Health experts eager to dispel misconceptions about COVID-19 answer questions, including, “Is six feet really a safe distance?”
Author: Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY
Nearly one-third of hospitalized COVID-19 patients develop brain malfunction, study finds
Almost one-third of the patients hospitalized with COVID-19 developed encephalopathy – a degeneration of brain function – according to a study by Northwestern Medicine in Chicago.
In California wine country, wildfire-fatigued residents weigh the unthinkable: Moving out
The thought of leaving the picturesque wine country is not typically tempting. But as wildfires become a repeat occurrence, some say it’s time to go.
As heat wave brings ‘critical risks’ of wildfires, California contends with two new blazes
A heat wave in the Western U.S., combined with windy conditions in California, have increased the risk of fire in an area already battered by blazes.
‘It’s nothing but pain’: The latest on the cases of violence against Black people that sparked America’s racial reckoning
A series of high-profile cases of violence against Black people have prompted a national reckoning about race. Here’s a look at where the cases stand.
‘Small events add up to a lot’: Limited gatherings quietly emerge as source of coronavirus infections
Limited get-togethers of family and friends are emerging as sources of coronavirus infections, according to contract tracers.
Drive the plastic highway? How a California company’s innovative repaving process could lead to the ‘holy grail’ of road construction.
An innovative process by a California company that adds recycled plastic to asphalt may be a “game-changer” for the future of road construction.
It’s a bird! It’s a dinosaur! No, apparently it’s a lizard, as study authors issue retraction
Researchers thought they discovered the world’s smallest dinosaur, a bird-like creature less than the size of a hummingbird. But they were wrong.
Coronavirus updates: A double-whammy of hurricane season and case surge in Texas, Hawaii; no Yankee Stadium pitch for Trump
Texas and Hawaii are coming to grips with two simultaneous natural disasters: Incoming storms and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus pandemic tearing through Latino communities – and it may get worse
The coronavirus’ continued rampage through the southern and western United States is almost certain to leave an especially deadly trail among Latinos