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Model Projects 300K US COVID Deaths by December
A newly published U.S. coronavirus death projection estimates almost 300,000 COVID-19 fatalities by December, but the doom could be 66,000 less if 95% of people wear face coverings, CNN reported Thursday.
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Initial Supplies of Coronavirus Vaccine Expected to be Woefully Short
Initial supplies of any vaccine for the novel coronavirus likely will be only 10-20% of what is needed for high-priority groups such as health-care workers, forcing government officials to prioritize who should receive it first, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday....
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Cancer Diagnoses Drop By Nearly Half During Coronavirus Outbreak
Doctors diagnosed 46% fewer cases of six common types of cancer during the initial outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the United States...
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CDC: Don't Drink Hand Sanitizer
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued a warning against drinking hand sanitizers containing methanol, which can cause blindness and death...
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Study: Having Suffered from Common Cold May Help Stave Off COVID-19
Suffering from the common cold could help an individual stave off coronavirus disease because the body's immune system may use its "memory" from the cold...
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SpaceX's Moon/Mars Starship Flies in Successful Test Flight
SpaceX has successfully tested its Starship reusable launch vehicle, sending it to an altitude of about 150 meters and flying it sideways for less than a minute before it landed on a nearby pad at its operational site in Boca Chica, Texas....
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Study: Dementia Rates Have Steadily Fallen in US, Europe
Rates of dementia have steadily fallen over the past 25 years, specifically in the U.S. and Europe, according to a study released Monday in the journal Neurology, "Twenty-seven-year time trends in dementia incidence in Europe and the United States."
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CDC Warns of Outbreak of Rare, Deadly Disease to Hit Kids in 2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is cautioning parents and doctors about an outbreak of a rare and life-threatening condition that will mostly strike children....
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Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Showing Promising Results
In an early-stage clinical trial in results unveiled Tuesday, Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine study generated a promising immune response, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Study: More Than Half of COVID Survivors Suffer Psychiatric Disorder
More than half of hospitalized COVID-19 survivors suffer from a psychiatric disorder after being released, a Milan, Italy, study found, according to the U.K.'s Daily Mail.
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Trump Hails Virus Survivor Plasma: 'Beautiful Ingredient'
President Donald Trump is encouraging coronavirus survivors to donate blood plasma to help treat people infected with the virus.
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Virgin Galactic Unveils Renderings of Supersonic Airliner
Virgin Galactic unveiled the initial artist's design renderings of its supersonic passenger airliner on Monday, a sleek delta wing craft planned to cruise at a speed of Mach 3 at 60,000 feet....
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COVID-19 Triggers Hair Loss in Survivors
Statistics show 27% of COVID-19 patients recovering from the disease suffered prolonged hair loss as a result.
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Scientists: Tiny Flying Dinosaur Probably an Ancient Lizard
Scientists in China admit they wrong were when they previously marked a fossil as a tiny flying dinosaur, according to NBC News.
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Worldwide Coal Capacity Decreases for First Time on Record
Global coal-fired capacity decreased by more than 2.9 gigawatts from January to July this year, the first time in recorded history that worldwide capacity to produce energy from coal has gone down, according to data released by Global Energy Monitor on Monday.
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Asst. Health Secretary: Hydroxychloroquine As COVID-19 Treatment Shows No Benefit
Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir on Sunday he can't recommend hydroxychloroquine as a coronavirus treatment because "trials do not show any benefit."...
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Adm. Giroir: Masks, Crowd Avoidance As Effective As Shutdown
Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir on Sunday said if 85-90% of Americans would wear a facial mask and avoid crowds, the coronavirus infection protection would be equivalent to "a complete shutdown" of the nation....
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Apple Purges More Than 30,000 Apps From Its China Store
Apple Inc. removed more than 30,000 apps from its China store Saturday, with games making up 90% of the apps, Qimai Research Institute said.
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'Murder Hornet' Caught Alive for the First Time in Washington State
A live Asian giant hornet, known as a 'murder hornet,' was trapped in Washington state this week. The Washington State Department of Agriculture published a news release announcing the capture, which occurred near Birch Bay in Whatcom County sometime in July. Now,...
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US Officials Seek Limits on "Habitat" for Imperiled Species
The Trump administration is moving to restrict what land and water areas can be declared as "habitat" for imperiled plants and animals - potentially excluding locations that species could use in the future as climate change upends ecosystems.The proposal obtained in advance...
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Dr. David Samadi to Newsmax TV: 'Take Politics Out of Medicine'
Americans' freedom and liberty are at stake at the hands of social media, according to Dr. David Samadi on Newsmax TV, after he was silenced by Twitter for sharing his medical professional opinion.
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GOP Gov. DeWine Puts Hold on Ohio's HCQ Ban
GOP Gov. Mike DeWine stepped in Thursday to put a hold on the State of Ohio's Board of Pharmacy's ban on hydroxychloroquine as a treatment or prophylaxis for COVID-19.
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NASA Launches Mars Rover to Look for Signs of Ancient Life
The biggest, most sophisticated Mars rover ever built , a car-size vehicle bristling with cameras, microphones, drills and lasers , blasted off Thursday as part of an ambitious, long-range project to bring the first Martian rock samples back to Earth.
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Censored Video Doc Fires Back: 'Media Smeared Us With Lies'
Saying "the media smeared us with lies & falsehood," one of the doctors from the coronavirus video censored on social media fired back on Twitter on Wednesday.
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US Energy Use at 30-Year Low Amid Virus Shutdowns
U.S. energy consumption plummeted to its lowest level in more than 30 years this spring as the nation's economy largely shut down because of the coronavirus, federal officials reported Wednesday.