When Nancy Perez contracted COVID-19 in March, she stayed in her room for a month, isolating herself from her sons and grandson. The mutual aid group Bed-Stuy Strong regularly sent volunteers to her home with meals for her family. Shelby Knowles for KHN hide caption toggle caption Shelby Knowles for KHN When Nancy Perez contracted…
Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY Published 5:00 a.m. ET July 22, 2020 | Updated 9:09 a.m. ET July 22, 2020CLOSE Here's how an unapproved drug like remdesivir, used in COVID-19 treatments, is legal, even if it's unapproved by the FDA with unknown results. USA TODAYDexamethasone isn’t the only steroid that has shown promise in the battle against…
MINNEAPOLIS—The defense of the former police officers charged in the killing of George Floyd could come into sharper focus Monday when all four officers will appear in a pretrial hearing in Minneapolis. Former officer Derek Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder for pinning George Floyd down by the neck until he stopped breathing and had…
The massive gatherings for racial justice across the country and now the world have achieved a scale and level of momentum not seen in decades.People gather Tuesday at the memorial where George Floyd died in the custody of the Minneapolis police.Credit...Alyssa Schukar for The New York TimesPublished June 7, 2020Updated June 8, 2020, 12:11 p.m.…
Skin doctors suddenly are looking at a lot of toes — whether by emailed picture or video visit — as concern grows that for some people, a sign of COVID-19 may pop up in an unusual spot. Boston dermatologist Esther Freeman expected to see skin complaints as the pandemic unfolded — various kinds of rashes…
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…