Health

The U.S. death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic could reach nearly 300,000 on Dec. 1, according to a new forecast from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the School of Medicine at the University of Washington. The institute has been the source of influential, though not always …

Major League Soccer revealed the schedule for the first phase of the return of the 25th season in home markets. As was the case during the MLS’s Back Tournament, the continuation of the season will include extensive protests of health and safety, including regular testing of players, coaches and essential …

getty The lack of congressional hawks reappeared after a period of dormancy, and they roared all over Capitol Hill. Continuation of the $ 2 trillion CARES Act happened without much legislative drama back in March, but negotiations for a second incentive package have been difficult. Tea Party Republicans are slashing …

(Reuters) – Nearly 600 children were admitted to U.S. hospitals with a rare inflammatory syndrome linked to the novel coronavirus over four months during the peak of the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a report on Friday. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) is a rare …

Pennsylvania’s rate of positive COVID-19 testing has dropped to 4.1% and the seven-day increase in new cases is substantially lower compared to the previous week, God Tom Wolf said Friday. “The declining case counts in the state, and in many counties this week, indicate that the difficult decisions we had …