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President Donald Trump. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his mental fitness to hold office and described the exam he allegedly took assessing his cognitive capabilities, claiming the doctors administering it were amazed by his ability to recall a simple string of words. In an interview with Fox News medical contributor…

“In some states, it could take quite a bit of time, and it could cause severe delays,” said Arindrajit Dube, a professor of economics at UMass Amherst. “This is the kind of thing you don't try to change in the middle of a pandemic.” Virtual health care has surged during the coronavirus pandemic. Will it…

President Trump has now done what his critics have been demanding, focusing squarely on the pandemic, offering a downbeat assessment and no longer insisting it will magically disappear.And he still got pounded for it.Now the return of the coronavirus briefings was hardly flawless. It had the feel of an intervention by presidential advisers who wanted…

(Reuters) - Texas on Wednesday set one-day records for increases in COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations in the state, forcing one county to store bodies in refrigerated trucks and prompting a top health official there to call for new stay-at-home orders. Contact tracers with the Houston Health Department monitor the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)…

Mitch McConnell wants another round of stimulus checks for AmericansSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has begun negotiations with top congressional Democrats and the White House on another coronavirus bill. McConnell said he supports another round of stimulus checks for Americans as he believes the 'economy needs another shot of adrenaline.'Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell…