Should colleges bring students back to campus in the fall? May 24, 2020, 5:17 p.m. Universities across the country are wrestling with the decision of whether or not to hold in-person classes in the fall. Is bringing students back worth the risk of an on-campus outbreak? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Former head of pandemic response team speaks out: 'I'm frankly scared' May 24, 2020, 5:17 p.m. “Isolating cases, tracking contacts, all of those things we’re talking about now, we really should have been talking about in January,” Beth Cameron said on Yahoo’s “Skullduggery” podcast. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
In wake of pandemic, the new normal in schools could widen the economic gap among students, educators fear May 23, 2020, 10:57 a.m. With the coronavirus expected to remain a threat through at least next spring and a reliance on “distance learning” likely to continue, the burden will fall most heavily on the neediest students, living in homes lacking computers, internet connectivity or adults at home during the school day. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump says Fox News isn't doing enough to help Republicans — himself included — win reelection May 23, 2020, 10:57 a.m. President Trump made clear Thursday that he sees the primary role of Fox News as that of helping Republicans and himself stay in power. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
'This is a bad practice': Doctors question FDA protocol for plasma treatment of coronavirus patients May 23, 2020, 10:57 a.m. The story of convalescent plasma is one of a federal medical establishment wanting badly to compensate for its slow response to the coronavirus. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
New Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows coronavirus conspiracy theories spreading on the right may hamper vaccine efforts May 23, 2020, 10:57 a.m. As states relax lockdown restrictions and responsibility for containing the coronavirus shifts, in part, to the American people, the dangerous tendency to ignore fundamental facts about the deadly pathogen in favor of misinformation peddled by partisans and spread on social media grows. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Recovered, but testing positive: Cases aboard Navy carrier raise questions about coronavirus immunity May 23, 2020, 10:57 a.m. More than a dozen sailors from the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for COVID-19 after they were believed to have recovered, which medical experts say shows how much remains unknown about the virus that causes the disease. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump demands states reopen houses of worship 'right now' May 23, 2020, 10:57 a.m. President Trump said Friday that he wanted state governors to allow the nation’s houses of worship to reopen “right now” despite the ongoing health risks from the coronavirus pandemic posed by large gatherings of people. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Can I go to the beach? Or see a friend? How to ease back into everyday activities during the coronavirus pandemic May 23, 2020, 10:57 a.m. As cities and states gradually lift coronavirus restrictions, many Americans are looking for safe ways to regain some sense of normalcy. In the first episode of "Fact vs. Fiction with Dr. Dara Kass," Yahoo News Medical Contributor Dr. Dara Kass explains which activities can be considered lower risk. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Coronavirus: Global death toll crosses 300,000 as reopening continues May 21, 2020, 6:12 p.m. The latest news and information on the pandemic from Yahoo News reporters in the United States and around the world. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Coronavirus: Early vaccine trial shows promise May 21, 2020, 6:12 p.m. The latest news and information on the pandemic from Yahoo News reporters in the United States and around the world. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Is Dr. Fauci’s job in jeopardy? May 21, 2020, 6:12 p.m. Dr. Anthony Fauci has been one of the most trusted voices in the government's response to the pandemic, but he's recently come under fire from conservatives. Is his role on the coronavirus task force at risk? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump says he started taking hydroxychloroquine 'a couple of weeks ago' May 21, 2020, 6:12 p.m. President Trump said Monday that he has been taking the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine despite a lack of scientific evidence to show that it helps prevent a person from being infected with the coronavirus. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Contact-tracing apps for COVID-19: What you need to know (and do) May 21, 2020, 6:12 p.m. Among the most promising, yet also controversial, tools for minimizing new coronavirus infections are smartphone applications that perform contact tracing. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Questions arise on coronavirus data used to back reopenings May 21, 2020, 6:12 p.m. A Florida official said she was fired for not censoring the state's data, while questions have also been raised about accuracy in Georgia and Texas. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Can ‘social bubbles’ offer relief from lockdown loneliness? May 21, 2020, 6:12 p.m. Several countries are considering plans to allow people to expand their social circles to a limited number of people to help offset the mental health toll of isolation. Would this plan work in the U.S. or would it lead to more outbreaks? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
