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Coronavirus

COVID and Flu Tests Are on Sale for Sick Season

Plus a few other sick-day essentials.

New York Magazine - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

L.A. businesswoman fabricated workers, salaries in COVID fraud, netted millions, prosecutors say

According to a criminal complaint, Marisela Nuño was able to secure $4.8 million by filing more than two dozen applications under federal relief programs for several businesses she owns.

Los Angeles Times - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

COVID class action certified over alleged negligence at Toronto long-term care home

Lawsuit alleges Downsview and Gem were grossly negligent in their response to the pandemic, resulting in multiple outbreaks at the home

The Globe and Mail - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Court certifies class action alleging negligence at LTC home led to COVID-19 deaths

A lawsuit alleging that gross negligence at a Toronto long-term care home led to hundreds of deaths from COVID-19 has been certified as a class action.

CTV News - Health - 7 hours ago

Chinese court hears $53.5 billion COVID defamation suit against US State of Missouri

A Chinese court has started hearing a defamation case filed by local authorities and scientific institutions against the US state of Missouri and several of its current and former attorneys general,...

International The News - Health - 1 day ago

NFTs have plunged in value since their pandemic height in 2021. Could AI offer them a way back?

NFTs have plunged in value since their pandemic height in 2021. In some cases, they are worth 99% less than they were paid for. Yet tokenization of real-world assets and AI means the curios may yet have a future.

Deutsche Welle - Business - 1 day ago

Mother diagnosed with rare cancer during pandemic urges people to get checked

Heather Hackney has welcomed more research into leiomyosarcoma.

Evening Standard - Health - 10 days ago

B.C. online furniture retailer Cymax, once a COVID winner, is shutting down

Burnaby-based furniture seller lays off 135 employees, set to file for receivership

The Globe and Mail - Technology - 13 days ago

Global trust in science lower than before Covid pandemic, report finds

The proportion of people expressing at least some trust in science has fallen 5 per cent since 2018

Independent UK - Science - 25 days ago

XFG Covid strain: Symptoms explained as cases rise in London

Numbers of Covid cases and hospitalisations have increased sharply in London in recent weeks

Evening Standard - Health - 28 days ago

Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention -- False claims that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines cause cancer could, ironically, lead to worse cancer outcomes by undermining a promising tool.

False claims that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines cause cancer could, ironically, lead to worse cancer outcomes by undermining a promising tool.

UPI - Opinion - 2 months ago

Former Fauci adviser indicted for allegedly concealing communications related to COVID-19 research

Dr. David Morens, 78, is accused of using his private email account to intentionally circumvent public records laws while employed at the National Institutes of Health.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 6 months ago

Long COVID leaves thousands of L.A. County residents sick, broke and ignored

Six years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, doctors are still treating long COVID patients with complex symptoms and unknown futures.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 7 months ago

Researchers identify immune trigger behind myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination

A rapid, two-step immune reaction may underlie rare cases of heart inflammation seen after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination, Stanford University researchers found, shedding light on a mechanism that’s fueled scientific debate and political controversy since the pandemic.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 10 months ago

COVID-19 vaccines may help some cancer patients fight tumors

The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients by boosting their immune systems to help fight tumors.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 1 year ago

Covid-19 sent the world mad

The pandemic polarised voters and undermined trust in institutions

Economist - Entertainment - 1 year ago