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American Medical Association rips Trump's claim that doctors inflating COVID numbers

Sat, 31 Oct 2020 12:18:31 GMT

The American Medical Association (AMA) on Friday issued a scathing statement condemning President Trump’s claim that doctors are purposefully inflating coronavirus case numbers, calling the suggestion “malicious, outrageous, and completely misguided...

Biden and Trump closing arguments diverge sharply on COVID-19

Sat, 31 Oct 2020 11:56:53 GMT

President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden are digging in on their vastly different coronavirus messages in the waning days of a bruising campaign.Even as COVID-19 cases rise to record levels across the nation, Trump repeatedly insists the...

US records 97,000 new COVID-19 cases, shattering daily record

Sat, 31 Oct 2020 01:53:42 GMT

The U.S. recorded roughly 97,000 new coronavirus cases Friday, shattering the previous record for the highest number of new cases in a single day.Data from the COVID Tracking Project showed there were 97,080 new cases Friday, ushering in an alarming...

CDC to lift 'no sail' order allowing 'simulation' cruises

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 21:40:05 GMT

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Friday it would lift its "no sail" order allowing "simulation" cruises to sail in U.S. waters beginning Sunday, according to a statement from the agency."Today the [CDC] issued a...

Overnight Health Care: House Dem report blasts Trump coronavirus response | Regeneron halts ...

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 21:26:36 GMT

Welcome to Friday's Overnight Health Care. Four days ahead of Election Day, a House Democratic report slammed the Trump administration's COVID-19 response. Another antibody drug trial was stopped, and Mitch McConnell said the Senate won't take...

US passes 9 million COVID-19 infections

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 21:19:43 GMT

The U.S. passed a total of 9 million coronavirus infections Friday, a grim new milestone that has hit before a winter that is expected to push the total even higher.The U.S. has had 9,015,262 total confirmed cases since the pandemic began...

Regeneron halts trial of COVID-19 antibody drug in sickest hospitalized patients

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 17:22:51 GMT

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said Friday it has paused a clinical study of its antibody drug to treat some of the sickest COVID-19 patients because of a potential safety concern.The recommendation from an independent monitoring board marks the second...

Democrats call Trump's COVID-19 response 'among the worst failures of leadership in American ...

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 17:06:05 GMT

House Democrats on the committee overseeing the coronavirus crisis released a report Friday calling the Trump administration’s response “among the worst failures of leadership in American history.”The report from the House Select Subcommittee on the...

US hits daily record of nearly 90K coronavirus cases, experts warn of upcoming death rate spike

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 12:03:36 GMT

The United States on Thursday hit a new record for a single-day increase in coronavirus infections with nearly 90,000 new cases reported, according to data collected from Johns Hopkins University. On Thursday, the U.S. had 88,521 new...

Overnight Health Care: Winter COVID-19 wave poses threat to nation's hospitals | Two people who ...

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 21:54:06 GMT

Welcome to Thursday's Overnight Health Care.The spike in COVID-19 cases is putting a massive strain on the nation's hospitals as the country reached a record number of new infections this week. Meanwhile, House Democrats released documents showing...

US sets weekly record with over 500,000 new COVID-19 cases

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 21:21:50 GMT

The U.S. on Thursday set a new weekly record for COVID-19 infections with more than 500,000, according to data from the COVID Tracking project, as a wave of cases builds ahead of winter.Twenty-five states have set a new record for cases in...

Two people who attended Trump's North Carolina rally test positive for COVID-19

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 19:38:35 GMT

Two people who attended President Trump's rally at an airport in Gaston County in North Carolina last week have tested positive for COVID-19, the county health department said Thursday.The Gaston County Department of Health and Human Services said...

Moderna says it's on track to report initial COVID-19 vaccine results next month

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:27:56 GMT

Moderna is on track to report initial results from its coronavirus vaccine trial next month, company executives said Thursday.The company is one of the front-runners to produce a vaccine for COVID-19. During an earnings call, Chief Medical Officer...

Documents show 'political' nature of Trump COVID ad campaign, lawmakers say

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 14:34:08 GMT

A Trump administration official suggested that the theme of a roughly $250 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign to “defeat despair” around coronavirus could be “Helping the President will Help the Country,” according to documents obtained by the...

New Trump policy will force insurers to disclose prices up front

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 13:54:14 GMT

Health insurers will be required to publicly post, in advance, the price for the most common services and procedures, under a rule finalized by the Trump administration on Thursday.The final rule is an effort to inject transparency into the opaque...

Fauci: Maybe 2022 before US sees 'some semblances of normality'

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 12:42:47 GMT

Top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said Wednesday that it might be 2022 until the U.S. sees “some semblances of normality.”During a University of Melbourne panel discussion, Fauci said it’s possible a “substantial proportion of the people”...

Fauci expresses support for national mask mandate

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 11:29:53 GMT

The nation's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, expressed support for a national mask mandate in an interview late Wednesday with CNBC.Fauci explained that the U.S. rate of new coronavirus infections is trending in the wrong...

Medicare, Medicaid will cover costs of future COVID vaccine under new policy

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 22:55:43 GMT

Medicare will cover any potential coronavirus vaccine for free, under a new Trump administration policy officially announced Wednesday.The new rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services means any vaccine that receives Food and Drug...

Overnight Health Care: White House seeks to clarify press release claiming pandemic over | ...

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 22:11:39 GMT

Welcome to Wednesday's Overnight Health Care.The White House wants to clarify that President Trump does not really think the pandemic is over, and is making ending it his top priority. There's more evidence that masks work, and Anthony Fauci doesn't...

Trump testing czar warns local officials may impose 'draconian measures' to combat COVID-19

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 21:18:13 GMT

President Trump's appointed COVID-19 testing czar on Wednesday warned that state and local officials could impose "draconian measures" to limit the virus's spread if people don't take the needed steps of social distancing and wearing masks."We still...