• Pandemic Could Complicate Hurricane Season

    As Hurricane Isaias moved toward the east coast of Florida on Friday, one expert warns that the coronavirus pandemic could make preparing for an active hurricane season even more challenging. The average hurricane season has about 12...

    • Posted July 31, 2020
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  • Top U.S. Health Officials to Testify in Congress About Pandemic Response

    As the number of U.S. coronavirus cases passed 4.5 million on Thursday, some of America’s top public health officials will return to Congress for another round of questioning on the federal government’s handling of the pandemic. Dr....

    • Posted July 31, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: July 31, 2020

    More Ball Games Postponed After Coronavirus Hits Phillies Staff Former Presidential Candidate Herman Cain Dead From Coronavirus First U.S. Dog With COVID-19 Has Died One-shot J&J COVID Vaccine Works in Monkeys Alzheimer's Brain Scans May Not Be Worth the...

    • Posted July 31, 2020
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  • Gynecological Cancers Not a Risk for Severe COVID-19: Study

    Despite rampant fears that cancer patients are at higher risk of having severe cases of COVID-19, a new study suggests gynecologic cancers do not boost the chances of hospitalization or death. “Our study should be reassuring for...

    • Posted July 30, 2020
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  • 11 States Could Face ICU Doc Shortages as Coronavirus Cases Surge

    As COVID-19 infections surge across the United States, 11 states could find themselves with too few doctors to treat non-COVID patients in intensive care units, a new report finds. Arizona and Texas already have a shortage of...

    • Posted July 30, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: July 230 2020

    Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized for Non-Surgical Procedure School Closings This Spring Saved Lives, Study Finds FDA Warns Companies Illegally Selling Hangover Cures Latest COVID-19 Issue: Hair Loss

    • Posted July 30, 2020
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  • One Disease Mosquitoes Don’t Spread: Coronavirus

    Although scientists haven’t nailed down how the new coronavirus jumped to humans, a new study confirms mosquitoes aren’t to blame — and you won’t get COVID-19 from a mosquito bite. “While the World Health Organization has definitively...

    • Posted July 29, 2020
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  • Mastering the Violin Won’t Help Your Child Master Math: Study

    All the parents who force their children to play an instrument because it has been touted as a way to boost overall intelligence, take note. New research now suggests that it may not help develop memory, math,...

    • Posted July 29, 2020
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  • Child Care Stresses, Hunger Are Harming U.S. Families During Pandemic

    With everyday life turned upside down, efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are taking a toll on the well-being and health of American families, a new poll reveals. More than 1,000 parents nationwide were surveyed in...

    • Posted July 29, 2020
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  • Coronavirus Cases Plateauing in Sun Belt, Spiking in the Midwest

    Coronavirus outbreaks throughout the Sun Belt started to show signs of leveling off on Tuesday, but the nation’s top infectious disease expert warned that COVID-19 cases are now on the rise in the Midwest. “We just can’t...

    • Posted July 29, 2020
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