Dr. Scott Asnis’ dental office in Bellmore, New York, looks a lot different than it did in February. Parents thought their son couldn’t speak, until a dentist visit changed their lives Click to expand UP NEXT Today, after checking in inside – where you and the receptionist are separated by a plastic […]
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When police arrested the middle-aged Uighur woman at the height of China’s coronavirus outbreak, she was crammed into a cell with dozens of other women in a detention center. There, she said, she was forced to drink a medicine that made her feel weak and nauseous, guards watching as she […]
While not as widely available as cloth face coverings, you can find transparent face masks online: iStock The UK government and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have both advised wearing face coverings in a bid to reduce the infection transmission of Covid-19. It was recently announced that from 24 July, […]
Post Malone has been hard at work amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown. In a candid new interview with The Wall Street Journal, the Grammy-nominated artist revealed he’s been working on a new album while social distancing in Utah. “As crazy as the world is and as strong as everybody needs […]
Photo credit: sveta_zarzamora – Getty Images From Good Housekeeping While perusing various recipes, particularly Paleo-inspired ones, you may have come across an ingredient that’s unfamiliar to you: coconut aminos. And if you hit Google to find out more about it, an array of health claims about the ingredient often pop […]
After a three-week hiatus, John Oliver returned to Last Week Tonight to discuss the lure and prevalence of conspiracy theories, particularly at such a high-risk, high-information time as the coronavirus pandemic, which has created a “perfect storm for conspiracy theorists”, he said. Hoaxes and conspiracy theories have proliferated since the […]
The novel coronavirus pandemic is keeping Americans away from the doctor’s office. For most people, that means little more than postponing a dental checkup or enduring a minor illness at home. But those with chronic medical conditions ― especially ailments that make them more susceptible to infections like COVID-19 ― […]
People under 40 now make up the majority of COVID-19 cases, according to a USA TODAY analysis of data from 17 states. We found that the average age of a new person reported to have coronavirus has fallen significantly since March. Though we are now seeing more infections among young people, the […]
This month is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, and right now, access to mental health care for people of color is especially critical. Black people have been watching as a disproportionate number of their loved ones die from the coronavirus pandemic. They’ve watched people who look like them be […]
Rex Features Rianna Walcott has been doing anti-racism work for years. As co-founder of Project Myopia, an initiative that seeks to diversify university curricula, and a black feminist scholar, she has long carried the workload of educating people on racism and anti-blackness in society. But in the last month – […]
There are many steps you can take to make the process of letting someone use your bathroom safer. (Photo: Niccoló Pontigia / EyeEm via Getty Images) The COVID-19 pandemic has altered our social lives in many ways. Perhaps one of the most notable changes is the rise of the physically […]
While not as widely available as cloth face coverings, you can find transparent face masks online: iStock The UK government and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have both advised wearing face coverings in a bid to reduce the infection transmission of Covid-19. As of 15 June, face coverings have been […]
President Donald Trump addressing a campaign rally on October 10, 2019, in Minneapolis. AP Photo/Jim Mone President Donald Trump is scheduled to take the stage at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday night for his first campaign rally since the coronavirus pandemic shut down most of the US. […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will require people to wear masks in most indoor settings and outdoors when distancing isn’t possible under a statewide order issued Thursday. The order comes as California broadly reopens the economy; in most counties, people can now shop, dine in at restaurants, get their hair done […]
Boris Johnson More than 2 million people who are under orders to stay home and be fully “shielded” will be told they can stop isolating at the end of next month, it has emerged. After being forced to “cocoon” themselves at home since the beginning of lockdown, members of the public […]
Amidst the ongoing coronavirus crisis, Vicki Sherlock had a hard time finding hand sanitizer. She decided to make her own using rubbing alcohol, which she had in the cabinet, and aloe vera, a product that was alarmingly hard to find. “It’s DIY time,” Sherlock said as she browsed the internet for a bottle […]
As cases of COVID-19 continue to spread around the world, Canadians seem to be increasingly concerned about their health and safety Check back for the latest updates on the coronavirus outbreak in Canada. For a full archive of the first month of the pandemic, please check our archive of events. […]
The claim: Melinda Gates says Black people must be vaccinated first for COVID-19 after health care workers. Melinda Gates, philanthropist and co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, says that after health care workers, Black people must be next in line for vaccination for COVID-19, according to a story on Live24. Gates, […]
When historians look back at 2020, they might see some important lessons about how problems become really big problems when left to fester. First, COVID-19 shut down the American economy and killed over 112,000 Americans — disproportionately African American — because we failed to establish the proper public health response early to […]