Health

Masks slow down the spread of SARS-CoV-2 by reducing the number of infected people spewing the virus in the environment around them when they cough or talk. Evidence from laboratory experiments, hospitals and entire countries shows that masks work, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends face covering …

Florida on Wednesday reported 10,000 deaths from COVID-19, according to state figures, nearly six months since the state’s first case was identified. The state reported 174 new deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total to 10,067 since the pandemic began. California, New York, Texas and New Jersey are the only other …

A doctor who checks comatose COVID-19 patients for signs of a stroke, instead stumbles upon a new indication of how the virus can damage the lungs – thanks to a test that used small air bubbles and a robot. Dr. Alexandra Reynolds, a neurologist at New York’s Mount Sinai Health …

More than two dozen COVID-19 cases have been linked to a wedding reception in Maine, officials said. The outbreak occurred after the Aug. 7 celebration at the Big Moose Inn in Millinocket, according to the state Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Millinocket Regional Hospital confirmed 28 cases linked to …

Jill Biden got a lot of tough questions when she did the show’s broadcast of the “full Ginsburg” show on Wednesday, appearing on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” “CBS This Morning” and NBC’s “Today “after delivering the keynote address Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention. “When the former second lady …