COVID-19 might shrink parts of the brain, scientists say
This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, also known as 2019-nCoV, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. (National Institute of Allergy…
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COVID-19 deaths in US rise again during ‘complicated stage’
The number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the US are rising — even as more people are getting vaccinated,…
Congress takes up the COVID-19 relief bill this week, but it faces some hurdles
WASHINGTON – After an attack at the U.S. Capitol and a historic impeachment trial, Congress is back to legislating. Lawmakers’…
White House Operation Warp Speed chief says that coronavirus variant ‘should be under control’ with vaccinations
The Conversation The ‘gateway drug to corruption and overspending’ is returning to Congress – but are earmarks really that bad?…
Two Black medical personnel who received COVID-19 vaccine understand Black America’s skepticism, but say the vaccine is needed
On Monday, Dec. 14, five frontline workers at the University of Maryland Medical Center known as the “first five” received…
PA man begs Facebook friends to help find ICU bed for COVID-19-stricken mom
A Pennsylvania man’s desperate appeal to find an ICU to take his severely ill, COVID-19-stricken mother has gone viral. Shawn…
Small study finds Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine may work equally well in older people as it does in younger adults
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine appears to create as strong an immune response in older people as it does in younger adults. That’s a…
Study finds link between restaurant dining and COVID-19 in adults
If you eat out, coronavirus could be on the menu. People infected with COVID-19 around the US are twice as…
Trump describes coronavirus testing as ‘overrated’ and calls for less if virus reemerges
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump repeated an assertion that coronavirus testing is “overrated” and said he would not seek widespread screenings…
College student whose dad died of COVID-19 denied assignment extension
A student at the University of Maryland asked her professor for an extension on an assignment after her father died…