Jack Osbourne is giving some details about how not one but two of his daughters contracted COVID-19. On Wednesday's episode of the Pretty Messed Up podcast, the father of three said that both 2½-year-old Minnie Theodora and one of her older sisters (Osbourne also shares Andy Rose, 5, and Pearl Clementine, 8, with ex-wife Lisa Stelly) […]
A recent survey of adults who tested positive for COVID-19 found that they were “twice as likely” to have recently dined at a restaurant than those who tested negative, the Centers for Disease Control said in a new study. The study, published on Thursday, was based on a survey of 314 people who were tested […]
A small Pennsylvania college is requiring students to remain in their dorms 24 hours a day for week — only leaving to use the bathroom or pick up food — and has moved classes online after a rise in COVID-19 cases. Gettysburg College, a private, liberal arts school, enacted the “all-student quarantine” on Sept. 1 […]
Health officials in Illinois are warning of potential exposure to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at a prom-like indoor gathering. On Thursday, the Wabash County Health Department issued a public notice on Facebook, telling local community members that confirmed cases of the coronavirus have been linked to a "mini-prom" event held on Aug. 4. "If you […]
The FDA announced a shortage of the antidepressant Zoloft and its generic version, sertraline, as the coronavirus pandemic has led to an increase in reports of depression and anxiety in the U.S. The FDA posted the announcement of the shortage to its website Friday, estimating that it will last about 60 days. The short supply of […]
At least 16 graduating cadets from West Point Military Academy have tested positive for the new coronavirus, COVID-19, after returning to campus for graduation ceremonies, USA Today reported. The infected cadets are not showing symptoms and are receiving treatment, West Point superintendent Army Lt. Gen. Darryl Williams told the outlet. West Point had originally closed […]
As thousands of Americans protested this weekend following the death of George Floyd while in police custody, health officials and political leaders have expressed concern that a spike in COVID-19 cases could follow in the coming weeks. Most protesters have been wearing masks, but with close conditions as they marched through streets in Los Angeles, […]
With most Americans staying at home and unable to stick to their usual food and exercise routines, there have been plenty of jokes about gaining the “quarantine 15” during the stay-at-home orders. But new data from Withings, the makers of digital scales, shows that people aren’t gaining much weight — and anyway, say health experts, […]
A group of scientists at Oxford University have already begun clinical trials for a coronavirus vaccine, which could be ready by the fall. Around 1,1000 people so far, who are between the ages of 18 and 55 and have not tested positive for COVID-19, have been enrolled in the trial, which began on April 23. […]
The anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine was ineffective when used on patients with the new coronavirus, COVID-19, and linked to a higher death rate, a new study found. The drug was repeatedly touted by President Donald Trump as a COVID-19 treatment in mid-March, but health experts, including Food and Drug Administrator Stephen Hahn, emphasized that it needed […]
