Monthly Archives: August, 2020

A review of research has found that patients taking certain drugs for high blood pressure had a lower risk of severe COVID-19 and death than patients who were not taking these medications.Share on PinterestNew research indicates that patients taking certain high blood pressure medications are less likely to develop severe COVID-19 or die.Early in the…

Sen. Lindsey Graham denounced the QAnon conspiracy theory movement as deranged and dangerous in recent interview conducted with the South Carolina Republican released Thursday. “QAnon is bats–t crazy. Crazy stuff. Inspiring people to violence,” Mr. Graham said on “Good Luck America,” a show produced by Snapchat for its social media service. “I think it is…

The Maine inn at the center of an outbreak of COVID-19 has had its business license reinstated by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. Officials said the Big Moose Inn exceeded the indoor gathering limit of 50 people for a wedding reception on Aug. 7. The inn was initially cited, and its license…

Abe Shinzo, Japan’s longest-serving and most consequential prime minister in decades, has resigned from his post over health complications. After weeks of speculation fueled by recent hospital visits, Abe made official what many suspected: Though his chronic ulcerative colitis is not life-threatening, he is just too sick to govern. “I don’t want to make mistakes…

CNN was accused of “pitting different sides” of the late David Dorn’s family against each other after his widow, Sgt. Ann Marie Dorn, spoke Thursday at the Republican National Convention.Dorn, a retired St. Louis police officer who was shot and killed during the violence and looting that followed widespread protests over racial injustice in June, has emerged as a hero to many…