President Trump said the United States would end its relationship with the W.H.O. The Supreme Court rejected a California church’s challenge to attendance limits. And crowd restrictions have put Russia’s beleaguered opposition on the back foot. View original article Contributor:
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. will be terminating its relationship with the World Health Organization, saying it had failed to adequately respond to the coronavirus because China has “total control” over the global organization. He said Chinese officials “ignored” their reporting obligations to the WHO and pressured the WHO to … Read more
When Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced the tentative reopening of Virginia Beach for Memorial Day, he warned antsy residents that, if they didn’t abide by new restrictions such as social distancing and limits on group activities to mitigate the risk of new COVID-19 infections, he wouldn’t hesitate to re-close the area. He’s not alone. Coastline … Read more
When Eric Freeland, 34, started coughing at the end of March, he didn’t think much of it. But when his symptoms grew worse, Freeland’s mother began to worry. Freeland is a Native American living with his family in the Navajo Nation in the southwestern U.S., where access to healthcare is limited. He is also diabetic, … Read more
Days before she tested positive for COVID-19 in early April, Tanya Beckford was already worried about dying because of the conditions in the Connecticut nursing home where she has worked for 23 years. She wasn’t feeling well and says she and her co-workers, facing a shortage of masks, gloves and gowns, had started wearing plastic … Read more
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Robert R. Redfield says diagnostic testing would have made little difference, describing it like “looking for a needle in a haystack.” View original article Contributor: Lena H. Sun
No more coffee pots, handshakes or indoor lunches. View original article Contributor: Rachel Weiner
JAMA study shows spike on hydroxychloroquine prescriptions as pandemic struck. The spike quickly dropped but overall there were almost a half million extra prescriptions in 10 weeks. View original article Contributor: Dan Keating
The proximity to patients and the cost of stepped-up protections test dental practices. View original article Contributor: Chelsea Janes