A surprising number of pregnant women delivering babies at two New York City hospitals tested positive for COVID-19 without showing symptoms, according to a new study. The findings suggest that the true rate of COVID-19 infection in the city overall could be…
Oxford University scientists are to commence human trials next week for a coronavirus vaccine. According to the Daily Mail on Wednesday, 510 people, between the ages of 18 and 55, have been recruited to take part in the trial. The subjects will receive eith…
A driver clocked at over 130 miles an hour on Route 80 sped off from State Police before surrendering at the Totowa barracks, telling them he was experiencing coronavirus-like symptoms, authorities said. Trooper who followed Christopher Ospina, 20, of Haledo…
Story Public policies on social distancing correlated with mobility reductions Newly published findings suggest the spread of COVID-19 slowing is good news, and health officials stress that continuing social distancing guidelines is the most-effective way t…
Americas obesity epidemic appears to be making the coronavirus outbreak more dangerous and potentially more deadly in the United States, new research suggests. For younger and middle-aged adults in particular, carrying excess weight may significantly boost th…
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…