Month: October 2020

It was the worst headache she’d ever experienced and she’d never had visual changes before. Were the two somehow connected? View original article Contributor:

For months, there’s been a relatively easy way to socialize safely during the pandemic: take it outside. But now, with cold weather creeping into many parts of the world, park picnics, socially distant walks and outdoor dining are about to get less appealing for lots of people. Experts have warned for months that indoor gatherings … Read more

Europe is clearly in the grip of a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. In the past week, countries throughout Europe—including Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, the U.K, and Ukraine—have all recorded their highest daily caseloads since the pandemic started. But two of these stand out. As of Oct. … Read more

A resistance that began as protests about personal liberty has grown larger thanks to a bitter contest between presidential candidates with starkly different views of the pandemic. View original article Contributor: Joel Achenbach

Medicare moved Tuesday to terminate the Andbe Home from its program after at least 10 deaths, cutting it off from federal dollars and imposing thousands of dollars in fines. View original article Contributor: Brittany Shammas

Among the first to study the disease in the 1980s, she tried to stop its spread among thousands of New York City prostitutes. View original article Contributor:

Pfizer’s C.E.O. said on Tuesday that much-anticipated results from its vaccine trial would not be coming this month, after all. View original article Contributor:

The draft recommendation acknowledges a trend of higher rates of colon and rectal cancer in generations born since 1950. View original article Contributor: