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CDC ends quarantine recommendation for people exposed to COVID, and FDA recommends more than one test if negative
Two federal agencies updated guidance related to COVID on Thursday, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dropping its quarantine…
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Polio virus is found in NYC wastewater
NEW YORK (AP) — The polio virus has been found in New York City’s wastewater in another sign that the…
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Face masks are back for visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park buildings, and research finds low levels of stress hormone are a predictor of long COVID
Face masks will once again be required for visitors inside all Great Smoky Mountains National Park buildings due to the…
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Global tally of COVID cases was stable in latest week, while fatalities declined by 9%, says WHO
The global tally of new COVID cases was stable in the week through Aug. 7 from the previous week, while…
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Organic Farming Advocates Welcome Proposed Federal Standards
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China closes Tibet’s Potala Palace over COVID outbreak, and Novavax stock is slammed by weak earnings and halving of sales guidance
Chinese authorities have closed Tibet’s Potala Palace after a small outbreak of COVID cases in the Himalayan autonomous region, the…
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Biden leaves White House after testing negative on two straight days, and China locks down 80,000 tourists on tropical island
President Joe Biden, after testing negative for COVID on both Saturday and Sunday, left the White House for the first…
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Senate passes Democrats’ big healthcare, climate and tax package after marathon session
The Senate on Sunday approved Democrats’ big healthcare, climate and tax package after a marathon session, notching a victory for…
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Official U.S. tally of new cases may be declining, but at-home testing obscures data; Novavax opens trial of vaccine for very young children
The daily average of new U.S. cases may have started to decline based on official numbers, but it’s unclear at…
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Global tally of COVID cases down 9% in latest week, but infections are still climbing in the U.S.
The global tally of new cases of COVID-19 fell 9% in the week through July 31, according to the World…
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Biden’s isolation under White House protocol requires a negative test before in-person work. That’s stricter than CDC guidelines.
President Joe Biden will remain in isolation through at least Thursday under Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines —…
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Biden’s COVID ‘rebound’ after treatment with Paxlovid serves as a reminder that the antiviral can have that rare outcome
President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 for a third straight day on Monday, in what appears to be a rare case of…
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U.S. COVID cases remain close to 130,000 a day, with President Biden expected to resume in-person work by end of week
President Joe Biden is making good progress in his recovery from COVID, he told reporters on Monday, and expects to…
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BA.5 named the variant that has likely infected President Biden and driven U.S. cases up 19% in a two-week period
U.S. COVID cases and hospitalizations remain at the highest levels seen this summer so far, as the BA.5 omicron subvariant…
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U.S. leads the world in new COVID cases as BA.5 continues to spread and illustrate that the pandemic is far from over
U.S. COVID cases and hospitalizations are rising again and are now trending at the highest levels seen this summer, as…
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Biden administration to elevate HHS division to handle pandemic response, and New York Gov. Hochul maintains public-transit mask mandate for now
Even as the president himself was revealed early Thursday to have tested positive for COVID-19, the administration of President Joe…
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U.S. COVID cases tick higher as BA.5 takes hold, and U.K. to offer second booster to those aged 50 and older
U.S. COVID cases are rising again after being steady for several months, as the BA.5 omicron subvariant becomes dominant. BA.5…
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25 million children at risk of getting dangerous but preventable illnesses amid steep backslide in vaccinations
The coronavirus pandemic has caused the biggest backslide in childhood vaccinations in about 30 years, putting some 25 million children…
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U.S. stocks futures rise after strong retail sales number
U.S. stock index futures moved higher on Friday after retail-sales data came in stronger than expected, while Citigroup surpassed expectations…
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Burlington-Area Bike-Share Suspended as Vendor Goes Dark
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Novavax’s protein-based vaccine approval fails to boost stock as demand in U.S. for shots and boosters remains low
U.S. health regulators authorized the use of Novavax Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine, providing a new option that works differently than the two…
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Pandemic is still a public health emergency, warns WHO, urging greater surveillance including testing and sequencing
The World Health Organization said Tuesday the coronavirus pandemic remains a public health emergency, and warned that a reduction in…
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U.S. sets strategy to combat BA.5 with focus on vaccines and updated boosters, and Moscow residents urged to wear face masks in public again
The administration of President Joe Biden on Tuesday outlined a strategy to manage the dominant BA.5 omicron subvariant that is…
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New omicron variant worries experts as it spreads in India, and Moderna says new booster offers better protection against BA.4 and BA.5
A new, highly infectious subvariant of omicron is raising concerns among scientists and health experts as it spreads in India…
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Biden to sign executive order Friday to protect abortion access
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will take executive action Friday to protect access to abortion, according to three people familiar with…
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6 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Solve the Problem of Medical Debt
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Medical debt is the leading cause of bankruptcy in the US and…
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Costa Ricans Live Longer Than Us. What’s the Secret?
There was nothing magical about the care I saw that day. Herrera wasn’t a saint. But he may have been…
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This is the No. 1 reason unemployed Americans aren’t looking for work
Amid a record number of job openings, Americans are taking their time looking for work, with only about 10% of…
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One cup a day of this nutritious food reduces the risk of heart disease, according to a study of 50,000 people
Good dietary habits can have lasting effects. People who ate one cup a day of nitrate-rich vegetables had lower blood…
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WHO head slams ‘scandalous inequity’ in COVID vaccines with 10 countries accounting for 75% of doses administered
The head of the World Health Organization slammed wealthy countries for a “scandalous inequity” in COVID-19 vaccines that is prolonging…
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Goldman Sachs offers Covid-19 vaccines to thousands of staff in India as infections soar
Goldman Sachs is offering Covid-19 vaccinations to thousands of its staff in India and rolling out fresh relief efforts in…
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India records more than 200,000 COVID cases for seventh straight day as hospitals run low on oxygen
The global tally of confirmed cases of the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 climbed above 143 million on Wednesday, as India reported…
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U.S. COVID deaths top 500,000 as experts look to FDA meeting on J&J’s one-dose vaccine
The U.S. surpassed half a million deaths from the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 on Monday, as experts braced for a Food…
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