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August 5, 2022 at 10:30 am

Masked, vaccinated students didn’t catch COVID in classrooms, study finds

A sweeping Boston University study essentially endorsed the common prevention measures — that aren't so common anymore.

Nation & World

FILE – This 2020 electron microscope image made available by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows a Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 particle isolated from a patient, in a laboratory in Fort Detrick, Md. The coronavirus pandemic was considered by many Big Ten coaches as the biggest opponent for conference teams coming into this virus-delayed football season, and it has been. (NIAID/NIH via AP, File)

June 9, 2022 at 3:21 pm

COVID during pregnancy doubled babies’ risk of delays, study shows

Babies whose mothers caught COVID-19 during pregnancy faced nearly double the risk of being diagnosed with delayed speech or motor skills, according to a study...

Nation & World

September 4, 2021 at 6:27 pm

Texas ban may spur tele-abortions: virtual visits, then pills

The COVID-19 pandemic and its dramatic rise in telemedicine has accelerated the move toward “medication abortions” via virtual visits, so the patient never has to...

Nation & World

$FILE – In this April 21, 2021 file photo, a registered dons protective gear before entering a room at a hospital in Royal Oak, Mich. In 2021, U.S. hospitalizations and deaths are nearly all among the unvaccinated, and real-world data from Britain and Israel support that protection against the worst cases remains strong. What scientists call â€œbreakthroughâ€ infections in people who are fully vaccinated make up a small fraction of cases. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File) NY990 NY990$

August 2, 2021 at 10:02 am

Lack of progress in treating COVID-19 causes worry over delta wave

The plateau in progress treating COVID-19 means the medical field is entering the next wave of the pandemic with the same arsenal, despite a dominant...

Workers wearing protective masks prepare food inside a restaurant in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, May 6, 2021. San Francisco advanced into the least restrictive tier of California’s color-coded reopening system Tuesday, allowing most businesses to expand capacity, bars to start serving indoors and large gatherings to resume inside and outside. 775652180

June 9, 2021 at 5:00 am

Fortunes spent on plastic shields with no proof they stop covid

Sales of clear plastic dividers soared in the U.S. after the pandemic hit, tripling year-over-year to roughly $750 million in the first quarter of last...

Business

April 17, 2021 at 7:36 am

COVID survivors may require just one shot of a two-dose vaccine

The issue of giving only a single dose to people who have had covid has become all the more urgent since safety concerns have been...