Shaq: We need sports 'to give these children something to do' Sept. 26, 2020, 2:57 p.m. Shaquille O’Neal is on a mission to help student-athletes across the country return to the competitive sports they love as soon as possible amid the coronavirus pandemic. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
After declining for months, U.S. coronavirus cases are rising again. Has the 'fall wave' begun? Sept. 26, 2020, 7:40 a.m. Though it might be too soon to say whether a fall wave has begun, it’s not too soon to see the recent rise in U.S. cases for what it is: a warning. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Odds of coronavirus infection greatly increase with poverty, CDC says Sept. 26, 2020, 7:40 a.m. The findings confirm a growing body of research that suggests the coronavirus is more likely to afflict people of color and low-income communities than it is wealthier white people. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
How to feel confident that a COVID-19 vaccine is safe Sept. 26, 2020, 7:40 a.m. Many Americans are questioning the safety and effectiveness of a planned coronavirus vaccine and are wary of a trial and approval process that seems to be moving very quickly. Doctors and public health experts explain how to feel confident about the safety of a COVID-19 vaccine. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
As death toll climbs, Biden warns against becoming 'numb' to COVID-19 Sept. 24, 2020, 8:17 a.m. “Due to Donald Trump’s lies and incompetence over the last six months we have seen one of the greatest losses in American history,” Joe Biden said in Wisconsin on Monday. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
More than 200,000 Americans have now died of the coronavirus Sept. 24, 2020, 8:17 a.m. The United States on Tuesday passed another grim COVID-19 milestone. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
White House dismisses criticism of persistent coronavirus supply chain problems as work of 'useful idiot' Sept. 24, 2020, 8:17 a.m. The White House is objecting to a new report that concludes that the U.S. continues to struggle with supply chain logistics that have led to shortages of PPE and diagnostic tests. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Vaccination effort will not be complete until July, CDC director says Sept. 24, 2020, 8:17 a.m. Dr. Robert Redfield of the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention cautioned on Wednesday that mass vaccination of the American public is still many months away. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Measures to control coronavirus have brought flu infections to 'historic lows.' Scientists want to keep it that way. Sept. 17, 2020, 9:46 p.m. Lockdowns and protective measures like the widespread wearing of face masks as a result of the coronavirus pandemic have driven influenza infections to record lows, according to a new CDC study. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
CDC chief says masks better at stopping coronavirus than a vaccine Sept. 17, 2020, 3:19 a.m. “This face mask is more guaranteed to protect me against COVID than when I take a COVID vaccine,” Dr. Robert Redfield said. “If I don't get an immune response, the vaccine's not going to protect me. This face mask will." Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump appointees not influencing coronavirus science, CDC chief promises Sept. 17, 2020, 3:19 a.m. Testifying before Congress on Wednesday, Dr. Robert Redfield strongly disputed that the CDC’s scientific research has been influenced by political appointees attempting to bring those findings in line with President Trump’s views. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump on COVID vaccine: I know better than the head of CDC Sept. 17, 2020, 3:19 a.m. President Trump said CDC Director Robert Redfield "made a mistake" about when a COVID-19 vaccine would be ready. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Police called to home of boy with toy gun in virtual class: 'I could have been burying my son today,' mom says Sept. 15, 2020, 9:30 p.m. A Black seventh grader from Colorado had the police called to his house because he was playing with a toy gun during virtual art class. His mom, Dani Elliott, believes that if anyone did anything wrong, it was the school. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Can coronavirus vaccine mistrust be overcome? Sept. 15, 2020, 9:30 p.m. A large number of Americans say they won't feel safe taking a vaccine for coronavirus once one is available. Can their lack of trust be fixed or will vaccine skepticism make herd immunity impossible? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Michael Caputo was brought in to streamline coronavirus messaging. He has fostered chaos instead. Sept. 15, 2020, 7:55 p.m. A disciple of Nixonian “dirty trickster” Roger Stone, Caputo has worked for Oliver North, Russian energy giant Gazprom and, most recently, Trump, joining his presidential campaign back when few were taking that campaign seriously. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
New York speeds to open restaurants for indoor dining despite scientists' concerns over COVID-19 spread Sept. 15, 2020, 3:43 a.m. A new CDC study found that people infected with the coronavirus were twice as likely to have been at a restaurant than those who had not. Even with social distancing mandates in place, restaurants could become coronavirus hot spots. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Biden campaign jumps on Woodward interview to pin COVID deaths on Trump's 'playing it down' Sept. 15, 2020, 3:43 a.m. As the revelations by journalist Bob Woodward of how President Trump misled the American people about the severity of the coronavirus reverberated this week, the Biden campaign did its best to keep the story alive with scathing digital advertising. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Children transmit the coronavirus, Utah study suggests, but don't get sick themselves Sept. 15, 2020, 3:43 a.m. The new findings could help shape the debate about how to reopen schools safely as the coronavirus continues to sicken thousands and kill hundreds daily. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Fallout from Trump's coronavirus admissions Sept. 15, 2020, 3:43 a.m. President Trump told journalist Bob Woodward that he was deliberately downplaying the risks of the coronavirus in the early months of the pandemic. What impact will these statements have? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Poll: Number of Americans willing to get COVID-19 vaccine falls to new low amid fears Trump is putting politics before safety Sept. 15, 2020, 3:43 a.m. The latest Yahoo News/YouGov poll reveals that less than a third of Americans (32 percent) say they plan to get vaccinated, a stunning 23-point decline that reflects rising concern about the politicization of the vaccine process. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Is it time for colleges to drop the SAT and ACT? Sept. 11, 2020, 12:39 p.m. Hundreds of colleges have made the SAT and ACT optional for applicants because of the pandemic. Should they ditch the standardized tests for good? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Exclusive: White House orders end to COVID-19 airport screenings for international travelers Sept. 11, 2020, 12:39 p.m. The screening operations have been held at select airports since January. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
A new COVID-19 forecast predicts more than 400,000 deaths by the end of 2020. Will the fall wave really be that big? Sept. 11, 2020, 12:39 p.m. Experts have long feared that colder weather and other factors could create a fall wave of the coronavirus with the potential to dwarf previous peaks — and America’s most prominent COVID-19 modelers are projecting just that. So is it time to freak out about the fall? Maybe not just yet. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Post-COVID heart damage alarms researchers: 'There was a black hole' in infected cells Sept. 11, 2020, 12:39 p.m. While more studies are needed, researchers and doctors throughout the country are warning of a likely connection between COVID-19 and a serious heart condition. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
2 Black Senate hopefuls look to make history in the South — and fix health care while they're at it Sept. 11, 2020, 12:39 p.m. Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins from Louisiana and Jaime Harrison from South Carolina envision a “new South” to address issues they say have been largely ignored by their longtime incumbent opponents. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Biden proposes live fact checkers for debates with Trump Sept. 5, 2020, 10:46 a.m. Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he would like his three upcoming debates with Donald Trump to include a real-time fact-check of both candidates’ statements, although he admitted it wasn’t likely to happen. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
The conspiracy theorists are wrong: Doctors are not inflating America's COVID-19 death toll for cash Sept. 5, 2020, 10:46 a.m. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, has embraced a false online conspiracy theory that seeks to minimize the danger of COVID-19 by claiming only a few thousand Americans have died from the virus — not the 185,000 reported by health agencies and hospitals. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Americans complied with coronavirus lockdowns, helping to curb pandemic, new CDC study finds Sept. 5, 2020, 10:46 a.m. Most people throughout the country followed lockdown orders to avoid contracting — or spreading — the coronavirus, a new CDC study found. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
A second COVID-19 wave in Spain holds a warning for U.S. Sept. 5, 2020, 10:46 a.m. Public officials shy away from using the term “second wave,” but with new cases surging toward 9,000 a day, the highest numbers in Europe, Spain is becoming a cautionary tale for the rest of the world. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump's new coronavirus adviser uses made-up statistics and false claims to praise White House pandemic response Sept. 5, 2020, 10:46 a.m. In recent days, Dr. Scott Atlas has eclipsed Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx as Trump’s most visible, and presumably trusted, coronavirus adviser. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Why Trump should wait until after the election to announce a COVID-19 vaccine Sept. 5, 2020, 10:46 a.m. In recent days, experts have become increasingly convinced — and alarmed — that President Trump is pushing to cut corners and rush the release of a COVID-19 vaccine before Nov. 3 to improve his chances in the election. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
