HEALTH
Police Bust NYC Wedding With Nearly 300 Guests Amid Rising COVID Cases
A wedding with 300 guests in Queens was shut down, just one day before New York reported its highest single-day positive COVID-19 cases since early June.
100,000 Lives Can Be Saved by Jan. 1 If 95% of Americans Wear Masks: IHME
As winter weather merges with many people moving life indoors, global health experts say wearing masks could save 100,000 lives from COVID-19 by January 1.
U.S. Coronavirus Cases Have Been Highest in the World For 6 Months
Between late January and late March total cases in the country jumped from six to more than 86,000.
Fauci Says Threat of Second COVID-19 Wave Looms as U.S. Passes 7 Mil Cases
The White House coronavirus task force member and leading immunologist said the public must follow certain measures to prevent a rise in cases.
COVID-19 Outbreak at Oregon Seafood Plant, Nearly 100 Workers Test Positive
The plant is partnering with the state to respond to the cases that have been tied to "Labor Day social activities," the company confirmed.
Herd Immunity Study Rand Paul Cited Against Fauci Refutes Senetor's Claims
The paper Paul cited suggested herd immunity could be reached at just over 40 percent, which is far below the 22 percent infection rate in New York.
North Dakota Coronavirus Cases Soar As State Rescinds Quarantine Order
Around 70 percent of students have not been tested, despite making up a large proportion of new cases, the state's contract tracing administrator has said.
NIH Head Says FDA Best Judge of Coronavirus Vaccine Safety
Dr. Francis Collins said a "cloud of uncertainty" has been cast over public confidence in a vaccine.
Nearly 100 Nurses Laid Off As Canada 'On the Brink' of COVID-19 Second Wave
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned on Wednesday: "We're on the brink of a fall that could be much worse than the spring."
How the U.S. 'Uniquely Mismanaged' the Coronavirus Pandemic
Health experts told Newsweek that the country's scientific accomplishments in the COVID-19 pandemic have been drowned out by politicisation and a response botched from the start.
Man Dies Weeks After Starting to Eat Large Bags of Licorice Each Day
The man fell unconscious at a fast food restaurant before being rushed to hospital in Massachusetts.
City in Oklahoma Requires Masks During Gatherings in Private Homes
An amendment for the City of Norman, the site of the University of Oklahoma, extends the definition of "public setting" to include private homes when there are more than 25 people gathering.
Amoeba Found in Soil Turns Part of Gardener's Brain Into Liquid
The man was found to be suffering from the rare disease granulomatous amebic encephalitis.
After Infamous Party, Lake of Ozarks Businesses See Uptick Tourism, Sales
The mayor of Lake Ozark cites the publicity from the infamous Memorial Day pool party as causing the region to see some of its highest tourism numbers on record.
Every State Where Coronavirus Cases Are Rising
New infections in more than 20 states, including California, Texas and Arizona, were reported to be on an upward trend in recent weeks.
Five States Where Coronavirus Deaths Are Falling Fastest
A handful of southern states have each reported a drop in new COVID-19 deaths in recent weeks.
Brazilian City Ravaged by Coronavirus Reached Herd Immunity in Just Months
Researchers found that after exponential growth in Manaus, cases and deaths started to drop significantly, without major interventions taking place.
Five States Where Coronavirus Deaths Are Rising Fastest
Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Hawaii and Virginia are among the states where new COVID-19 deaths have increased in recent weeks.
Karaoke Party Turned Superspreader Event Left 50 People Infected and 2 Dead
"This is actually a pretty dramatic event. It's really a tragedy," said Stephen Bickel, from the Flagler County health department in Florida.
Scientists Say Dengue Unlikely to Prevent COVID-19 After Study Claims Link
The team said scientists should explore whether a dengue vaccine could protect against the coronavirus.
Don't Be Afraid to Have Sex After a Heart Attack—It Could Extend Your Life
Professor Yariv Gerber of Israel's Tel Aviv University said the findings will ease patients' worries about returning to their usual level of sexual activity soon after a heart attack.
Study Finds Just 1 in 5 People with Coronavirus Are Asymptomatic
However this does not mean people should stop following guidelines to prevent the virus from spreading, researchers said.