Just in time for my annual column about everyone’s favorite benefit, Social Security, the government announced an overhaul to its online portal, SSA.gov. The change impacts millions who are receiving or …
This year’s newly formulated COVID vaccines are expected to start shipping in the next few days after the FDA on Thursday officially approved the new shots. “Vaccination continues to be …
I’m old enough to remember the “Maytag repairman” commercials that ran from 1967 to 1989 in which the repairman was “the loneliest man in town” because, the commercials claimed, Maytag …
The good news is that given the substantial accumulation of protection from past infections and vaccinations, the two most serious metrics—emergency department visits and deaths—have not shown similar rises. The …
Applause for the NHS during the pandemic may have been ‘dangerous’, as ‘no organisation can be a national religion’, the health service ombudsman has warned. Rebecca Hilsenrath, the Parliamentary and …
It’s that time of year again: back to school. But this year kids are walking back into their classrooms in the middle of a big statewide COVID surge. The weekly …
Home News COVID-19 Cases Rising Again Globally, ‘More Dangerous’ Coronavirus Variants Could Emerge, Warns WHO “Covid-19 is still very much with us and circulating in all countries,” said WHO’s Dr …
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Noah Lyles said he tested positive for COVID two days before he finished third in the 200-meter final at the Paris Olympics on Thursday night. Here’s what we …
For most of the summer, COVID levels in California and the Bay Area have been high. Test positivity rates have reached 14.3%, growing over 2 percentage points from the week …
With a new booster coming soon, getting a dose of the current coronavirus vaccine is growing more difficult in parts of California. A survey of retail pharmacies and medical providers …