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How Aussie doctor's at-home COVID test won US approval

Holly Robertson, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 11 11:48 AM

BRISBANE - An Australian doctor who began inventing virus detection tools as a "hobby" is now helming a mammoth effort to ship the first non-prescription home COVID-19 tests cleared by US regulators. Read more »

US tops 21 million COVID-19 cases, record hospitalizations

Maria Caspani and Peter Szekely, Reuters
Posted at Jan 07 06:35 AM

NEW YORK - More Americans were hospitalized with COVID-19 on Wednesday than at any time since the pandemic began, as total coronavirus infections crossed the 21 million mark, deaths soared across much of the United States and a historic vaccination effort lagged. Read more »

For Christmas, pastors offer comfort and joy in a somber season

Ruth Graham, The New York Times
Updated as of Dec 25 08:09 PM

When the Rev. Timothy Cole learned he had COVID-19 in early March, it was the first known case of the virus in Washington, D.C. Cole, rector of Christ Church Georgetown, was hospitalized for three weeks. Read more »

Feeling socially awkward? Even extroverts are a little rusty

Bob Morris, The New York Times
Updated as of Dec 25 08:08 PM

Cece Cord, a loquacious socialite and designer, hosted a small luncheon over the summer graced with flowers from the garden at her hillside cottage in Millbrook, New York. But when the guests arrived, her social game was a little off. Read more »

A century after phony flu ads, companies hype dubious COVID cures

Tiffany Hsu, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 25 01:56 PM

With a pandemic raging, a spate of ads promised dubious remedies in the form of lozenges, tonics, unguents, blood-builders and an antiseptic shield to be used while kissing. That was in 1918, during the influenza outbreak that eventually claimed an estimated 50 million lives, including 675,000 in the United States. Read more »

The Swiss Cheese model of pandemic defense

Siobhan Roberts, The New York Times
Updated as of Dec 11 10:41 AM

Multiple layers of protection, imagined as cheese slices, block the spread of the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. No one layer is perfect; each has holes, and when the holes align, the risk of infection increases. But several layers combined — social distancing, plus masks, plus hand-washing, plus testing and tracing, plus ventilation, plus government messaging — significantly reduce the overall risk. Vaccination will add one more protective layer. Read more »

Airlines gear up to transport vaccines that could revive travel

Niraj Chokshi, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 11 04:26 AM

Airlines are preparing to run vaccine-only flights: planes that are chock-full of freezer boxes or coolers and a skeleton crew of pilots and crew members to secure and monitor the precious cargo. Read more »

How US pandemic aid attracted hordes of gleeful and gutsy scammers

Stacy Cowley, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 10 10:10 AM

Chris Hurn wasn’t surprised scammers were trying to get government money. An enormous relief effort like the $523 billion Paycheck Protection Program is bound to attract grifters. What shocked him was the brazen glee of the scammers who got money anyway. Read more »

Rudy Giuliani, diagnosed with COVID-19, says will leave hospital soon

Jarrett Renshaw and Jason Lange, Reuters
Posted at Dec 09 07:02 AM

US President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday said he is feeling better after contracting COVID-19 and expects to leave the hospital on Wednesday. Read more »

Hackers targeting COVID-19 vaccine supply chain, IBM warns

Daniel Hoffman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 04 11:32 AM

NEW YORK - With multiple vaccines close to becoming available in a world gripped by the coronavirus pandemic, manufacturers have become the target of hackers trying to steal trade secrets or disrupt supply chains. Read more »

Bleak COVID winter: America's outbreak enters worst phase

Ivan Couronne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 04 08:43 AM

WASHINGTON - The first vaccines are only weeks away but the winter is looking bleak for the United States, where the coronavirus outbreak is worse than ever and 150,000 more people could perish by February. Read more »

‘It’s terrible, because it was avoidable’: US virus deaths have passed spring peak

Sabrina Tavernise, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 03 12:00 PM

The United States on Wednesday recorded its single-worst daily death toll since the pandemic began, and on a day when COVID-19 hospitalizations also hit an all-time high, the pace of loss showed no signs of slowing any time soon.   Read more »

More than 2,500 US virus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 03 06:24 AM

WASHINGTON - The United States, the country hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic and in the throes of a surge in cases, on Tuesday registered more than 2,500 deaths in a 24-hour period, the highest total since late April, Johns Hopkins University said.  Read more »

Health workers, nursing home residents should get vaccines first: US panel

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 02 08:59 AM

WASHINGTON - Health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities should be prioritized in the first phase of COVID-19 vaccinations, an advisory committee of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. Read more »

Despite pandemic shutdowns, cancer doesn't take a break

Jane E. Brody, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 02 08:18 AM

While a raging pandemic continues to force shutdowns and slowdowns throughout the country, another major risk to human health is not taking a sabbatical: cancer. Read more »

Exercise after COVID-19? Take it slow.

Jordan D. Metzl, M.D., The New York Times
Posted at Dec 02 07:18 AM

For the last 20 years, whenever patients asked me about exercising while recovering from a viral illness like the flu, I gave the same advice: Listen to your body. If exercise usually makes you feel better, go for it.COVID-19 has changed my advice. Read more »

Virus surge leads to curfew in San Francisco

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 29 08:30 AM

The curfew requires non-essential businesses to close and prohibits members of different households from gathering between 10 pm and 5 am until December 21, Mayor London Breed said Saturday. Read more »

Their teeth fell out. Was it another COVID-19 consequence?

Wudan Yan, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 27 12:00 PM

There’s no rigorous evidence yet that COVID-19 infection can lead to tooth loss or related problems. But among members of Farah Khemili's support group, she found others who also described teeth falling out, as well as sensitive gums and teeth turning gray or chipping. Read more »

'Kind of lonely': America marks COVID-altered Thanksgiving

Dan Whitcomb and Nathan Layne, Reuters
Posted at Nov 27 10:07 AM

Americans marked a muted Thanksgiving Day holiday on Thursday, sometimes seeing family only by video after political leaders discouraged travel or large gatherings in the face of the surging coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Over 2,400 US COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours, a six-month high: Johns Hopkins

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 26 10:19 AM

WASHINGTON - The United States on Wednesday registered more than 2,400 deaths from COVID-19 in 24 hours, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally -- the highest daily toll in six months as the Thanksgiving holiday began. Read more »