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As Long Waits for Results Render COVID Tests 'Useless,' States Seek Workarounds
States frustrated by private laboratories' increasingly long turnarounds for COVID-19 test results are scrambling to find ways to salvage their testing programs.
EDGE Exclusive: Expert Analyzes Readers' Dreams
Dream analyst and author Layne Dalfen has some answers for a few of our synapse-stimulated readers. You won't believe what their subconscious is unleashing.
Could UV Light Help in the Fight Against COVID-!9?
Germicidal UV light can eradicate measles, tuberculosis and SARS-CoV-1. Can it work for COVID-19? Scientists are hoping yes.
Pepcid as a Virus Remedy? Trump Admin's $21M Gamble Fizzled
There were no published data or studies to suggest that the active ingredient in Pepcid would be effective against the novel coronavirus. But that didn't stop the Trump administration from granting a $21 million emergency contract to researchers.
US Labs Buckle Amid Testing Surge; World Virus Cases Top 15M
Bottlenecks are creating problems for workers kept off the job while awaiting results, nursing homes struggling to keep the virus out and for the labs themselves as they deal with a crushing workload.
Pandemic-Inspired Food Labeling Could Be Deadly for Those With Food Allergies
With no warning, the FDA's new temporary guidelines allow manufacturers facing supply chain shortages amid the COVID-19 pandemic to make ingredient substitutions without changing food labels.
Had COVID-19 and Expect Long-Term Antibodies? Not So Fast
"Infection with this coronavirus does not necessarily generate lifetime immunity," but antibodies are only part of the story, said Dr. Buddy Creech, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University.
Trump Says Virus in US Will Get Worse Before It Gets Better
President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that the "nasty horrible'" coronavirus will get worse in the U.S. before it gets better.
Silent Spread of Virus Keeps Scientists Grasping for Clues
One of the great mysteries of the coronavirus is how quickly it rocketed around the world.
Watch: What Does an Asymptomatic COVID-19 Infection Look Like?
Have you been diagnosed with COVID-19 but don't have any symptoms? Think again. What may be happening to your body on the inside reveals the ferociousness of this virus.
Virus Hits Frontline Workers in Taxed Public Health System
As a veteran public health worker, Chantee Mack knew the coronavirus could kill. So she asked — twice — for permission to work from home. She was deemed essential and told no. Eight weeks later, she was dead.
GOP Splits as Virus Aid Package Could Swell Past $1 Trillion
The price tag for the next COVID-19 aid package could quickly swell above $1 trillion as White House officials negotiate with Congress over money.
Could Employers and States Mandate COVID-19 Vaccinations?
Most surveys have found that only about two-thirds of adults say they would probably get the vaccine — but could states make it mandatory?
First COVID-19, Now Mosquitos: Bracing for Bug-Borne Illnesses
As the coronavirus pandemic subsides for now in the hard-hit Northeast, public health officials in the region are warning about another potentially bad summer for eastern equine encephalitis and other insect-borne illnesses.
Lost Your Job? The COBRA Game Begins
People who've been laid off or furloughed from their jobs now have more time to decide whether to hang on to their employer-sponsored health insurance. Some health policy experts question the usefulness of the change.
Dem AGs Sue to Stop Rule Revoking Transgender Protections
A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general sued the Trump Administration on Monday, seeking to block next month's implementation of a rule overturning Obama-era protections for transgender people against sex discrimination in health care.
Alex Trebek Expects to Mark 2-Year Cancer Survival in 2021
Alex Trebek says he's responding exceptionally well to treatment for pancreatic cancer and expects to mark his two-year survival next February.
For COVID Tests, the Question of Who Pays Comes Down to Interpretation
The government and insurers vowed that tests would be dispensed for free. Now, those promises are being rolled back in ways that are creating turmoil for consumers, even as testing has become more plentiful.
UK Coronavirus Vaccine Prompts Immune Response in Early Test
Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot.
As Coronavirus Patients Skew Younger, Tracing Task Seems All But Impossible
In California, 18- to 49-year-olds now make up the majority of people testing positive for COVID-19. The number has risen sharply in the past month.