September 6, 2020 Memphis football debuts 'masked kiss cam' at season-opening game The University of Memphis in Tennessee debuted a “masked kiss cam” at its season-opening college football game on Saturday to create some modest fanfare during the coronavirus pandemic.
September 6, 2020 Former Italian PM Berlusconi remains hospitalized in 'most delicate phase' of coronavirus: personal doctor Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is responding “optimally” to COVID-19 treatment as he remains hospitalized but is the most vulnerable type of patient because of his age and is in “the most delicate phase” of the virus, his personal doctor told reporters Sunday.
September 6, 2020 University of Maryland renames women's studies department after Harriet Tubman The University of Maryland announced Friday it’s renaming the women’s studies department after Harriet Tubman – the abolitionist and famous female “conductor” on the Underground Railroad.
September 4, 2020 Coronavirus deaths in US could top 400K by end of year, updated model predicts The U.S. has counted over 186,000 coronavirus-related deaths, but by the end of the year, it might count 224,000 more, according to an updated model from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington.
September 3, 2020 Coronavirus deaths significantly reduced by steroids, analysis shows A new analysis of several studies in which steroid drugs were used to treat severely ill COVID-19 patients found the drugs significantly helped reduce patient deaths, bolstering earlier, preliminary evidence for the benefit of these medications.
September 2, 2020 Salmonella outbreak linked to onions sickens more than 1,000 people: CDC The agency said that traceback information collected from several illnesses identified California-based Thomson International, Inc. "as a likely source of red onions."
September 2, 2020 Florida Gov. DeSantis drops Quest Diagnostics over 'stale data dump' of months-old coronavirus test results Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday immediately severed ties with Quest Diagnostics Labs after the clinical laboratory company “dumped” nearly 75,000 months-old COVID-19 tests, skewing the state’s downward trend of new daily confirmed coronavirus cases.
September 1, 2020 Boris Johnson assures government can handle more 'wretched COVID' as UK workforce is 'getting back on its feet' British Prime Minister Boris Johnson assured ministers Tuesday that though there’s more “wretched COVID” to come, he’s “absolutely confident” the government can manage outbreaks as the nation’s workforce returns “in huge numbers” to their offices.
August 31, 2020 Massachusetts student flu shot mandate draws hundreds of protesters to Boston Hundreds gathered in Boston Sunday to protest a new flu shot mandate for all Massachusetts students.
August 28, 2020 Salmonella outbreak linked to peaches expands to 12 states A salmonella outbreak linked to peaches has expanded to 12 states with 78 illnesses, officials said.