A Baltimore County teen has died after being infected with the coronavirus, marking what officials say is the first pediatric death in the county associated with the virus. The 15-year-old girl died Saturday at Johns Hopkins Hospital after showing symptoms of an “inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19 infection that has been documented in children in…
The CDC has updated guidelines on coronavirus' spread, saying that it's "not likely" to spread through surfaces.Even before COVID-19 officially had a name, public health officials said the virus could be transmitted through infected respiratory droplets and by touching infected surfaces and then touching your nose, mouth, and possibly your eyes. So, people began snatching…
I thought I might have had a mild case of COVID-19.In late March, about three weeks after my family hunkered down at home, I felt a pressure, a heaviness, on my chest. I didn’t have a fever or a cough and I could breathe just fine, but the feeling stuck around.At the time, people were…
It’s one of the most affordable options we’ve found. Each product we feature has been independently selected and reviewed by our editorial team. If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn commission. Tracking down a reusable fabric face mask that’s also comfortable and affordable has felt like an indoor goose chase.…
Masks and social distancing can help protect shoppers from the coronavirus, but gloves aren't recommended. Mario Tama/Getty ImagesWear a mask, but skip the gloves. Don’t sanitize the apples. And if you are older than 65, it’s probably best to still order your groceries online.As a food virologist, I hear a lot of questions from people…
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…