White House ignored warnings as it pushed for reopenings, newly released coronavirus task force reports show Sept. 2, 2020, 3:04 a.m. Even as President Trump spurred states to lift lockdown measures and resume normal economic activity in the early summer, reports from his White House coronavirus task force were presenting evidence that infections were rising in many parts of the country. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Doctors alarmed as FDA floats 'emergency use' of COVID-19 vaccine, bypassing trials Sept. 2, 2020, 3:04 a.m. “It’s a lesser review, it’s a lower-quality review, and when you’re talking about vaccinating a large chunk of the American population, that’s not acceptable,” said one vaccine expert. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Ron DeSantis sidelined his health department. Florida paid the price. Aug. 30, 2020, 10:06 a.m. Florida's surgeon general lost all influence after an April 13 briefing, leading to "craziness" within the health department, an official said. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
First confirmed case of COVID-19 reinfection is ‘not surprising,’ doctors say Aug. 30, 2020, 10:06 a.m. Researchers in Hong Kong confirmed the first known case of coronavirus reinfection, but many doctors and public health officials say it isn't that surprising given what we know about waning immunity from other coronaviruses. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Two conventions — one masked, the other mostly not — offer contrasting views on coronavirus Aug. 30, 2020, 10:06 a.m. The two conventions offered very divergent views for a nation still struggling with a pandemic. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Did the RNC boost Trump’s reelection odds? Aug. 29, 2020, 7:21 a.m. President Trump closed out the Republican National Convention with a speech filled with fierce attacks against Joe Biden. Did the controversial event help him gain ground with voters? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
'You don't want people to vote,' Democrat Marcia Fudge tells Republicans Aug. 29, 2020, 7:21 a.m. Comments by Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge summed up many Democrats’ concerns about Republican resistance to mail-in voting. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
5 takeaways from day 1 of the RNC Aug. 28, 2020, 1:58 a.m. The theme of the first night of the Republican National Convention was “America, Land of Promise,” a hopeful message belied by speeches that warned of impending national collapse if Donald Trump isn’t reelected in November. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Coronavirus an afterthought as RNC opens Aug. 28, 2020, 1:58 a.m. “Donald Trump truly moved mountains to save lives,” said one RNC speaker, an assertion at odds with what many have called President Trump’s inattentive and even self-sabotaging response to the pandemic, which has killed nearly 180,000 people in the U.S. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Should colleges discount tuition when they go remote? Aug. 28, 2020, 1:58 a.m. Students at colleges across the country are demanding tuition be reduced because classes are being held online. Schools say any discount would cripple them financially. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump administration defends 'inexplicable' changes to coronavirus testing guidelines Aug. 28, 2020, 1:58 a.m. A top Trump administration official defended new guidelines that say that people without symptoms do not need a coronavirus test, a development that has been widely criticized as unproductive since it was issued on Tuesday. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
A thousand kids and counselors went to summer camp in Maine. Only 3 got the coronavirus. Aug. 28, 2020, 1:58 a.m. Out of 1,022 people who attended or worked at several summer camps in Maine that implemented measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, only three tested positive for it, a new study says. And those three cases did not result in secondary infections because proper measures were taken. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
