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(KGTV) — Researchers announced Thursday that Victoria, a Southern White Rhino from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, is pregnant.The fetus was conceived through means of artificial insemination and is being monitored by scientists to see if she can carry her calf to term over 16 to 18 months of gestation.The confirmation of this pregnancy through artificial insemination represents an historic event for our organization but also a critical step in our effort to save the Northern White Rhino," said Barbara Durrant, Director of reproductive Sciences at the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research.If the pregnancy is successful, researchers hope someday she could become a surrogate mother and could give birth to the related Northern White Rhino, which is nearly extinct because of poachers.RELATED: Last Northern White Rhino dies?"We will know that they have proven themselves to be capable of carrying a fetus to term before we would risk putting a precious Northern White Rhino embryo into one of these Southern White Rhinos as a surrogate," Durant said.The ultimate goal of this type of testing is to create a herd of five to 15 Northern White Rhinos that would be transitioned to their natural habitat in Africa, which could take decades. 1282

A 14-year-old girl is missing a week of school at Omaha North High School in Nebraska after suffering from a concussion during a student fight last week. Lizthy Lopez was hit and punched several times at school when a fight between several boys took place during school hours on Feb. 9. Video of the fight, caught on students' cellphones, show dozens of students around the group of students fighting. Lopez is shown holding onto a male classmate, trying to escape, as several boys pushed and hit her. "I blacked out. Sort of. I thought like what am I supposed to do? Fight back? I don't know. All I thought about was, Liz get out of there," said Lopez. Lopez said she has several bruises on her upper body, including her arms, head, and chest. She says her doctor told her she suffered a concussion and is dealing with frequent headaches as a result of her injuries. Lopez and her 16-year-old cousin Nellis Abrego, who was also shown in the video say the tension between the boys started on Thursday when a boy allegedly touched Lopez's other cousin inappropriately in class. They added the fight between two groups broke out in the hallway on Friday morning and was eventually stopped by a school police officer. The Omaha Police Department was also called on scene.Keni Abrego, Lopez's mom said she didn't realize the severity of the fight until she saw the videos circulating social media. Abrego said she spoke to school officials on Wednesday to address the physical damages her daughter suffered from at school and was told her daughter's safety was a priority.In a statement, Omaha Public Schools said, "We are aware of the incident. School administration continues to work with the families of the students who were involved in the incident and the appropriate disciplinary action is being taken. We are also cooperating with the Omaha Police Department in their investigation of the incident. Due to student privacy laws, we cannot share additional details."Abrego said four of the boys who hit her daughter were expelled and ticketed for assault on school property. Several other boys were suspended for fighting. Abrego also plans to press assault charges against the four boys. "The fighting isn't worth it. It's just not. People are just going to get in trouble," said Lopez. "I do know that any boy or man hitting any woman is not okay. And I still can't believe they hit me because I'm a girl and I knew a lot of those guys."Lopez and her cousin said they're scared of other female students from the school fighting them as a result of several boys' expulsions.Abrego said she plans to keep Lopez at the school for the remainder of the school year but will transfer her daughter schools in the fall.  2799

(KGTV) - Did a recent political debate really end with the two candidates performing a duet?Yes!Vermont House of Representatives candidates Zachary Mayo and Lucy Rogers are both musicians.To show politics don't have to be nasty, they ended a recent debate by performing a duet of the song "Society." 312

