Health

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is confident that the US Senate need not do the same with its own mask mandate, such as the one that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued on Wednesday to Representative Louie Gohmert’s positive coronavirus test light. “I think we are covering every base we have and …

All Washington DC public schools will begin the year virtually on August 31 through at least November 6, Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office announced Thursday. The announcement comes after the mayor last week tightened mask requirements and quarantined travelers arriving in the district from coronavirus hot spots. Students who do not …

Image copyright EPA Screenshot The president suggested that postal voting could lead to fraud and inaccurate results Top Republicans have rejected Donald Trump’s suggestion that the November presidential election be delayed over alleged fraud concerns. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy rejected the idea. Trump …

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and Birmingham-based Southern Research have discovered a new drug candidate that represents a major advance in the treatment of diabetes. A UAB statement reported Thursday that the drug has been tested on isolated human and mouse pancreatic islets, the place where the hormones …

Brazilian First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro tested positive for COVID-19 weeks after her husband, President Jair Bolsonaro, announced that he had done the same. She is in “good health” and follows established health protocols, according to a statement on Wednesday. Michelle Bolsonaro is being monitored by a presidential medical team. The …