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A photo of a Texas doctor cradling a COVID-19 patient in his arms made the rounds on social media this weekend, as the U.S. reels from a surge in cases following Thanksgiving. The doctor in the image, Dr. Joseph Varon, chief of staff at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, has repeatedly spoken about the […]
According to ESPN, the Denver Broncos recorded no new positive COVID-19 tests following Sunday’s quarterback-less debacle against the Saints. On a related note, the team is hopeful that all three of its quarterbacks will be cleared to return to the team on Tuesday after they all came up negative during tests for the virus on Monday. Their immediate […]
Moderna is asking regulators in the U.S. and Europe to fast-track emergency approval of its COVID-19 vaccine, after tests showed it to be 94 percent effective in protecting users against the deadly virus. The two-shot vaccine was tested on a massive sample of 30,000 people. Over the course of the the study, 196 people overall […]
NBC’s Peacock has apologized after the streamer’s new Saved by the Bell reboot made distasteful comments about Selena Gomez’s kidney transplant. According to Variety, in a scene from episode six of the series, two Bayside high students wonder about the identity of the singer’s donor, even though it was revealed in 2017 that her close […]
It apparently took ambulances “more than half an hour” to arrive at Diego Maradona’s home, after the legendary soccer player suffered a heart attack, according to his lawyer and agent, Matias Morla. Now, Morla has asked for a probe to be launched into why it took so long for ambulances to reach Maradona’s house, ESPN […]
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has tested positive for COVID-19, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. News of Jackson testing positive for COVID-19 comes on the heels of the Thanksgiving Day game between the Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers getting postponed to Sunday, November 29. The postponement was reportedly enacted due to multiple players on the Ravens (and […]
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has written an essay about the grief she and Prince Harry dealt with after she suffered a miscarriage earlier this year. Writing for the New York Times, Markle described when she knew something was wrong after she “dropped to the floor” in pain while changing her son Archie’s diaper. “I knew, […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci has issued a message of calm for anyone worried that Santa Claus, who is indeed a very real person, could potentially be spreading something more than mere cheer this holiday season. Speaking with USA Today last week, Dr. Fauci assured everyone that Mr. Claus is “exempt” from pandemic concerns. “Santa is exempt […]
A COVID-19 vaccine will reportedly be available to some Americans as early as Dec. 11. The Huffington Post reports that pharmaceutical company Pfizer filed its application with the FDA to request approval for emergency use of its vaccine with early data revealing that the treatment is 95 percent effective. Pfizer’s application will be reviewed by an […]
The United States has reached another grim coronavirus milestone. According to data published by John Hopkins University, the country officially passed 12 million COVID-19 cases on Saturday. The news comes just a day after the US recorded over 195,000 new cases and more than 1,878 fatalities, which marked the highest number of daily virus-related deaths since May. The increasing surge of new cases […]
