 46-year-old network engineer at Microsoft.
Mar 17th, 2020
In this Feb. 7, 2019 photo provided by the Fred Hutch News Service, Trevor Bedford, a computational biologist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, poses at the center in Seattle. Bedford is among a group of scientists who are contributing data to the decision-making in Washington state with regards to containing the new coronavirus outbreak.
Scientist Links 2 State Outbreaks
He used its genetic fingerprints.
Mar 12th, 2020
Pot
Chocolate Can Throw Off Marijuana Tests
This creates inaccurate potency labeling, and scientists are trying to figure out why.
Aug 26th, 2019
In this Nov. 6, 2017 file photo, a syringe with a dose of CBD oil is shown in a research laboratory in Fort Collins, Colo. CBD is a compound found in marijuana but doesn’t cause a high. On Tuesday, July 23, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration announced it has warned Curaleaf Inc., of Wakefield, Mass., for illegally selling unapproved CBD products. The agency says Curaleaf’s claims could lead people to delay medical care for serious conditions like cancer.
FDA Warns Top Marijuana Co.
CBD's skyrocketing popularity has attracted mainstream retailers despite little evidence of its health claims.
Jul 24th, 2019