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A cruise costs less than filing your gas tank right now

Julio Marchi July 20, 2022

Travel is not cheap right now. For those who want to escape this summer, that means splurging, whether you’re filling...

New York City COVID-19 cases surge as unvaccinated take the brunt

Julio Marchi July 20, 2022

COVID-19 cases are continuing to surge in New York City and unvaccinated residents are bearing the brunt.Data from the Centers...

Next era of COVID protection could come in form of pill or spray

Julio Marchi July 20, 2022

MIAMI – The latest COVID-19 variants are taking their toll on the United States as medical researchers eye the next...

NC wastewater data shows 55% increase in COVID particles in one week

Julio Marchi July 20, 2022

By Maggie Brown, WRAL multiplatform producerRaleigh, N.C. — The number of coronavirus particles found in North Carolina’s wastewater has increased...

COVID-19 tied to new-onset, short-term heart disease, diabetes

Julio Marchi July 20, 2022

COVID-19 patients are six times more likely than uninfected people to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) and nearly twice as likely...

Advocates for long Covid patients express latest frustration with federal response

Julio Marchi July 20, 2022

Two weeks before the release of two highly anticipated federal reports on long Covid, patient advocacy groups say they are...

Covid solitary confinement inflamed UK prisons mental health crisis, says study

Julio Marchi July 20, 2022

UK prisoners ‘traumatised’ by Covid solitary confinement, study saysExclusive: Biggest survey of its kind finds mass solitary confinement inflamed UK...

US Open confirms vaccine status will rule out Novak Djokovic from tournament

Julio Marchi July 20, 2022

US Open confirms vaccine status will rule out Novak Djokovic from tournamentUS government bars unvaccinated non-citizens from countrySerena Williams set...