COVID-19 pandemic ‘likely’ originated with Chinese lab leak, Senate Republican report finds
A controversial new Senate report led by North Carolina Republican Sen. Richard Burr was released Thursday. The interim report argues that...
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COVID-19 did not make students’ test scores drop. Our COVID policies did
Many of us are lamenting the national decline in public school students’ reading and math test scores over the past...
Live news: US wage and inflation figures keep pressure on the Fed
© Bloomberg Two closely watched inflation gauges showed limited relief for the US economy from rampant price growth, keeping the...
Why our third COVID winter could be a ‘variant soup’ — but also less severe
The third winter of COVID-19 is approaching. This year, along with cold weather, heightened transmission and a host of other...
BA owner raises profit forecasts as airline revenues return to pre-Covid levels
BA owner raises profit forecasts as airline revenues return to pre-Covid levelsIAG says leisure holidays main driver of resurgence while...
13.9% of Adults Who Test Positive for COVID-19 Experience Long COVID, Study Finds
Researchers found that completion of the primary series of COVID vaccination before acute COVID-19 illness was associated with a lower...
COVID-19 Symptoms Can Rebound Even if You Don’t Take Paxlovid
When the antiviral treatment Paxlovid came into wider use for COVID-19 infections earlier this year, doctors who prescribed it and...
Concern over flu and winter viruses but Covid levels unchanged
Getty ImagesCovid infections remain fairly stable across the UK, but other viruses such as flu, norovirus and RSV are increasing,...
Senate GOP report on COVID origin suggests lab leak is ‘most likely’
A report from the staff of the top Republican on the Senate health committee strongly suggests the virus that causes...
Cape Elizabeth High School closes for one day amid an increase in Covid-19 cases
The Cape Elizabeth school board held an emergency session on Thursday night to address a spike in absences due to...