It is a snapshot of a transitional moment in the pandemic and captures the patchwork nature across the country of covid-19, the disease caused by the virus. Some states have had little viral spread or “crushed the curve” to a great degree and have some wiggle room to reopen their economies without generating a new…
The tennis tour came to a halt in early March due to the coronavirus pandemic. While many tennis stars are finding new ways to keep themselves engage during the hiatus, Venus Williams is taking this time to expand her business. Venus created a unique invisible sunscreen for all skin tones in collaboration with The Sunscreen…
UV-C technology is nothing new -- it's been used before in consumer devices such as the PhoneSoap, pictured -- but safety concerns are on the rise as companies claim their UV-C light devices kill the coronavirus. PhoneSoap For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. With man-made hand…
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wiping surfaces is less important than avoiding crowded indoor gatherings to stop the spread of coronavirus, according to revised guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The updated CDC website now states that touching surfaces or objects is “not thought to be” among the main ways the coronavirus spreads.“It may be…
CLOSEMike McMahon vacationed with his family at Disney World in late January. Back in Boston a few days later, he started to feel lousy.He “couldn’t go from laying on the bed to sitting up without being out of breath,” he said. A flu test came back negative, but an urgent care doctor prescribed Tamiflu anyway. The…
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…