Category: breaking-news

Peloton Shares Fall After Major Outage Temporarily Hits Bikes And Treadmills

The outage lasted just over an hour before getting resolved, but shares fell on the news.

Queen Elizabeth And Justin Bieber Both Tested Positive For Covid. Her Risk Is Roughly 340 Times Greater.

Reports say the queen, who is experiencing mild symptoms, is fully vaccinated.

Merck’s Anti-Covid Pill Shows Better Effectiveness In Indian Study

After disappointing trial results led to canceled orders, an encouraging new study may give Merck’s anti-Covid pill a new boost.

Ivermectin Doesn’t Help Covid Patients, Study Finds

Ivermectin, lauded by some as a Covid-19 miracle cure, does nothing to prevent patients with the virus from developing more severe symptoms, a study published Friday found.

California Unveils New Plan To ‘Live With Covid’ And Fight Outbreaks Locally

The nation’s largest state aims to stockpile 75 million masks and maintain the capacity to conduct 500,000 Covid-19 tests per day, as coronavirus positivity rates wane.

Masks And Vaccines Prevented NYC Anime Convention From Becoming A Covid Superspreader Event, CDC Finds

One of the first U.S. omicron infections was tied to an anime convention in New York City—but the CDC says the coronavirus didn’t circulate widely at the event, possibly because of mask and vaccine mandates.

Mosquitoes Can Learn To Avoid Pesticide After A Single Exposure, Study Says

Mosquitoes that spread malaria, the Zika virus and other diseases can learn to recognize the smell of pesticide and steer clear, researchers found.

Canada Authorizes Novavax’s Non-MRNA Covid Vaccine For Use In Adults

Nuvaxovid, a protein-based Covid vaccine, could help reduce hesitancy among people suspicious of mRNA vaccine technology.

Mental Illness Risk Soars After Covid Infection, Study Finds — Even With Milder Cases

Researchers said the risk of mental health disorders was “consistently higher” among Covid patients than groups of people with seasonal flu or who had been hospitalized for non-Covid causes.

Unvaccinated More Likely To Get Long Covid—And Suffer Symptoms For Longer—Studies Find

Some unvaccinated people suffering from long Covid found symptoms improved after getting the shot, the U.K. Health Security Agency review found.