Lawmakers from California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii warned of “an eviction cliff that could leave millions homeless in the middle of a deadly pandemic.”Lawmakers from…
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Category: Health & Wellbeing
AstraZeneca Releases Promising Data on Its Coronavirus Vaccine
The drug maker said its vaccine candidate was 70 percent effective on average, and potentially up to 90 percent effective, at preventing Covid-19 in an…
View More AstraZeneca Releases Promising Data on Its Coronavirus VaccineBeing Thankful and Hopeful in This Weird and Terrible Year
It’s a year for getting through the winter as well as we can, for thinking about how to help those who are bearing the greatest…
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Court Rules Tennessee Can Enforce Abortion Ban Based On Down Syndrome Diagnosis
A growing number of states have passed so-called “reason bans” that target a patient’s motivation for seeking an abortion.A growing number of states have passed…
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TSA Screens 2 Million Passengers While Americans Were Supposed To Be Staying Home
People crowded at airports are “going to get us into even more trouble than we are right now,” warned Dr. Anthony Fauci.People crowded at airports…
View More TSA Screens 2 Million Passengers While Americans Were Supposed To Be Staying HomeCan an Algorithm Prevent Suicide?
The Department of Veterans Affairs has turned to machine-learning to help identify vets at risk of taking their own lives.The Department of Veterans Affairs has…
View More Can an Algorithm Prevent Suicide?Improve Emergency Care? Pandemic Helps Point the Way
Momentum is gathering for telemedicine, which could alleviate a longstanding problem: wait times.Momentum is gathering for telemedicine, which could alleviate a longstanding problem: wait times.Read…
View More Improve Emergency Care? Pandemic Helps Point the WayBill Gates, the Virus and the Quest to Vaccinate the World
The billionaire is working with the W.H.O., drugmakers and nonprofits to defeat the coronavirus everywhere, including in the world’s poorest nations. Can they do it?The…
View More Bill Gates, the Virus and the Quest to Vaccinate the WorldAd Council’s Challenge: Persuade Skeptics to Believe in Covid Vaccines
The nonprofit marketing group led a polio vaccine campaign in the 1950s. Now it is working on a $50 million ad blitz to counter concerns…
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AstraZeneca, Oxford University Say Their COVID-19 Vaccine Has 70% Efficacy
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the news was “incredibly exciting.”U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the news was “incredibly exciting.”Read More
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