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Next Up in Hunt for COVID-19 Vaccine: Testing Shots in Kids
The global hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine for kids is only just beginning — a lagging ...
World Struggles as Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Pass 40 Million
LONDON (AP) — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the planet has surpassed 40 million, ...
Tennessee Gov: Hold Teachers, Schools Harmless on Tests
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Lee is calling for the temporary suspension of negative consequences ...
Feds Unveil Plan to Get Coronavirus Shots to Nursing Homes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Friday unveiled a plan to get approved coronavirus vaccines ...
FDA Extends Pregnancy Warning for Common Pain Relievers
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A historically black university in Alabama has renamed a dormitory that honored ...
GIGXR Launches Holographic Standardized Patients for Medical and Nursing School Remote Simulation Training
GIGXR, Inc., provider of the extended reality (XR) GIG Immersive Learning System for instructor-led teaching and ...
Extra Safety Scrutiny Planned as virus Vaccine Worries Grow
Facing public skepticism about rushed COVID-19 vaccines, U.S. health officials are planning extra scrutiny of the ...
How Long Can I Expect a COVID-19 Illness to Last?
How long can I expect a COVID-19 illness to last? ...
Antibody Drugs Are No Cure but Seem Promising for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — They're not cures and it's not likely that everyone will be able to ...
INSIGHT: WDSE Promo on Duluth Nonprofits
In this collaboration with WDSE in Duluth, host Mark Oppenheim interviews nonprofit leaders from Northeastern Minnesota ...
Unemployed in New Orleans Find Careers in Community Health
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Service workers in New Orleans who were laid off because of the ...
US Medical Supply Chains Failed, and COVID Deaths Followed
Nurse Sandra Oldfield's patient didn't have the usual symptoms of COVID-19 -- yet. But then he ...
Some Orthodox Jews Bristle at NYC’s Response to Virus Surge
A decade-long global effort to save Earth's disappearing species and declining ecosystems has mostly stumbled, with ...
How Long Could I Be Contagious Before a Positive Virus Test?
How long could I be contagious before a positive virus test? ...
Push to Bring Coronavirus Vaccines to the Poor Faces Trouble
LONDON (AP) — An ambitious humanitarian project to deliver coronavirus vaccines to the world's poorest people ...
Can the Coronavirus Travel More Than 6 Feet in The Air?
Can the coronavirus travel more than 6 feet in the air? ...
Sex Ed Mandate Sparks Bitter Washington State Ballot Fight
SEATTLE (AP) — Democrats in the Washington state Legislature thought they had passed a routine sex ...
Little Rock Teachers Won’t Show Up for In-Person Classes
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Little Rock teachers won't show up for in-person classes due to ...
Leaders to UN: If Virus Doesn’t Kill Us, Climate Change Will
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In a year of cataclysm, some world leaders at this week's annual United ...
On Guns, Abortion, High Court Could Become More Conservative
WASHINGTON (AP) — If Congress confirms President Donald Trump's nominee to succeed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, ...
US Colleges Struggle to Salvage Semester Amid Outbreaks
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Colleges across the country are struggling to salvage the fall semester amid ...
Tiny Airborne Particles May Pose a Big Coronavirus Problem
NEW YORK (AP) — At a University of Maryland lab, people infected with the new coronavirus ...
Virus Cases Rise in US Heartland, Home to Anti-Mask Feelings
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — It began with devastation in the New York City area, followed by ...
Trump’s Coronavirus Remarks Weigh on Minds of Senior Voters
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump's remarks at a campaign event in Ohio this ...
US Parents Delaying Preschool and Kindergarten Amid Pandemic
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Claire Reagan was feeling overwhelmed as her oldest child's first day of ...
S Carolina Teachers Stay Home to Advocate for Pay, Safety
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Some South Carolina teachers took a personal day Wednesday to fight for ...
200,000 Dead as Trump Vilifies Science, Prioritizes Politics
NEW YORK (AP) — "I did the best I could," President Donald Trump said ...
As US Struggles, Africa’s COVID-19 Response is Praised
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At a lecture to peers this month, John Nkengasong showed images that once ...
Push is Underway to Test COVID-19 Vaccines in Diverse Groups
TAKOMA PARK, Md. (AP) — In front of baskets of tomatoes and peppers, near a sizzling ...
Preview: BREATHE California of Los Angeles – Marc Carrel
Marc Carrel, President & CEO of BREATHE California LA, discusses bringing greater awareness of lung health ...
Infection Rates Soar in College Towns as Students Return
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Just two weeks after students started returning to Ball State University last ...
What Are the Rules on Masks in Schools?
What are the rules on masks in schools? ...
Virus America, Six Months in: Disarray, Dismay, Disconnect
For years, Erin Whitehead has been a committed fan of the crisis-fueled medical drama "Grey's Anatomy." ...
Antarctica is Still Free of COVID-19. Can it Stay That Way?
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At this very moment a vast world exists that's free of the coronavirus, ...
Study: Kids Infected at Day Care Spread Coronavirus at Home
NEW YORK (AP) — Children who caught the coronavirus at day cares and a day camp ...
What Should I Look For in a Hand Sanitizer?
What should I look for in a hand sanitizer? ...
Bold Hopes for Virus Antibody Tests Still Unfulfilled
WASHINGTON (AP) — At the height of the coronavirus lockdown, President Donald Trump and his top ...
Navajo Woman Who Survived COVID-19 Finds Joy in Simple Steps
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An ambulance whisked Carol Todecheene from her house in late March as ...
Refugee Families Face Unique Struggles with Online School
PHOENIX (AP) — Samuel Lavi knew he'd have to find unique ways to stay connected to ...
White House Faces Skepticism Over Prospects for a Vaccine
Could the U.S. really see a coronavirus vaccine before Election Day? ...
