Tag: Infectious diseases
Summer camps hit with COVID outbreaks — are schools next?
The U.S. has seen a string of COVID-19 outbreaks tied to summer camps in recent weeks in places such as Texas, Illinois, Florida, Missouri...
UN calls for global database of human gene editing research
LONDON — The World Health Organization issued new recommendations Monday on human genome editing, calling for a global registry to track “any form of...
Biden calls Cuba ‘remarkable’ protests a ‘call for freedom’
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday called protests in Cuba “remarkable" and a “clarion call for freedom,” praising thousands of Cubans who took...
Dutch leader says easing lockdown was ‘error of judgment’
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch leader apologized Monday for what he called “an error of judgment” in relaxing the Netherlands' coronavirus lockdown, a...
US officials flag “small” reaction risk with J&J vaccine
WASHINGTON — Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine may pose a “small possible risk” of a rare but potentially dangerous neurological reaction, U.S. health officials...
UN: world hunger was dramatically worse in pandemic year
ROME — The United Nations on Monday lamented what it called a “dramatic worsening" of world hunger last year, saying much of that is...
Senators seek Medicaid-like plan to cover holdout states
ATLANTA — Three Democratic U.S. senators from states that have refused to expand Medicaid want the federal government to set up a mirror plan...
Germany seeks to know more than just COVID-19 case numbers
BERLIN — With coronavirus cases edging up again, German officials said Monday that a broader focus is needed to fully understand the impact the...
Appeals court: Indiana must resume unemployment benefits
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the state temporarily continue payment of federal unemployment benefits, affirming an earlier court order...
Zach Johnson tests positive, list of British Open WDs grows
SANDWICH, England — Former champion Zach Johnson was the latest to withdraw from the British Open on Monday because he tested positive for the...