What is hydroxychloroquine and does it prevent COVID-19? May 21, 2020, 6:12 p.m. President Trump said Monday that he has been taking hydroxychloroquine. Although Trump has been touting the drug for months, it has not been proven to treat or prevent the virus. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Coronavirus has made the 2020 election a perfect storm for voting rights lawsuits May 21, 2020, 6:12 p.m. “There’s been more voting rights litigation this election cycle already than there was in all of 2016, by a lot,” said Marc Elias, a D.C.-based lawyer with a long history in the political trenches. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Biden says U.S. doesn't have a food shortage problem, 'we have a leadership problem' May 21, 2020, 6:12 p.m. Former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday said that America has “a leadership problem,” about food and nutrition in the face of the pandemic that has crippled the food distribution network. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Biden on meatpacking safety: 'No worker's life is worth me getting a cheaper hamburger' May 21, 2020, 6:12 p.m. The presumptive Democratic president nominee said during a Yahoo News Town Hall that workers were being sacrificed in order to increase profits. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Biden rips Trump for not wearing mask: 'I can't walk outside my house' without one May 21, 2020, 6:12 p.m. During a Yahoo News virtual town hall, the former vice president tore into President Trump’s refusal to wear a protective mask despite the recommendations of health experts and WH protocols for West Wing staffers. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump threatens to withhold aid to 2 states over expanded voting by mail May 21, 2020, 6:12 p.m. President Trump on Wednesday threatened to halt federal funding to Michigan and Nevada over the distribution of absentee ballots in those swing states amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak that has left more than 90,000 Americans dead. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
As more states reopen, Georgia defies predictions of coronavirus resurgence. What's the lesson for the rest of the country? May 21, 2020, 6:12 p.m. On April 24, Georgia became the first U.S. state to initiate the fraught process known as “reopening.” That hasn’t produced a surge of new cases … yet. The answer to whether other states should follow Georgia’s lead and reopen more fully is that it depends. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
White House says the Trump administration is 'keeping people safe' at airports despite a lack of coronavirus screening May 21, 2020, 6:12 p.m. Amid growing concerns over a lack of screening for the coronavirus at U.S. airports, WH press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Wednesday the Trump administration was taking the issue seriously. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
When a coronavirus vaccine is ready, who gets it first? May 21, 2020, 6:12 p.m. Companies around the world are rushing to create a coronavirus vaccine in record time. But making enough doses and getting them to those who need it may prove to be the real challenge. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Coronavirus puts the future of college — and colleges — in limbo May 17, 2020, 6:02 a.m. Online instruction is likely to be the new normal at least through next term, but the academic disruption caused by the pandemic has sparked a larger debate about the future of higher education in America. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump sets goal of coronavirus vaccine by year's end, but 'vaccine or no vaccine, we're back' May 17, 2020, 6:02 a.m. Trump said the project would be “big” and “fast,” comparing it to the Manhattan Project, which led to the development of the atomic bomb during World War II. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
From Brazil to China, how the rest of the world is trying to reopen their economies May 17, 2020, 6:02 a.m. As the United States continues its grand reopening experiment, easing coronavirus restrictions that have crippled the nation’s economy, other countries are also looking to return to the way life was before the arrival of the pandemic. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Newly reopened South Florida seen as an emerging coronavirus hot spot May 17, 2020, 6:02 a.m. Federal officials responding to the coronavirus pandemic are concerned about the rapidly rising number of cases in Palm Beach County, Florida, according to an internal Trump administration document reviewed by Yahoo News. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
