Tag: Health

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New York Times shockingly allows an op-ed saying life needs to go on in spite of coronavirus

Eddie Scarry · August 19, 2020 4:01 pm

East Lansing, MI, USA - August 1, 2014: An entrance to Michigan State University.

Michigan State calls off in-person classes a week before start of semester

Spencer Neale · August 18, 2020 11:35 pm

In this April 20, 2020 photo, Sarang Jeil Church pastor Jun Kwang-hun speaks outside a detention center in Uiwang, South Korea. Jun who has been a bitter critic of the country's president has tested positive for the coronavirus, health authorities said Monday, Aug. 17, two days after he participated in an anti-government rally in Seoul that drew thousands.

Anti-lockdown pastor in South Korea tests positive for coronavirus

Spencer Neale · August 18, 2020 8:14 pm

Pedestrians cross a street as one of them prepares his face mask in western Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Iran is preparing for the possibility of "tens of thousands" of people getting tested for the new coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases spiked again Saturday, Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said, underscoring the fear both at home and abroad over the outbreak in the Islamic Republic.

Scientists say they’ve discovered why the coronavirus is tenacious

David Hogberg · August 18, 2020 7:10 pm

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2017 file photo, a person looks over a health insurance benefit comparison chart in Georgia. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

State employees to pay more for Georgia health insurance

Washington Examiner · August 18, 2020 12:00 am

Masks protecting criminals from coronavirus — and cops

Anna Giaritelli · August 17, 2020 10:30 am

Pedestrians cross a street as one of them prepares his face mask in western Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Iran is preparing for the possibility of "tens of thousands" of people getting tested for the new coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases spiked again Saturday, Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said, underscoring the fear both at home and abroad over the outbreak in the Islamic Republic.

Death certificate lists woman as coronavirus victim, but family says she was never tested

Emma Colton · August 16, 2020 6:09 pm

Donald Trump, right, sits with, from left, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Ivanka Trump during a ground breaking ceremony for the Trump International Hotel on the site of the Old Post Office, on Wednesday, July 23, 2014, in Washington.

President Trump’s brother hospitalized in New York

Mike Brest · August 14, 2020 2:55 pm

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern talks to the media Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, in Wellington, New Zealand.

New Zealand extends new coronavirus lockdown in largest city after community spread

Anthony Leonardi · August 14, 2020 11:58 am

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2010 file photo, an Amazon.com package is prepared for shipment by a United Parcel Service (UPS) driver in Palo Alto, Calif. States could force Internet retailers to collect sales taxes under a bill that the Senate advanced on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Fitness equipment flying off shelves as people stay fit sheltering at home

Jay Heflin · August 14, 2020 3:00 am

COVID-19 cases increasing in five regions of Illinois

Washington Examiner · August 13, 2020 6:00 pm

U.S. deterrence policy has generated plenty of criticism from Capitol Hill. But that has been aimed at the administration's supposedly narrow view of what constitutes an attack and unwillingness to spell out likely responses.

Top Swedish epidemiologist: It’s ‘very dangerous’ to believe masks will stop coronavirus

Emma Colton · August 12, 2020 1:46 pm