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Drinking Surged During The Pandemic. Do You Know The Signs Of Addiction?
Retail alcohol sales jumped by 55% nationally during the third week of March. Consumption of all this alcohol can be problematic for individuals, even those who haven't had trouble with drinking in the past.
'Coming Back and Biting Us': U.S. Sees Virus Resurgence
The U.S. recorded a one-day total of 34,700 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, the highest level since late April, when the number peaked at 36,400.
Virus Cases Surge Among the Young, Endangering Older Adults
Coronavirus cases are climbing rapidly among young adults in a number of states — a disturbing generational shift that not only puts them in greater peril than many realize but poses an even bigger danger to older people who cross their paths.
White House Wins Ruling on Health Care Price Disclosure
The Trump administration won a court ruling Tuesday upholding its plan to require insurers and hospitals to disclose the actual prices for common tests and procedures in a bid to promote competition and push down costs.
Brazil Tests COVID Vaccine, Without Deal to Use It if It Works
Other nations have already secured hundreds of millions of doses of the shot created by Oxford University.
Scarce Medical Oxygen Worldwide Leaves Many Gasping for Life
Soaring demand for oxygen prompted by the coronavirus is bringing out a stark global truth: Even the right to breathe depends on money.
Easy To Say 'Get Tested.' Harder To Do. Here's How.
If you have symptoms of COVID-19, such as a fever, cough, sore throat or difficulty breathing, you should seek testing immediately, health care professionals say. If you have no symptoms, here are guideposts for testing.
NYC Members Only Sex Club NSFW Cautiously Reopens
New York is reopening with the second phase of guidelines to limit exposure to COVID-19. But what about a sex club? A members only club called in Soho New Society For Wellness (NSFW) plans on reopening with guidelines even stricter than those by the city.
Tracing Homophobia in South Korea's Coronavirus Surveillance Program
Research reveals that widespread homophobia in South Korea is getting in the way of a more effective public health response and may put South Koreans at greater risk of contracting the coronavirus.
Fauci Says 'it will be When Not if' for a COVID-19 Vaccine
The government's top infectious disease expert told a House committee on Tuesday he believes "it will be when and not if" there will be a COVID-19 vaccine and that he remains "cautiously optimistic" that some will be ready at the end of the year.
The Battle Isn't Over: Rising Infections Seen Worldwide
Nations around the world and U.S. states struggled mightily Tuesday to contain a surge of coronavirus infections as lockdowns eased.
Tennis Star Novak Djokovic Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Novak Djokovic tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday after taking part in a tennis exhibition series he organized in Serbia and Croatia.
South Carolina Beaches Fill, but COVID-19 Takes No Vacation
When hotels were allowed to start taking reservations again on May 15, there had been 283 COVID-19 cases in Horry County, which includes Myrtle Beach. By June 22, that number had climbed to more than 2,000.
How Those With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Cope with COVID-19 Angst
Those with obsessive-compulsive disorder and other serious anxieties face uniquely difficult mental health battles, including trying to distinguish concerns brought on by their conditions from general fears shared by the public about COVID-19.
As Problems Grow With Abbott's Fast COVID Test, FDA Standards Are Under Fire
Medical professionals are split over the lower 80% threshold for the Abbott and other point-of-care tests' "sensitivity" — a metric showing how often a test correctly generates a positive result.
Finding Sobriety as a Gay Man at Recovery Unplugged
Damian shares his story of addiction and finding a welcoming environment at Recovery Unplugged's Fort Lauderdale facility to help him get and stay sober from substance abuse.
WHO Chief Warns World Leaders Not to 'Politicize' Pandemic
World leaders must not politicize the coronavirus pandemic but unite to fight it, the head of the World Health Organization warned Monday, reminding all that the pandemic is still accelerating and producing record daily increases in infections.
Rise in Coronavirus Cases Brings New Concerns in Alabama
Alabama and much of the Deep South are seeing a spike in coronavirus cases as some have stopped heeding warnings of the virus, alarming public health officials and people who have lost loved ones.
WHO Reports Largest Single-Day Increase in Coronavirus Cases
The World Health Organization on Sunday reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases by its count, at more than 183,000 new cases in the latest 24 hours.
2nd Wave of Virus Cases? Experts Say We're Still in the 1st
What's all this talk about a "second wave" of U.S. coronavirus cases?