Coronavirus Covid-19

Deaths caused by Covid-19 trailed those caused by heart disease, cancer and injuries such as drug overdoses, motor vehicle fatalities and shootings

The work observed a slight increase in bleeding in menopausal women, but the authors say it does not establish causality

Screenwriters have called a strike starting on May 2 if no agreement is reached with the studios over pay disputes arising from the dominance of streaming platforms

Unexpected demand spikes, manufacturing problems and tight ingredient supplies have contributed in recent months to shortages that stress patients, parents and doctors

Third grade has always been pivotal in a child’s academic life, but pandemic-fueled school interruptions have made it much harder

Sales in pharmaceuticals, the company’s largest business, grew 4% in the quarter. The bulk of that came from immunology and cancer treatments

The Food and Drug Administration is allowing an extra dose of the omicron-targeted vaccine for anyone 65 and older if it’s been four months since their last shot

The 90 million taxpayers who have filed as of March 31 got refunds that were an average of nearly 10% less than last year. That’s in part due to pandemic relief programs expiring

Some state and local governments may continue to distribute free home tests through clinics, libraries and community centers

The industry groups that saw the greatest jumps in people working from home were information, finance and professional and administrative services. The smallest gains were in agriculture and mining; entertainment and food services; and armed forces

More than three years after the start of the coronavirus pandemic there is no definitive answer as to the source of the outbreak, although the FBI points to a lab leak in Wuhan

An analysis of more than 100 societies confirms that disease, disasters and even wars tend to be seen as the doing of supernatural forces

Current and former students of the University of Delaware claim the school breached contractual obligations and unjustly enriched itself by halting in-person classes and shutting down the campus in 2020

The House of Commons standards committee questioned the former U.K. prime minister over misleading statements he made to Parliament about a slew of parties that breached lockdown rules

Britain’s former leader will be grilled by lawmakers on Wednesday over whether he lied when he denied that staffers held parties in his Downing Street offices in violation of Covid-19 lockdown rules

The legislation directs the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to declassify intelligence related to China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology

‘American Masters: Dr. Tony Fauci’ offers a portrait of an unlikely lightning rod: a government infectious disease scientist who advised seven presidents

European countries are negotiating with pharmaceutical companies to avoid accumulating unused doses

The new data could mean that the pandemic originated from animals, not one of the labs near the market

According to a final tally released Thursday, more than 1,200 U.S. women died in 2021 during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth

US intelligence agencies are divided over whether a lab leak or a spillover from animals is the likely source of the deadly virus

One in five female students told an anonymous survey that they had experienced unwanted sexual contact

Chinese policymakers are meeting this week in Beijing to set a course for the Asian giant

Covid-era restrictions have allowed US immigration officials to quickly turn around most migrants, but the White House is preparing to put an end to those measures

About 4 in 10 U.S. adults say the level of immigration and asylum-seekers should be lowered

In a federal survey, school officials said half of all US students started this school year behind grade level in at least one subject

Washington has issued a warning against any attempt by Beijing to provide military support to Moscow while the FBI assesses coronavirus originated in a ‘potential lab incident in Wuhan’