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Coronavirus cases surge in California and Texas while Arizona clamps down

California's Democratic governor Gavin Newsom rolled back efforts to reopen the largest U.S. state's economy on Wednesday, banning indoor restaurant dining, c...

US Supreme Court upholds abortion rights, strikes down Louisiana state regulation

The decision continues to allow abortion providers to challenge laws in federal court without any women as actual plaintiffs. The Associate Justices a...

Polar Unite is a new smartwatch, meant to be worn 24/7

We review products independently , but we may earn affiliate commissions from buying links on this page. Polar has released a new beginner-friendly fitness t...

UCSF Hospital Paid $1.14M in Bitcoin After Ransomware Attack

The University of California, San Francisco said on Friday it paid the ransom after malicious software infected a "limited number of servers" in an attack d...

California truck driver uploaded tragic Facebook post before dying of coronavirus

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People suffering mental health problems urged to reach out

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Pennsylvania mandates masks for anyone who leaves their home amid coronavirus increases

She has interned at several news organizations, including Muck Rock, WBUR, and Boston Magazine. The increases are being led by Allegheny County and the surround...

Chinese scientists discover new swine flu with pandemic potential

However, Chinese media have played down concerns with warnings not to "overreact". Virologist Shashank Tripati said: " China is the largest breeder of pigs a...

Coronavirus: 'No obvious source' of Leicester Covid-19 outbreak

And Barnsley is third in the table, with 54.7 cases per 100,000. Although Leicester has by far the highest rate of infection, Bradford and Barnsley in Yorkshi...

Dr. Fauci COVID Senate testimony: 4 sobering takeaways

Infections have been on the rise in much of the country, particularly in the South and West. Los Angeles County reported almost 3,000 new cases on Monday....

NT records first case of COVID-19 in almost three months

Upon his return, he started to feel unwell and was tested for coronavirus, with the positive result confirmed on Wednesday night. The man had been in quaranti...

California shuts restaurant dining rooms in 19 counties, MI closes bars

In addition, Newsom announced that over the next three weeks, 19 counties now seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases must disallow indoor service for restaurants, win...

Coronavirus: Gilead prices its COVID-19 drug Remdesivir in developed countries

The Department of Health and Human Services on Monday said President Donald Trump has already secured more than 500,000 treatment courses . O'Day explains ...

COVID-19 vaccine candidates with early human-trial data

How the study was conducted: For the initial study, 45 participants ages 18 to 55 were randomly assigned to either receive a certain dose of the vaccine or pla...

Restaurant Dining Rooms Shut Down as COVID-19 Spikes

Newsom's new order lasts for three weeks. And it includes major counties too, like Los Angeles , Ventura , Orange , and Sacramento . Bars must close all ope...

Two new cases of coronavirus reported in Ellis Co

As a public service, Morris Hospital & Shaw Media have partnered to provide open access to information related to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) emergency. Individu...

Gilead Remdesivir Price Triggers Analyst Debate on Recouping Investment

LUPKIN: So right now we know from an NIH-funded study that remdesivir can shorten patients' hospital stays by about four days, but we still don't know whether i...

New Virus Yields "Pandemic Potential" In China

China has a wonderful influenza surveillance system across all its provinces. Some of those hallmarks include the fact that pigs are ideal hosts for deadly, con...

Yale: U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Likely Much Higher Than Reported

From March 1 through May 30, an estimated 122,300 Americans died after being infected with the new coronavirus , SARS-CoV-2, the researchers said. Deaths fro...

U.S. moving in a wrong direction to tackle Covid-19

Fauci's comments came as the daily death toll reached 1 199, according to data from Johns Hopkins University . Dr Marc Boom, chief executive of Houston Meth...

Ravalli County reporting spike in active COVID-19 cases

Grand County Public Health confirmed on Tuesday the first death related to COVID-19 in the county. Lewis and Clark Public Health is investigating a small clus...

Oklahoman Voters Approve Medicaid Expansion Over GOP Opposition : Shots

The measure bypasses the Republican-controlled Legislature and governor's mansion to enshrine insurance coverage for low-income Oklahomans via the Affordable Ca...

Gilead Sets Pricing For Remdesivir Drug Candidate At $2,340 Per Patient

But it's unclear whether the drug also improves survival. The company claims the cost is far below how drugs are usually priced, which is generally based on t...

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas: Roe v. Wade ‘should be overruled’

The case was the third in two weeks in which Mr Roberts, a George W Bush appointee, joined the court's liberals in the majority. In a video conversation w...

The most effective substance for your Do-it-yourself mask, in accordance to science

But what kind of DIY face covering offers the best protection? The team from FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science tested a single-layer "bandan...

Northumberland County has 60 COVID-19 cases in over two weeks

The individual, whose age was not released, tested positive 14 days ago and had not been hospitalized for the illness. It has also been determined that Rava...

Australia to lock down 300,000 in Melbourne suburbs after coronavirus spike

Victoria records 64 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday when compared to 75 news infections reported on Monday. Stay-at-home orders have been reintroduced for 10 po...

Does vitamin D ward off coronavirus? Don’t reach for the supplements yet

Nice said the five studies it examined all had very low quality of evidence, noting that none adjusted for confounding factors, such as BMI (body mass index), h...

Light drinking may protect brain function in older people

Reference: "Association of Low to Moderate Alcohol Drinking With Cognitive Functions From Middle to Older Age Among US Adults" by Ruiyuan Zhang, MD, MS; Luqi...

Azar: Coronavirus Patients 'Unlikely' to Pay for Remdesivir

For Medicare patients, remdesivir would be covered by a special COVID-19 diagnosis-related group, and those on Medicaid would be covered by plans which vary f...