COVID-19

A group of House Republicans has demanded the Justice Department tackle what the lawmakers call “shocking displays of racial discrimination” in states like New York that encourage hospitals to consider a patient’s race when deciding if they should receive COVID-19 treatments. “Racism…

LONDON (Reuters) -The BA.2 subtype of the Omicron coronavirus variant appears to have a substantial growth advantage over the currently predominant BA.1 type, Britain's UK Health Security Agency said on Friday. UKHSA said that there was an increased growth rate of BA.2…

Two top Pennsylvania Democrats who are seeking higher office in 2022 planned to pass on President Biden’s Friday visit to the Keystone State due to scheduling conflicts as the administration struggles with poor polling numbers at the start of its second year…

Spotify will remove Neil Young's music from its streaming platform, because the 76-year-old rock icon objected to the company's response to vaccine misinformation. The big picture: This matters more than you'd think, given the popularity of old music. 70% of the music…

When should you wear an N95 mask? If you find yourself periodically removing an N95 because it’s uncomfortable to wear, it’s not your best option. Experts suggest you try out different N95 mask shapes until one suits you. Here’s when the CDC…

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. inflation-adjusted consumer spending fell last month by the most since February, suggesting that Americans tempered their outlays amid the latest Covid-19 wave and the fastest inflation in nearly 40 years. Most Read from Bloomberg Purchases of goods and services,…

A California mother of three died of COVID-19 after she was denied a vaccine and then monoclonal antibody treatment because she had multiple sclerosis, her family claims. Nerissa Regnier, 45, a real estate agent from Mission Viejo, died Dec. 16 after allegedly…

​​If you're one of the lucky ones who've managed to escape COVID , chances are you still know the common signs to look out for: headache, shortness of breath, fatigue, fever, body aches, cough, chills, muscle aches and sore throat. However,…

LONDON (AP) — Doubt about the content and release of a key report into lockdown-breaching parties within the British government deepened Friday when police said they wanted parts of it to remain unpublished until they finish a criminal investigation. The Metropolitan Police…

Furious Neil Young fans are backing the singer and pledging to cancel their Spotify subscriptions after the streaming service refused to back down over its Joe Rogan podcast. The 76-year-old’s music has been removed from Spotify after he protested against the…