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O.J. Simpson is officially a TikToker—as if these times couldn’t get any weirder. On Friday afternoon, the retired NFL star posted his first-ever video on the platform, giving fans an inside look on how he’s getting through the COVID-19 lockdowns. And you already know Simpson added a dose of humor. The clip shows the 72-year-old struggling […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) would prefer that access to alcohol be “restricted” during COVID-19 containment efforts. Earlier this week, WHO’s regional office for Europe shared an update to its Health Topics guide largely focused on shutting down the idiotic conspiracy theory centered around the idea that one could somehow consume an alcoholic beverage that’s […]
The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that people may soon be able to engage in “safer at-home coronavirus testing.” Per CNN, the FDA said it’s collaborated with US Cotton for a newly designed Q-tip-style swab exam that notably uses swabs that are shorter than the ones currently used by doctors and nurses for collecting samples […]
Increasing frustration over the coronavirus lockdowns has ignited protests across the United States. And it seems these demonstrations are just getting started. Over the past week, thousands of Americans have gathered at the capitals of their respective home states, in an effort to pressure lawmakers to lift stay-at-home orders. Though experts say the mandates are key in curbing the […]
Dr. Phil McGraw of Dr. Phil fame is getting criticized for comments he made about COVID-19 deaths while on Fox News‘ The Ingraham Angle. McGraw, who has a doctorate in clinical psychology, compared COVID-19 deaths to those from car crashes, cigarettes, and swimming pool accidents while arguing against the lockdowns that have impacted the nation’s economy in […]
Bill Cosby will not be one of the beneficiaries of the order issued by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf for the temporary release inmates amid the COVID-19 pandemic, TheWrap reports. Gov. Wolf’s order limits the temporary release to inmates considered to be “non-violent and who otherwise would be eligible for release within the next 9 months or who are considered at high […]
A newly published report has offered a glimmer hope in the ongoing fight against coronavirus. According to STAT News, COVID-19 patients at a Chicago hospital have experienced “rapid recoveries in fever and respiratory symptoms,” after receiving treatments of remdesivir—an antiviral medicine developed by Gilead Sciences Inc. The outlet cites data from the University of Chicago Medicine, where 125 coronavirus patients were […]
Online scams are increasing as people continue to spend time at home and in front of phone and computer screens due to the global pandemic. Lafayette, Louisiana police are advising the public to remain vigilant about sharing personal information after a new Facebook challenge, which asks people for their info. “One of the most recent ones […]
TV personality and frequent pseudoscience advocate Dr. Oz is back at it with a Fox News-presented argument about reopening schools in the US amid COVID-19. Schools, Oz said this week, represent what he believes is “a very appetizing opportunity.” From there, Oz referred to something he recently read in the somewhat controversial medical journal the […]
Noting in a statement that it’s “crazy” to him that public housing residents are “still expected to pay rent” amid COVID-19 containment efforts, Saturday Night Live star Michael Che has announced that he will be paying a month’s worth of rent for all 160 apartments in the New York City Housing Authority building where his late […]
