Month: June 2020

In 2008, I wrote about vitamin D for this column. The first paragraph stated, “The latest studies on vitamin D are pointing to a D-ficiency in the majority of Americans. … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:

DNA tests show an increase in the number of animals with positive tests for some coronaviruses from the time they are trapped until they arrive on someone’s dinner plate. View original article Contributor:

The city of Beijing has tested 1.1 million people in less than a week and has halted many flights, but has not imposed the citywide lockdowns used in provincial outbreaks. View original article Contributor:

California orders residents to wear masks in most indoor situations. The guidance comes as face coverings become a political flash point. A federal agency has halted funding for new lung treatments. View original article Contributor:

The shift, quietly disclosed on a government website, highlights how the Trump administration is favoring development of vaccines over treatments for the sickest patients. View original article Contributor:

Brandon Straka was removed from a flight from La Guardia Airport to Dallas-Fort Worth Airport after he told an airline employee that he didn’t like wearing a mask. View original article Contributor:

(DALLAS) — American Airlines has banned a man who was kicked off a plane for refusing to wear a face covering, among the first such incidents since airlines promised this week to step up enforcement of their mask rules. A spokesman for American said Thursday that the airline decided to ban the man after reviewing … Read more

(WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she is ordering the removal from the Capitol of portraits honoring four previous House speakers who served in the Confederacy. In a letter to the House clerk, Pelosi requested the immediate removal of portraits depicting former speakers Robert Hunter of Virginia, James Orr of South Carolina and … Read more