Nov 07 How a mysterious ailment ended Eleanor Roosevelt's life By Dr. Howard Markel None of her doctors knew what was causing her rare blood disorder. And given this was more than 50 years ago, the treatment options were rather limited. Continue reading
Nov 07 Trump chief of staff Meadows diagnosed with COVID-19 By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows has been diagnosed with the coronavirus as the nation sets daily records for confirmed cases for the pandemic. Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 3:22 News Wrap: U.S. sees over 120,000 new COVID-19 cases in a day In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. wave of coronavirus infections is still building. More than 120,000 new cases were reported in the last day, pushing the national total past 9.6 million with more than 235,000 deaths. Also, remnants of… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch 3:28 Remembering 5 victims of the coronavirus pandemic As we do every Friday during this pandemic, we pay tribute to five individuals who have fallen victim to the coronavirus -- which continues to tighten its grip on our communities. Continue watching
Nov 06 FDA panel urges rejection of experimental Alzheimer's drug By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The panel of outside experts for the Food and Drug Administration agreed that a pivotal study in patients failed to show “strong evidence” that the drug worked. Continue reading
Nov 06 Virus-hit Paris bookshop Shakespeare and Co appeals for help By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press The English-language bookshop on the Seine River sent an email to customers last week to inform them that it was facing "hard times" and to encourage them to buy a book. Continue reading
Nov 05 Counties with worst virus surges overwhelmingly voted Trump By Carla K. Johnson, Hannah Fingerhut, Pia Deshpande, Associated Press U.S. voters went to the polls starkly divided on how they see President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Nov 04 Amid COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsin voters choose Biden over Trump By Laura Santhanam Leading up to the 2020 presidential election, Wisconsin became a national hotspot for the coronavirus. So far, more than 250,000 Wisconsinites have gotten sick with COVID-19, and another 2,100 have died. Continue reading
Nov 04 With performers infected, La Scala season premiere canceled By Associated Press The Dec. 7 season premiere at Milan’s La Scala opera house is being scrapped after a rash of COVID-19 infections among musicians and chorus members. Continue reading
Nov 04 Oregon leads the way in decriminalizing hard drugs By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press In a first in the nation, Oregon has rejected charging drug users with criminal offenses, with voters passing a ballot measure that decriminalizes possession of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and other hard drugs. Continue reading