A report on masks relied on unfounded assumptions, researchers charged, and the authors were permitted to choose their own reviewers.Experts said the paper’s conclusion that masks prevent viral transmission was supported by other studies, but that the methodology was deeply flawed.Credit...Demetrius Freeman for The New York TimesJune 18, 2020Updated 6:05 p.m. ETA group of leading…
A person removes a tick from a dog.Photo: JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN (AFP via Getty Images)The U.S. tick problem is not getting any better. And, unfortunately, we’re doing a dreadful job at tracking their movements, let alone keeping them in check, according to a new study out Wednesday.The eight-legged tick is America’s most dangerous pest bug, based…
It looks like more stimulus relief may be coming to help offset the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. But discussions on another stimulus bill likely won’t start until at least late July, after Congress returns from recess. Members of both the Senate and the House of Representatives are expected to return to Washington on…
(CNN)Another person has tested positive for coronavirus after visiting the Lake of the Ozarks over Memorial Day weekend in Missouri, health officials said Friday. A Kansas resident was identified as…
Thursday, June 11, 2020 Posted By Nina Rangel on Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 3:54 PM click to enlarge Courtesy of H-E-B This week, San Antonio-based grocery giant H-E-B revealed that another of its workers has tested positive for COVID-19. This time, the employee was at its Alon Market location on the city’s Northside. As…
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…