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COVID-19 pandemic linked to surge in digestive disorders, new study finds
A study led by Cedars-Sinai investigators has uncovered a significant uptick in chronic digestive disorders, like irritable ...
Will we ever know for sure how COVID-19 began? Not without more data from China, WHO says
An expert group from the World Health Organization failed to find a definitive answer to the COVID-19 pandemic’s origins in ...
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Sharp Obesity Increase Since Pandemic in Black Youth
Obesity rates for Black children and adolescents are 22.4% in the decade before the pandemic and 35% in the 2 years after the ...
Five years later, the pandemic still weakens two California employee safety nets
The Employment Development Department estimates that the debt will rise to $23.7 billionby the end of 2026, even though federal officials have raised their payroll taxes in California to chip away at ...
Ex-aide to New York governor pleads not guilty to new pandemic fraud charge
A former aide to two New York governors already facing charges of acting as an illicit agent of China has pleaded not guilty ...
Supreme Court declines to hear arguments from RFK Jr.-backed health group on COVID-19 censorship
The Children's Health Defense group alleged that Mark Zuckerberg's Meta colluded with Biden officials to trample free speech ...
Appeals court sides with Ohioans whose pandemic unemployment benefits were cut off
An appeals court ruled in favor of Ohioans seeking federal unemployment benefits that Gov. Mike DeWine cut off early during ...
Supreme Court turns down claim from L.A. landlords over COVID evictions ban
WASHINGTON — With two conservatives in dissent, the Supreme Court on Monday turned down a property-rights claim from Los ...
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Poor mental health, police cuts fueled pandemic spike in impaired-driving deaths
An IIHS study about the rise in impaired-driving deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic finds mental health issues as well as ...
The Daily News1h
COVID-19 tracking comes to an end
The days of tracking COVID-19 infections are coming to an end due to a series of decisions at the federal and state level. At the beginning of the pandemic, a number of tracking programs were created ...