Health

Scientists reported Tuesday that the first COVID-19 vaccine tested in the US boosted people’s immune systems as scientists expected, as the vaccines are about to begin key final tests. “No matter how this is cut, this is good news,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease expert for the US …

PHILADELPHIA – City officials say there will be no fans in the stands for the Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Phillies games in 2020, citing security concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic. “The Eagles will still be allowed to play, albeit without crowds. The Phillies will continue to play, albeit without crowds,” …

The Forbidden City in Beijing on November 9, 2017. Lintao Zhang / Getty Images From TikTok to the NBA, tensions between the United States and China are increasingly difficult to ignore. While the relationship hasn’t been exactly friendly for some time, the past two weeks seem like a tipping point, …

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was admitted to a hospital in Baltimore on Tuesday “for treatment of a possible infection,” the court said in a statement. “He underwent an endoscopic procedure at Johns Hopkins this afternoon to clean a bile duct stent that was placed last August,” the statement …

North Carolina on Tuesday set the record for the highest number of people hospitalized in one day for coronavirus. The states Department of Health and Human Services 1,109 people hospitalized between noon Monday and around noon Tuesday. The number increased by 69 hospitalizations in the previous 24 hours. North Carolina …