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Food and Drug Administration warns about Trump-touted malaria drug

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned doctors against prescribing a malaria drug touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus except in hospitals and research studies. In an alert, regulators flagged reports of sometimes fatal heart side effects among coronavirus patients taking hydroxychloroquine or the related drug chloroquine. The decades-old drugs, also prescribed for lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, can cause a number of side effects. Those include heart rhythm problems, severely low blood pressure and muscle or nerve ...

Local business shows support for ‘front-line heroes’

The management and staff of the Steubenville Lowe’s Home Improvement store expressed their thanks to all first responders and staff working at essential businesses during the pandemic with a banner designed by Natalie Rees, a Weirton native working as an art teacher in Huntersville, N.C. and ...

Emergency fund awards grants totaling $97,000

WHEELING — In just three short weeks, an emergency impact fund has provided grants totaling $97,373 to area nonprofits, officials with the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley announced Friday. The fund, created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, provides flexible operating grants to support organizations working through new challenges, with preference extended to nonprofits supporting basic human needs. Future preferences will be identified as needs evolve and grants will be awarded as long as funding exists. Grantees are continuing to perform critical work across CFOV’s ...

No, don’t inject disinfectant: Outcry over Trump’s musing

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s raising of unproven, even far-fetched ideas for fighting COVID-19 — including his latest musing about injecting disinfectants into people — triggered an outcry from health officials everywhere on Friday. It also highlighted his unconventional approach to the special responsibility that comes with speaking from the presidential pulpit. Trump readily admits he’s not a doctor. Yet with the reported U.S. death toll from the virus topping 50,000, he continues to use the White House podium to promote untested drugs and float his own ideas ...

April 25: Events canceled/postponed due to coronavirus

Due to the precautions being taken surrounding the coronavirus, the following changes have been made regarding events and meetings in the local area: ¯ The Four Seasons Senior Citizens meeting for April has been canceled. ¯ The Jefferson County Safety Council announced that the April and May Safety Council meetings have been canceled. ¯ The Toronto Beautification Committee has canceled its geranium sales. ¯ The 2020 Lou Holtz/Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame banquet and associated events set for June 8 has been postponed. The scholarship application deadline has been extended to ...

Inspirational messages bloom in coronavirus outbreak

CINCINNATI (AP) — Inspiration is contagious, too. The coronavirus pandemic has brought an outpouring of messages from stranger to stranger — in windows, on front doors, across walls, and colored onto driveways and sidewalks. Some messages offer encouragement: “Strong Together.” ...