New disease models released today by the Oregon Health Authority warn that daily COVID-19 infections could increase 20-fold by mid-July if trends continue. The June 25 report from the Institute for Disease Modeling projects that, in a worst-case scenario, Oregon could see as many as 5,030 daily COVID cases by July 16. Even under a…
A health care worker in Iraq holding up a blood sample taken from a recovered covid-19 patient. Photo: Asaad Niazi / AFP (Getty Images)A recent study making the rounds everywhere is certainly unnerving: It found that previously infected people can lose almost all of a type of antibody to the coronavirus within three months. But…
The authors of a recent paper ask what role gut bacteria might play in COVID-19. They outline strands of existing evidence and conclude that a link between the two is plausible, but that more research is necessary.Scientists have implicated gut bacteria in a number of conditions. From type 2 diabetes to depression, researchers have observed…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Mayor John Cooper says he’s considering his options, including a possible mandate on masks, as Nashville sees an increase in new COVID-19 cases. The increase coincides with the city and state re-opening. But if there’s an epicenter for where COVID-19 cases are hitting hardest in Nashville, the Antioch area is it."Southeast…
A woman passes a lifeguard this week on the beach in Lloret de Mar, Spain. The European Union is considering which countries should be allowed to send tourists to its member nations as travel restrictions begin to ease in the pandemic. Josep Lago/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Josep Lago/AFP via Getty Images…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…