How the coronavirus could change college sports forever Aug. 23, 2020, 4:11 a.m. The coronavirus has thrown the world of college sports into chaos. The pandemic may bring about major changes that last long after the virus is gone. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Should teachers be considered essential workers? Aug. 23, 2020, 4:11 a.m. In the U.S., teachers have not been treated as frontline workers in the fight against the coronavirus. But as schools look to reopen and the pandemic continues, should teachers be considered essential workers? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Could the fight over mail-in voting decide the election? Aug. 23, 2020, 4:11 a.m. Operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service have threatened the agency's ability to deliver mail-in ballots in time to be counted. Could the moves be enough to tip the election in President Trump's favor? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Colleges navigate the uncertain world of a pandemic, as students and faculty fear for their safety Aug. 23, 2020, 4:11 a.m. Universities have suffered staggering losses in revenue due to the pandemic, and they know that bringing students back would at least help alleviate the financial pressure. But many are struggling with how to safely bring students, faculty and staff back to campus. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump strategy on COVID-19 continues to rely on miracles Aug. 23, 2020, 4:11 a.m. After months of insisting the coronavirus would disappear to no success, the White House has continued that strategy in the lead-up to next week's Republican National Convention. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Latinos hit hardest by coronavirus, CDC finds Aug. 23, 2020, 4:11 a.m. In analyzing 79 counties in 22 states that met hot spot status between June 5 and 18, the CDC found that 96.2 percent of those counties saw Black, Latino, Native American and Asian-American people infected with the coronavirus at rates above their proportion of the population. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump previews optimistic convention message of 'American greatness' Aug. 23, 2020, 4:11 a.m. President Trump gave a preview of the themes his campaign will highlight at his party’s convention next week: that America is great, except for the parts of it governed by Democrats, which are “totally out of control.” Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Young children in daycare did not spread the coronavirus, study finds Aug. 23, 2020, 4:11 a.m. The reopening of childcare centers in Rhode Island in June and July did not lead to a spread of the coronavirus, says a new CDC study. The results are bound to intensify the debate over how to safely reopen schools, even though childcare centers and schools are not the same. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Oleandrin, touted as COVID-19 cure, has no scientific support Aug. 23, 2020, 4:11 a.m. The extract from a highly toxic plant is being promoted by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, despite no scientific evidence that it is effective in treating or preventing COVID-19. Yahoo News Medical Contributor Dr. Dara Kass explains why that's dangerous. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump says children are 'almost immune' to COVID-19. Doctors say that's false. Aug. 14, 2020, 1:32 p.m. President Trump claimed children are "virtually immune" to the coronavirus, yet child cases continue to rise in many states. Yahoo News Medical Contributor Dr. Dara Kass separates fact from fiction as schools begin to reopen across the U.S. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Pandemic has driven Americans to depression and drinking, CDC says Aug. 14, 2020, 1:32 p.m. A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study made public on Thursday surveyed 5,412 Americans and found that “40.9% of respondents reported at least one adverse mental or behavioral health condition.” Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Should racism be treated as a public health crisis? Aug. 12, 2020, 1:13 a.m. Dozens of cities have declared racism a public health emergency in recent weeks. Is this a smart strategy for addressing inequities across society? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Most of the coronavirus tests the U.S. does are worthless. But there's a solution that could actually work — and stop the spread. Aug. 12, 2020, 1:13 a.m. Although President Trump is correct that the U.S. has conducted more tests than any other country, it’s not testing enough, given the scale of its outbreak. But there might be a simple solution: new tests that prioritize speed over sensitivity. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Out of work and with families to feed, some Americans are lining up at food banks for the first time in their lives Aug. 12, 2020, 1:13 a.m. Food assistance programs across the country are preparing for another spike in need with federal unemployment benefits ending. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Bars over schools: Why your kids will probably learn from home this fall Aug. 12, 2020, 1:13 a.m. Lawmakers and educators battle over how to reopen schools safely this fall amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Party conventions: Important events or empty pageantry? Aug. 12, 2020, 1:13 a.m. The pandemic has upended the 2020 presidential race, leaving Democrats and Republicans in unprecedented territory. Should parties end their massive political conventions? Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
Trump: 'George Washington would have had a hard time beating me before the plague came in' Aug. 12, 2020, 1:13 a.m. President Trump suggested that even an opponent as formidable as the nation’s first commander in chief would have had difficulty unseating him before the coronavirus pandemic. Yahoo - health Favorite Favorite Source
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