“Today I'm donating convalescent plasma,” Judy Lutkin said.“This will be my third time donating.” Lutkin had COVID-19 back in April. “I was pretty sick for about four or five days,” she said. Now she comes infrequently to donate plasma. “It doesn't hurt. It doesn't feel bad. It’s fairly easy.”Plasma is just one of the tools used in fighting coronavirus. As it gets donated, it goes to COVID patients.Since early April, when Vitalant started collecting these donations, they’ve collected more than 9,700 donations equaling more than 33,000 units.“You could help as many as five patients with one sitting,” Liz Lambert, Vitalant spokesperson, said.Vitalant is a nonprofit that collects blood for about 1,000 hospitals across the country.“Right now, there's an emergency need for convalescent plasma as we anticipate more patients will be getting that treatment, or hospitals will be wanting to use that treatment,” Lambert said.The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma as a potential COVID-19 treatment in late August. Convalescent plasma is taken from the blood of someone who’s already contracted a particular illness, in this case, COVID-19.This isn’t the first time in history; it’s been used to treat a virus.“Convalescent plasma is a very historic and crude way of conferring so-called passive immunity to patients who have a viral or bacterial disease,” Doctor Phil Stahel, Chief Medical Officer at the Medical Center of Aurora, said.So far, this center has treated 100 COVID-19 patients using this method.“Studies have shown that convalescent plasma is very safe,” he said. “It has been recently used for Ebola and other viral diseases for which we do not have a vaccination.”Doctor Stahel said patients they treat who are significantly sick could recover within 24 to 48 hours.Here’s how it works.“Antibodies are proteins that we form in our blood that attack antigens once our immune system recognizes them. It takes weeks for these to develop,” Doctor Ralph Vassallo, Chief Medical & Scientific Officer for Vitalant, said.The antibodies are taken from a recovered patient and put in a patient who recently contracted the disease.“The idea of convalescent plasma is to give them, in that period, when the patient does not have their immune response, to help neutralize the virus and prevent it from infecting cells in the body,” Doctor Vassallo said. “Convalescent plasma has been used for over 100 years in respiratory infections, including influenza.”With more hospitals using convalescent plasma to help COVID-19 patients, blood donation centers hope to identify more plasma donors who have recovered from the virus.“Whether its blood or convalescent plasma, there is a constant need,” Lambert said.Vitalant checks every regular blood donor for the antibodies as well, in hopes of identifying more possible donors.“In the first couple of September, it’s been about 3.6% nationwide,” Dr. Vassallo said.Those interested in donating convalescent plasma need to meet the same requirements as a blood donor, like being 16 years old or older, and at least 110 pounds.However, they also need to have a doctor-referred case of COVID-19 or doctor-referred antibody test.“It is indeed the first line of defense, and we should treat those patients early. This is for the adult in patients who are severely sick and at risk of getting on a ventilator, which we try to avoid by all means,” Doctor Stahel said. 3450

(KGTV) — With back to school season upon parents, many are already planning how to provide their kids with the best possible path to success this school year.For some, this may include setting up tutoring or extra study sessions outside of normal class hours.The good news is there are a variety of ways parents can connect their kids with extra help in specific or broad areas of study.MORE: Back to school resources for parentsMany times, schools have the resources and experts to accomplish this. Some, however, find help online through local searches. Help from within family networks is always an option too.Here are a few beginning tips before searching for the right tutor for your child:Figuring out the area of concern...Before beginning your search for a tutor, assess the underlying concern affecting any educational performance. This will make it easier to work with tutors when it comes time to develop a curriculum. Knowing how to address learning difficulties also helps tutors know how to address challenges and track your child's progress.Talk to your child's school...Speaking with those who work directly with your child is a must. Teachers and counselors will be able to connect parents with services offered through the school, including after-school study sessions. There are also opportunities outside of the school through the U.S. Department of Education your child may be eligible to receive.Peer tutors...Peer tutoring services have been available for years at schools and in neighborhoods; often times, schools will enlist students to tutor fellow classmates. Searching for local students who may tutor outside of school hours is also an option for parents to seek, just be sure to check their qualifications and make sure they're the right fit.Tutoring agencies...One trip onto Yelp will yield a variety of local and national tutoring services in your area. These agencies vet their educators and can often provide tutoring for specific areas of study or broad areas of concern for your child. Websites like noodle.org connect parents with local tutoring agencies.Consider online learning...In some cases, services offered online may be the key. Parents can work together with their child on lessons in the comfort of their home. Online lessons may offer extra services and ways for students to continually practice lessons outside normal sessions. 2440