As meat-processing factories struggle to reopen, govt. documents warn of shortages May 17, 2020, 6:02 a.m. As COVID-19 ravages meatpacking plants throughout the country, beef and pork options are dwindling in grocery stores. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Coronavirus live updates: Global death toll crosses 300,000 as reopening continues May 17, 2020, 6:02 a.m. The latest news and information on the pandemic from Yahoo News reporters in the United States and around the world. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump pushes 'warp speed' effort on coronavirus vaccine, ignoring lessons from a long-ago drug calamity May 17, 2020, 6:02 a.m. Along with everyone else in the world, President Trump wants a coronavirus vaccine now. The most optimistic time by which a coronavirus vaccine might be ready, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the leading infectious disease specialist on the president’s coronavirus task force, is 12 to 18 months. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Amid reports of White House clashes with CDC, experts raise alarms about lack of coronavirus screening at airports May 17, 2020, 6:02 a.m. As the nation begins to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic, some people are looking to the skies — and experts don’t necessarily like what they see, arguing there are not enough safeguards in place to protect passengers and crew. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Will work from home be permanent? May 17, 2020, 6:02 a.m. Millions of American workers have abandoned the office to work from home. The arrangement has benefits for both employees and employers. Will the change be permanent? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Debunking the coronavirus conspiracies in viral ‘Plandemic’ video May 17, 2020, 6:02 a.m. Dr. Dara Kass, a Yahoo News medical contributor, and Dr. Michael Saag, an epidemiologist at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, address some of the false medical claims made in the viral video "Plandemic," which was removed by social media platforms after garnering millions of views. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
'Another one was coming': Army scientists working on vaccine had long feared emergence of new coronaviruses May 15, 2020, 4:45 p.m. Infectious disease experts at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research began designing a vaccine for the coronavirus on Jan. 10, the very day Chinese scientists announced its genetic sequence. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Coronavirus: Global death toll surpasses 300,000 May 15, 2020, 4:45 p.m. The latest news and information on the pandemic from Yahoo News reporters in the United States and around the world. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Can ‘immunity passports’ provide a path out of lockdown? May 15, 2020, 4:45 p.m. Some countries have considered issuing "immunity passports" to people who have recovered from COVID-19 infections that would allow them to return to normal life. Is this a good idea or a recipe for more outbreaks? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump says it's safe for schools to reopen. Fauci disagrees. What does the science say? May 15, 2020, 4:45 p.m. What parents are actually being asked to assess when administrators request “feedback” on reopening is whether that risk — the risk that children will wind up spreading the coronavirus to teachers, parents, grandparents and beyond — is one they’re willing to take. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Senate intelligence chair steps down amid new questions about congressional insider trading May 15, 2020, 4:45 p.m. Sen. Richard Burr is one of several lawmakers who made stock trades just prior to the shutdown, raising questions about whether some members of Congress acted on nonpublic information. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Some evangelicals fear the 'mark of the beast' from a coronavirus vaccine May 15, 2020, 4:45 p.m. Peggy Popham, who described herself as a lifelong Republican, said that while her beliefs about the coronavirus vaccine “have a lot to do with my political views,” they also “go along with my faith." "I’m 70 and I've gotten sick before,” said Popham. But, she added, “I would not take the vaccine.” Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
'Indifference' to coronavirus landed nation in 'deep s***,' whistleblower Rick Bright alleges May 15, 2020, 4:45 p.m. Although he was careful in Thursday’s testimony to avoid political attacks, Bright asserted that Trump’s “obsession” with hydroxychloroquine was “extremely distracting.” Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Crowds pack Wisconsin bars hours after court stops coronavirus stay-at-home order May 15, 2020, 4:45 p.m. Hours after the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the state's stay-at-home order, bars were packed with crowds forgoing masks and social distancing recommendations during the coronavirus pandemic. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Coronavirus live updates: Global death toll surpasses 300,000 May 15, 2020, 4:45 p.m. The latest news and information on the pandemic from Yahoo News reporters in the United States and around the world. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
