Here are some of the things Trump has done to shut down America’s ability to respond to pandemic disease. Trump’s first budget proposal contained proposed cuts to the CDC that former Director Tom Frieden warned were “unsafe at MORE
A Miami man who flew to China worried he might have coronavirus. He may owe thousands. Remember when Trump decided he’d get rid of the ACA by approving junk plans that could impose pre-existing conditions MORE
The coronavirus has hit Italy with alarming speed, with case numbers expanding to over 200 in a matter of days in the northern region and spreading. Officials are unsure how the virus reached the country, MORE
A man trying to prove the earth is flat, died when his rocket crashed Saturday in the desert in Barstow California. “A man was pronounced deceased after the rocket crashed in the open desert during MORE
When LGBTQ students at Brigham Young University caught wind of the change, they ran to the statue of the university’s namesake to celebrate. Women kissed women and men kissed men on Wednesday, extolling the school’s MORE
The World Health Organization cautioned years ago that a mysterious “disease X” could spark an international contagion. The new coronavirus, with its ability to quickly morph from mild to deadly, is emerging as a contender. From MORE
ANSA) – Rome, February 21 – Six people have been infected with the coronavirus in Lombardy, regional welfare councillor Giulio Gallera said Friday. Gallera urged people in the towns of Codogno, Castiglione d’Adda and Casalpusterlengo MORE
As the Supreme Court considers hearing Texas v. United States, which challenges the constitutionality of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA), the ACA has hit its highest approval rating since the Kaiser Family Foundation began polling MORE
It’s a video but I’ll break down the stats: Health Care Expenditure per Capita: The USA is the highest in the worldNumber of US Citizens without Health Insurance: >37,000,000How much Medicare for All would save MORE
SpaceX has signed a deal with a space tourism company to organize a trip orbiting the Earth for a handful of adventurous travelers. Space Adventures — which organized eight tourism trips to the International Space Station MORE
The newly reported cases of Covid-19, the disease, caused by the respiratory virus [Rare coronavirus cases can have long incubation period, warns leading Chinese respiratory expert] , were concentrated in Wuhan, Hubei’s capital and the MORE
CBS5-SW Arkansas LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton is claiming that China “continues to lie” about the extent of the coronavirus outbreak in the country and that it won’t allow experts from the MORE
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by a Shawnee State University professor who alleged his constitutional rights were violated when he was disciplined for refusing to identify a transgender MORE
A 6-year-old Florida girl was committed for two days to a mental health facility without her mother’s consent after allegedly throwing a temper tantrum at school, an attorney for the family said. The child was MORE
A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against Trump-approved Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas, the latest legal setback to the administration’s efforts to remake the safety net health care program. A three judge panel in MORE
SEATTLE — Unprecedented data sharing and breakneck genetic sleuthing are charting the new coronavirus’s travels around the globe. By cataloging tiny genetic tweaks to the virus, called 2019 novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV, computational biologist Trevor Bedford at MORE
The most-populated county in Ohio might need a second morgue if the number of overdose deaths doesn’t decline. Franklin County had 23 overdose deaths from Jan. 31 to Feb. 7, county coroner Dr. Anahi Ortiz said in a MORE
A cruise ship docked in Yokohama, Japan, contains over one third of all the number of cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus outside of mainland China. Of the 3,711 passengers and crew aboard the Diamond Princess, nearly MORE
Thirteen Republicans in Iowa’s House have introduced House File 2201, which will require “Iowa school districts to notify parents when curriculum or classroom activities include content that relates to sexual orientation or gender identity.” Supporters said the MORE
[…]calls for action against Heartbeat International following the release of a report by leftist organization openDemocracy about the anti-abortion network Heartbeat International. Heartbeat International provides anti-abortion pregnancy advice through a network of centers and affiliates. MORE
Facebook groups that routinely traffic in anti-vaccination propaganda have become a resource for people seeking out a wide variety of medical information — including about the ongoing flu season. Facebook hosts a vast network of MORE
The whistleblowing Chinese doctor who tried to raise the alarm about the coronavirus outbreak died in the early hours of Friday, a Communist party-controlled newspaper has now confirmed. Li Wenliang, 34, was declared dead at MORE
In honor of Black History Month, fourth graders from Many Waverly-Belmont Elementary in Tennessee received a reading assignment titled, “Let’s Make a Slave.” The assignment included the following passage: “You need to whip a black man MORE
Researchers have found a clue that affects how the brain’s information highway in those with autism spectrum disorders is disrupted. The problem involves cells that help keep the traffic of signals moving smoothly through brain MORE
On Friday the US FDA approved Palforzia to mitigate allergic reactions, including severe reactions such as anaphylaxis, from accidental exposure to peanuts. The drug is approved for use only in patients with a diagnosed peanut MORE