Chicago Tribune | Jul 24, 2020 at 9:24 AM Gloves are most needed in medical settings where health care workers know how to use them, said one expert. For the general public, gloves can trick the wearer into complacency. (Natacha Pisarenko/AP) People want to debate whether wearing a mask works against COVID-19, but the CDC…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.As state-mandated coronavirus lockdowns are slowly ending in the U.S., an important factor remains what's the best way to prevent from catching the virus or spreading it to others -- if you decide to venture out into public spaces.The virus is…
Many people in the community are wearing face masks and gloves in an attempt to protect themselves against the coronavirus.They might put on these items to go to the shops, or perhaps when taking a walk through the neighborhood.The evidence on whether these measures will actually protect against coronavirus is mixed and largely inconclusive.But you’re…
The threat of contracting coronavirus is still high, and people are taking extra steps to avoid contact with germs. At the grocery store, you don’t know who touched what — your cart, produce, the credit card machine, etc. — so you might be wearing gloves — but should you be?35 Ways to Create a Healthier…
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…