pandemics
Steven Crowder calls out Kamala Harris over small businesses
Crowder took umbrage to a post shared on Harris' Twitter account about the importance of investing in small businesses.
Neil Gorsuch criticized over statement on civil liberties
Supreme Court Justice called COVID-19 emergency measures "the greatest intrusions on civil liberties in the peacetime history of this country."
Immunology gala video showing doctors dancing together sparks fury: "Yikes"
Footage of a packed dance floor at the American Association of Immunologists' 2023 gala has sparked criticism of a lack of care for immunocompromised patients.
Fact Check: Has FDA banned old Covid vaccines?
Former UFC star Jake Shields claimed the FDA "f***** up" as it authorized new COVID vaccine dosage.
Passenger shares their "dream" view of New York while landing at dusk
"It's crazy how much I used to take this landing view for granted," commented one viewer of the video, while another wrote, "Such a surreal experience."
Global biosafety fears grow amid rise in labs handling dangerous pathogens
The number of labs handling dangerous pathogens has increased to more than 100 worldwide, a report has found, as debate over the origin of COVID-19 rages.
Jamie Raskin blasts Trump, Xi relationship amid Covid committee meeting
Raskin, a Democrat, aimed to flip the lab leak theory—a GOP talking point—on its head Wednesday, saying if it's true, Trump is to blame.
Fauci says he's always been "honest" as COVID origins questions raised
The former medical advisor to the president stressed his transparency amid fresh accusations he had engaged in a "cover-up" of COVID lab leak theory evidence.
House Republicans to grill Trump's CDC director over COVID origins
Dr. Robert Redfield has previously said that he believes the virus was leaked from a Chinese lab.
Trump White House doctor's CPAC rant draws mockery and criticism
"The web of misinformation...that they have been sewing for a long time, it's unraveling," Representative Ronny Jackson said about the Biden administration.
Fact Check: Did study find COVID infection just as effective as vaccine?
A new study claims COVID infection provided the same protection from severe disease as the vaccine.
When will the egg shortage end? Experts are divided
Lack of supply and price increases are due to a bird-flu outbreak and rising costs of feed, labor and energy, post-COVID-19 pandemic, an expert told Newsweek.
Pfizer accused of "obscene" COVID profits after posting record revenues
The pharmaceutical giant posted income of over $100 billion in 2022, the majority coming from Covid products, but it expects to lose out as the pandemic wanes.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: Biden stealing credit on GOP declaring COVID "over"
Just before the Biden administration said it would end the COVID-19 national emergency, Greene said Republicans would be "declaring" the virus is "over."
COVID: China spread an "experiment the likes of which none of us have seen"
China's COVID secrecy and "fairly limited" systemic global monitoring "leads to a perpetual risk of a wider outbreak of infections," a Stanford professor said.
Fact Check: Did Joe Biden say pandemic was over in summer 2022?
President Joe Biden's administration recently extended emergency powers connected to COVID-19.
Jarring photos show difference between China's COVID lockdown and today
The Chinese city of Wuhan gained international attention on January 23, 2020, when it was placed under a 76-day lockdown to curb COVID-19 spread.
Real-world origin of the cordyceps fungus zombie from 'The Last of Us'
In HBO's "The Last of Us," the world has been taken over by zombies controlled by a fungus, similar to how the real-life cordyceps controls ants.
The Dangers of "Long COVID Learning Loss" And How To Fix It
The challenge the country needs to solve is not pedagogical but rather economic.
Trump dismisses COVID-19 vax safety claims, says he saved 100 million lives
Trump suggested that he saved 100 million by pushing the development of the vaccines, arguing that some were calling it "the greatest thing that ever happened."
Dozens of China's elites die of COVID as state plays down outbreak
China has reported 37 deaths from the virus since last month.
California's wealthy put Gavin Newsom's progressive plans at risk
The Democratic governor's new proposed budget scales down on initiatives dealing with climate change and housing.
Twitter Files come back to bite Donald Trump
Trump praised past installments of the Twitter Files—the internal company documents shared with journalists—but the latest report isn't as favorable for him.
How China dismantled 3 years of COVID policy in just 1 month
China is pressing ahead with its abrupt exit from the zero-COVID policy as the country—and its neighbors—brace for a peak in infections.
Fox News host confronts GOP congressman on border criticism of Joe Biden
"When Republicans were in charge of the White House, the House and the Senate, nothing got fixed," Fox News Sunday anchor Shannon Bream said.
Democrat Ted Lieu says Donald Trump was "right" about this
The California congressman offered rare praise for the ex-president, whose relationship with Democrats has always been strained.
We've Failed To Learn From Past Pandemics. Our Posterity Deserves Better
We must demand full transparency from Dr. Anthony Fauci and others to determine who made these decisions.
What Elon Musk has said about transgender people amid pronoun dustup
Billionaire Musk has faced backlash on social media after tweeting on Sunday: "My pronouns are Prosecute/Fauci."
Elon Musk faces backlash for "prosecute/Fauci" tweet: "No class"
The Twitter CEO is facing backlash from critics for calling for Dr. Anthony Fauci's prosecution while "denigrating the trans community" at the same time.
RSV and Strep A: Are kids getting sick after COVID lockdowns?
RSV rates are soaring across the U.S., while 15 children have died in the U.K. from Strep A.