Health

The research summary is a brief overview of interesting academic work. With the arrival of an infectious disease outbreak, epidemiologists and public health officials are soon trying to forecast deaths and infections using complex computer models. But with a new virus like the one causing COVID-19, these estimates are compounded …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its list of people who are at risk for the most serious cases of COVID-19. The interesting aspects: Older adults remain on the list. People with underlying conditions are still at risk. The risk increases as you get older. But those …

Jessica Simpson is saying goodbye to her 30s. The star took to Instagram on Friday to share a photo of herself wearing a new cow print bikini from her Jessica Simpson Collection swimsuit line. The 39-year-old fashion designer and singer paired the look with a see-through black cover-up with lace …

The US hit another record high Thursday in new daily coronavirus cases at 39,061, according to the COVID Tracking Project. The previous high was recorded just one day earlier at 38,706 confirmed infections across the country. Records kept by Johns Hopkins University showed the national total was even higher, reaching …

Florida announced a ban on local alcohol consumption in bars on Friday, just after the state Department of Health released daily coronavirus figures showing its count increased by nearly 9,000 cases, more than 3,400 cases from the previous daily increase. The Florida alcohol regulatory agency announced on Twitter the ban …