Health

Lee Teng-hui, who as president of Taiwan led his transformation from an island under authoritarian rule to one of Asia’s most vibrant and prosperous democracies, died Thursday in Taipei, the capital. He was 97 years old. The office of the President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, announced the death at the …

Another assistant to a member of the Republican House of Representatives recounted how staff were allowed to work from home for several days when a colleague in the office was believed to have been exposed. “Even then,” said this person, “many of my colleagues continued to work in the office. …

For months, the general public and medical experts alike have thought of COVID-19 as a respiratory illness that would cause an ebb and flow of infections as the seasons change. But earlier this week, a World Health Organization official said at a press conference that the line of thought is …

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, suggested on Wednesday that Americans consider wearing glasses or an eye protector in addition to face masks to ensure more complete protection against the coronavirus. “If you have glasses or an eye protector, you should wear it,” he said. In an …

Of the 389 metropolitan areas tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, it is the only city in the country where the unemployment rate has not increased in the past year. City officials blame that on their top employers: healthcare providers, bourbon and tobacco producers, and manufacturers of personal protective …