Covid19

WASHINGTON - President Biden was under heavy pressure on Friday to donate excess coronavirus vaccines to nations in need to otherwise address global shortages and partnered with Japan, India and Australia to increase global manufacturing…

Micronesia has only confirmed one case of Covid-19 so far. The Polynesian island of Samoa and the South Pacific island of Vanuatu only have three cases each.Sounds like a safe travel choice? There is only one problem - none of them allow…

Over the past year, many scientific teams around the world have reported that obese people who contract the coronavirus are particularly likely to get dangerously ill.A major new study of nearly 150,000 adults in more than 200 hospitals…

Ivermectin, a controversial anti-parasitic drug that has been touted as a potential Covid-19 treatment, doesn't speed recovery in people with mild illnesses. This is the result of a randomized controlled trial published in the journal JAMA…

On Wednesday, public health officials urged athletes to wear masks and stay three feet apart while exercising as new research describes the rapid spread of coronavirus infections during intense exercise classes at gyms in Honolulu and…

The coronavirus pandemic paralyzed the economy, stopped travel and claimed hundreds of thousands of lives. She changed the world in ways that would have been unthinkable a year ago. The first days of the Biden administration were…

The body of a deceased patient is considered a health care worker treating individuals infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on December 30, 2020 at the United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, Texas, United States.Callaghan O'Hare…

Almost 30 million people in the United States - and likely many others whose diseases have never been diagnosed - have been infected with the coronavirus to date. Should these people still be vaccinated?Two new studies answer this question…

A technology executive in California apologized for hosting a conference in Culver City. After that, two dozen participants and employees of the event tested positive for the coronavirus.The managing director, Peter H. Diamandis, was one…

While many consumers sought refuge in the West this fall, people in Japan traveled, dined and went to the movies. One film, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, set a domestic box office record, beating the former champion in a matter of months.…