Top White House Official Denies Pressuring F.D.A. on Vaccine Guidelines
The number of lives lost to the virus is nearing one million, and new hot spots keep emerging. The U.S., Brazil, India and Mexico account for more than half of the total.
In a Book About Trauma, She Hopes to Show What Survival Looks Like
“It’s really interesting to be part of a vast diaspora but also never feel like anyone’s writing about Bangla queer femininity, in a very specific way,” Tanaïs, who uses one...
Covid-19 News: Live Updates – The New York Times
The U.S. hits seven million cases, with California leading the way.More than seven million people in the United States have now been infected by the coronavirus.Though the milestone, reached on...
Covid-19 News: Live Updates – The New York Times
Mr. de Blasio said on Friday on the Brian Lehrer radio show that the city had closed four yeshivas over violations of social distancing rules. “This is an indicator of...
A Quadriplegic, a Specialty Van and a Lifetime of Adventures
Kirk Williams loved racing mountain bikes and “enjoyed playing on anything that had a motor,” he said.Katie Renker, a photographer and musician, chained herself to big pink boats in climate...
Covid-19 May Have a Hidden Impact on the Heart
That’s because myocarditis can lead to heart failure. When that happens, some people don’t get any advance warnings, which include chest discomfort, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, lightheadedness, swelling and...
N.I.H. Official Departs After Anonymous Posts Attacking Public Health Leaders
WASHINGTON — The National Institutes of Health said on Monday that one of its public affairs officers would retire after he was revealed to be surreptitiously attacking his employer and...
Health Officials Tiptoe Around Trump’s Coronavirus Vaccine Timeline
Instead, Adm. Brett Brett P. Giroir, who heads up national testing efforts, and Alex M. Azar II, the secretary of health and human services, offered a slightly more conservative timetable...
After Criticism, C.D.C. Reverses Covid-19 Guidelines on Testing People Who Were Exposed
The C.D.C. reverses its guidance on testing for people who were exposed to the virus and aren’t showing symptoms.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reversed a recommendation...
Defying the Family Cycle of Addiction
I am the mother of four, but addiction is my ever-present extra child. My grandparents died of alcoholism. My father-in-law did, too. My 43-year-old brother died of a heroin overdose...