I wish I could tell you what’s wrong with me. Since January 2014, I’ve seen over 50 doctors and undergone countless tests ranging from simple blood draws to spending five hours in a sweat chamber covered in purple powder. Based on hundreds of thousands of dollars of tests, appointments and treatments, I have received 26 […]
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Egypt Arrests Doctors, Silences Critics Over Virus Outbreak
A doctor arrested after writing an article about Egypt’s fragile health system. A pharmacist picked up from work after posting online about a shortage of protective gear. An editor taken from his home after questioning official coronavirus figures. A pregnant doctor arrested after a colleague used her phone to report a suspected coronavirus case. As […]
Vanilla Ice Gets Burned Over Coronavirus Hotspot Gig In Austin, Texas
Vanilla Ice is catching heat over his planned gig in a coronavirus hotspot. The rapper — best known for 90s hit “Ice Ice Baby” — is scheduled to perform in Austin, Texas, on Friday at the Emerald Point Bar & Grill’s Independence Day Throwback Beach Party. But both Austin and Texas this week experienced record […]
Texas Megachurch Defends Having Choir Of Over 100 Sing In Front Of Mike Pence
A Dallas evangelical church is standing by its decision to have an over 100-person choir sing without masks during a Sunday service attended by Vice President Mike Pence. The choir of First Baptist Dallas, a Southern Baptist megachurch led by President Donald Trump’s close evangelical ally Pastor Robert Jeffress, performed during “Celebrate Freedom Sunday,” a […]
Coronavirus: Tracers ask over 100,000 to self-isolate
More than 100,000 people in England have been asked to self-isolate by contact tracers in the past three weeks to contain coronavirus, data shows. The individuals have all had close contact with people who have tested positive for the virus. They have been told to stay at home by the NHS Test and Trace service, […]
I’ve Been Sick With COVID-19 For Over 3 Months. Here’s What You Should Know.
Today marks my 100th day being sick with COVID-19. My symptoms began on March 17, two days after I published an essay on HuffPost Personal about facing difficulties getting my 16-year-old daughter Molly tested for the virus. Despite the strict criteria for testing in my home state of New Jersey at that time, Molly and […]
Coronavirus: Scam warning over NHS test and trace
People are being warned to be on their guard against scammers posing as NHS contact tracers. Local councils in England and Wales have issued alerts following reports of bogus calls and messages asking for money to cover the cost of coronavirus testing kits. The councils include Hampshire, Bath and North East Somerset, and Bournemouth, Christchurch […]
Coronavirus: ‘Secrecy’ claims over Cleckheaton outbreak
A coronavirus outbreak at a meat factory was shrouded in “secrecy”, it has been claimed. Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed at Thursday’s daily briefing there had been cases in Kirklees, West Yorkshire. Positive results were confirmed at the Kober factory, a supplier to Asda, which has temporarily closed the plant. Resident Alan Hair said he […]
Donald Trump Gets Hit With Blunt Fact-Check Over AIDS Vaccine Falsehood
Twitter users let out a collective sigh of despair at President Donald Trump’s latest falsehood. Trump claimed during a White House speech on police reform Tuesday that scientists have “come up with the AIDS vaccine.” Medical professionals, celebrities, journalists, political commentators and others were quick to fact-check the president’s erroneous claim, reminding him there is currently […]
Coronavirus: NHS trust bosses not consulted over new face mask rules
NHS trusts were not consulted before the government announced changes to the use of face coverings and visitor policy in English hospitals, the chief executive of NHS Providers has said. Chris Hopson said trust leaders felt “completely in the dark” about the “significant and complex” changes. From 15 June, hospital visitors and outpatients must wear […]
Coronavirus: Government criticised over use of testing data
The UK’s statistics watchdog has criticised the government over its handling of coronavirus testing data. The chairman of the UK Statistics Authority says presentation of figures appeared to be aimed at showing “the largest possible number of tests, even at the expense of understanding”. Sir David Norgrove has written to Health Secretary Matt Hancock saying […]
Senate Democrats Call For Audit Of OSHA Over Lax Coronavirus Enforcement
A group of Senate Democrats says the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has done so little to protect workers during the coronavirus pandemic that they want an audit of the agency’s enforcement efforts since March. In a letter Wednesday, the lawmakers asked the Labor Department’s inspector general to investigate OSHA’s inspections and citations ever since […]
WHO Suspends Trial Of Drug Touted By Trump Over Safety Fears For COVID-19 Patients
The World Health Organization is suspending its international trial of hydroxycholorquine, the anti-malarial drug repeatedly touted by President Donald Trump as a coronavirus treatment, because of concerns that it’s not safe to use on people with COVID-19. “The Executive Group has implemented a temporary pause of the hydroxychloroquine arm within the Solidarity Trial while the safety […]
Coronavirus: WHO halts trials of hydroxychloroquine over safety fears
Media playback is unsupported on your device Testing of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for coronavirus has been halted because of safety fears, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. Trials in several countries are being “temporarily” suspended as a precaution, the agency said on Monday. It comes after a recent medical study […]
2 Missouri Hairstylists Potentially Exposed Over 100 Clients To Coronavirus
A Missouri hairstylist who had COVID-19 symptoms and tested positive for the disease served 84 clients over eight days earlier this month, a county health department said Friday. On Saturday, the Springfield-Greene County Health Department announced that a second hairstylist at the salon tested positive for COVID-19. The person reportedly worked five days while experiencing mild […]