Infectious Disease - Page 346

August 1, 2022

Rand Paul vows to get answers on COVID-19 origins in gain-of-function hearing

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., will lead the first hearings on gain-of-function research in hopes of bringing more transparency to the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

August 1, 2022

Seattle businesses take law into own hands to combat homelessness, angering activists

Seattle business owners and residents have illegally installed 1-ton concrete eco-blocks on Seattle streets to prevent homeless encampments and RVs from taking over the area.

August 1, 2022

Governments brace for future waves of COVID

Scientists are warning that the coronavirus pandemic is far from over and that more waves of COVID-19 variants, like the BA.5 omicron variant, are on the horizon.

August 1, 2022

Will monkeypox become another COVID or HIV?

Monkeypox has been reported in over 20,000 people in 75 countries, but there are reasons to believe it doesn't have the same potential as COVID or HIV.

August 1, 2022

Michigan professor who wore space helmet in profanity-laced video settles for $95K with university

Barry Mehler, a history professor at Michigan's Ferris State University, agreed to retire and to accept $95,000 after he sued over a profanity-filled video he made for students.

July 31, 2022

DC schools' COVID-19 vaccine mandate could hit Black students hardest

Washington, D.C., will require students over the age of 12 to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a move that threatens to fall hardest on the city's Black students.

July 31, 2022

White House physician says President Biden continues to test positive for COVID

President Joe Biden continues to to test positive for COVID-19 after re-contracting the virus last week. Biden suffered moderate symptoms when he first got the virus.

July 31, 2022

Biden connects through FaceTime with veterans exposed to burn pits: there is 'sacred obligation' to help them

President Biden connected with veterans and their families on Saturday afternoon through FaceTime as they camp outside the Capitol urging the Senate to pass the PACT Act.

July 30, 2022

Novak Djokovic still hopeful he’ll be allowed to compete at US Open

Novak Djokovic is “preparing” as if he will be permitted to compete at the 2022 U.S. Open in August even as he remains unvaccinated against COVID-19.

July 30, 2022

Biden tests positive for COVID in 'rebound' case, doctor says

President Biden tested positive for a "rebound" case of COVID-19 on Saturday morning, according to the White House doctor in a letter.