CDC warns of big drop in routine vaccinations for children as parents shun doctors' offices May 15, 2020, 4:45 p.m. Alarmed by a dramatic drop in routine pediatric vaccinations since the start of the coronavirus scare, the Centers for Disease Control this week issued an urgent call to parents to take their children to the doctor for routine well-child checkups and vaccinations. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Coronavirus: More than 33 million Americans have filed for unemployment since mid-March May 14, 2020, 3:24 a.m. The latest news and information on the pandemic from Yahoo News reporters in the United States and around the world. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Will the post-coronavirus economy come roaring back? Lessons from the 1918 pandemic and the Roaring '20s May 14, 2020, 3:24 a.m. From 1918 to 1920, the Spanish flu pandemic killed hundreds of thousands of Americans and millions worldwide. Yet the U.S. emerged with a roaring economy in what became known as the Roaring ’20s. What lessons can we take away from that crisis 100 years ago? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Most Americans deny Trump virus response is a 'success' — nearly half say Obama would be doing better May 14, 2020, 3:24 a.m. The unfavorable comparison between the current president and his predecessor is one of the clearest signs to date of an emerging dynamic that will define the remainder of Trump’s term and the presidential election. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
New coronavirus threat appears in children, risking heart damage May 14, 2020, 3:24 a.m. Five top pediatric heart, infectious disease or critical care specialists told Yahoo News they are tracking a serious new syndrome they believe is related to Kawasaki disease, affecting children infected with the coronavirus. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Armed activists escort black lawmaker to Michigan's Capitol after coronavirus protest attended by white supremacists May 14, 2020, 3:24 a.m. Rep. Sarah Anthony told Yahoo News that her security detail, made up of local black and Latino activists, came together because the armed protesters bearing white supremacist symbols represented a “different level of terror.” Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Republican breaks with Trump, calls for 'tens of millions' of coronavirus tests May 14, 2020, 3:24 a.m. Breaking with the leader of his own party, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., called for “tens of millions” of diagnostic coronavirus tests to be administered to Americans before the country can begin to return to normal. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Can the Postal Service be saved? May 14, 2020, 3:24 a.m. After years of financial struggles, the United States Postal Service has been brought to the brink of collapse by the coronavirus outbreak. Can it be saved? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Another study shows hydroxychloroquine doesn't help coronavirus patients May 14, 2020, 3:24 a.m. A new study has found that hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial drug recommended by President Trump as a possible treatment for coronavirus, does not help patients hospitalized with COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
A big question for both parties: How do you stage a convention in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic? May 14, 2020, 3:24 a.m. Figuring out how to stage the nation’s largest and most important political gatherings will be tricky in the COVID-19 era. And while officials in both parties say they’re still planning for in-person conventions, pulling that off will be a lot easier said than done. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
20 million jobs lost in April, but Trump says they 'will all be back' May 14, 2020, 3:24 a.m. The U.S. economy lost more than 20 million jobs in April amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak, sending the unemployment rate to 14.7 percent — the highest since the Great Depression. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
New Yahoo News/YouGov coronavirus poll: Almost 1 in 5 say they won't get vaccinated May 14, 2020, 3:24 a.m. Asked whether they plan to get vaccinated against COVID-19 if and when a vaccine arrives, a majority of Americans say yes. But a significant minority say they won’t get vaccinated or they’re not sure. And that, more than anything else, is what the Yahoo News/YouGov poll found — that Americans are afraid. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Pence press secretary Katie Miller tests positive for coronavirus May 14, 2020, 3:24 a.m. An aide to Vice President Mike Pence has tested positive for the coronavirus, senior administration officials confirmed Friday. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump says coronavirus will 'go away without a vaccine' May 14, 2020, 3:24 a.m. President Trump on Friday broke with health experts, telling reporters that the coronavirus will “go away without a vaccine.” Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
How one doctor is fighting coronavirus — and Trump May 14, 2020, 3:24 a.m. A 37-year-old doctor and Texas native is running to replace a pro-Trump conservative in the House of Representatives. He is one of several doctors who are running for Congress and seeking to protect Obamacare. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Viral video shocks Georgia into action on shooting death of unarmed black man May 14, 2020, 3:24 a.m. It took 75 days of mounting pressure, social media outrage and publicly revealed video evidence for two white men to be arrested in the murder of an unarmed black man in Georgia. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
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