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Look: Kanye West teases 'Wash Us in the Blood' from new album
Kanye West will release "Wash Us in the Blood," a first song from his forthcoming album, "God's Country," on Monday.
China approves COVID-19 vaccine for military use as it enters clinical trials
Chinese officials announced Monday that they have approved a new COVID-19 vaccine for immediate use by military personnel. The vaccine, called Ad5-nCoV, is currently being evaluated in clinical trials.
Tension grows as high school teams continue conditioning workouts amid coronavirus
High school coaches are concerned about their athletes participating in gatherings run by private coaches who don't follow COVID-19 safety guidelines.
3 out of 4 Americans can't work from home, face increased risk of COVID
Working at home during a pandemic isn't an option for about three-quarters of U.S. workers, putting them at increased risk of infection, a new study finds.
Supreme Court rules Louisiana abortion law is unconstitutional
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a Louisiana law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals was unconstitutional.
Microbiome confers resistance to cholera
Cholera can kill within hours if left untreated, and it sickens as many as 4 million people a year. In a new article in the journal Cell, researchers describe how...
Protein derived from tick saliva proves effective in the treatment of equine skin cancer
A protein derived from the saliva of the tick Amblyomma sculptum has been successfully used by researchers at the Butantan Institute in São Paulo, Brazil, to treat skin cancer (melanoma)...
Anammox bacteria generate energy from wastewater while taking a breath
A type of anaerobic bacteria responsible for more than 50 percent of nitrogen loss from marine environments has been shown to use solid-state matter present outside their cells for respiration....
Penicillin allergy increases risk for use of less-effective antibiotics, study finds
People allergic to penicillin are nearly twice as likely to receive a less-effective antibiotic with more side effects when hospitalized than those who are not allergic to the drug.
Researchers reveal air pollution's connection to infant mortality
Dust sweeping across the Southeast U.S. in recent days warns of a growing risk to infants and children in many parts of the world. A Stanford-led study focuses on this...
A new antibiotic binding site found in the ribosome
A group of scientists from Russia, Germany and the United States, led by Skoltech scientists Ilya Osterman, Petr Sergiev, Olga Dontsova and Daniel Wilson from Hamburg University, has studied the...
FAA clears Boeing's 737 Max for testing
The Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday cleared Boeing to continue testing the troubled 737 Max, which has been under scrutiny for more than a year after two crashes killed 346...
25 confirmed COVID-19 cases now linked to Kingston, Ont., nail salon
The health unit in the Kingston, Ont., area is confirming three more COVID-19 cases tied to a nail salon in the eastern Ontario city, warning all nail salons will be...
Blood pressure connected to eye health in young children
Children with impaired microvascular health developed higher systolic blood pressure over the course of a four-year study. Narrowing of retinal arteries in children who began the study with normal blood...
Drugmaker Gilead Sciences sets remdesivir price at $2,340 per treatment
U.S. drugmaker Gilead Sciences said Monday it will charge $2,340 per treatment for its experimental drug remdesivir, which has been shown to reduce the time needed for a patient to...
China approves COVID-19 vaccine for military use, skips final phase of testing
China's military has received the green light to use a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by its research unit and CanSino Biologics after clinical trials proved it was safe and showed...
Pregnancy stereotypes can lead to workplace accidents
A study of pregnant women in physically demanding jobs found that their fears of confirming stereotypes about pregnant workers as incompetent, weak or less committed to their job could drive...
Nonprofit finds 6 million more homes at flood risk than FEMA
Flood experts said in a new study released Monday that 6 million more households are in danger of flooding than those classified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as being...
Wife of Lions' Stafford has baby one year after brain surgery
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford and his wife, Kelly, have welcomed their fourth child. The baby arrived a year after Kelly had a 12-hour brain surgery after doctors found a...
UCLA end-of-life program adapts during pandemic to help dying patients and their families
For three years, staff at UCLA Health have been quietly fulfilling final wishes for dying patients in the intensive care unit. Amid the pandemic, their work has taken on more...
New York records 5 deaths, lowest single-day tally since March
New York State recorded its lowest single-day death toll since mid-March when its outbreak was just beginning and cases were starting to climb, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said as other states...
Potential COVID-19 vaccine has re-energized anti-vaccination groups, health experts warn
Anti-vaccination groups have already launched co-ordinated campaigns to foster fear among people who have questions about the safety of potential coronavirus vaccines, and public health officials need to start combating...
Pregnancy stereotypes can lead to workplace accidents
Fears of confirming stereotypes about pregnant workers as incompetent, weak or less committed to their job can drive pregnant employees to work extra hard, risking injury.
Dallas judge urges Texas governor to issue stay-at-home order
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins has called on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to reinstitute stay-at-home orders and other strict measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus as cases surge...
Cannabis research stalled by federal inaction
US scientists face numerous barriers to studying health effects of cannabis
As COVID-19 surges, country star Chase Rice plays packed concert for a thousand mask-free fans
Country singer Chase Rice was chastised for performing Saturday in front of a tightly packed Tennessee crowd, most of whom were not wearing masks.
Coronavirus cases continue to climb in L.A. County as bars are ordered to close
Los Angeles County public health officials on Sunday reported 2,542 more cases of the coronavirus and 20 related deaths. It was the county's second-highest daily total of new cases since...
Brooklyn Nets signing Justin Anderson after Wilson Chandler opts out
Brooklyn Nets veteran forward Wilson Chandler is informing the team that he won't participate in the NBA's 22-team restart in Orlando, Fla.