COVID-19 antibodies were present for up to 3 months in people infected with coronavirus, NIH study finds

NIH researchers have found some evidence that suggests people previously infected with COVID-19 may have lasting antibodies that help protect against reinfection, though the extent to which that protection holds up against emerging variants remains unclear.

Lawsuits filed against auto insurers over excessive rates amid COVID-19 pandemic

Class action lawsuits were filed in Nevada against 10 major auto insurance companies on Tuesday, contending that the companies charged excessive insurance premiums during the pandemic by failing to account for a drop in driving and crashes.

Illinois reports 2,022 new COVID-19 cases, 44 more deaths

Illinois public health officials on Wednesday announced 2,022 new positive cases of COVID-19 and 44 more deaths.

Nasal high flow therapy reducing the need for ventilators for acute COVID-19 patients
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Dr. Mohammad Zaman, medical director of Methodist Hospitals Emergency Services, talks about the benefits of nasal high flow therapy for COVID-19 patients who would otherwise need invasive ventilation.

Phoenix mother of 7 left devastated after husband dies from COVID-19

After losing her husband to COVID-19, a Phoenix mother of seven children is left to pick up the pieces. "It's the most awful, awful feeling I've ever experienced."

Mexico's president says nation handling COVID-19 pandemic better than US

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday that his country is doing better than the United States in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, even though Mexico’s per capita death rate is probably higher and the country has vaccinated less than 1% of its population.

Food help expanded for children shut out of school by pandemic

As many as 1 million Illinois schoolchildren will get more nutritious meals after state officials received an expansion of a federally subsidized pandemic-relief program, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday.

Coronavirus less likely to infect glasses wearers, study suggests

Good news, glasses wearers: Your spectacles may offer you some extra protection from COVID-19, a new study suggests.

Illinois reports 1,665 new COVID-19 cases, 27 additional deaths

Illinois public health officials announced on Tuesday another 1.665 positive cases of COVID-19 and 27 additional deaths.

Transplanted lungs tainted by coronavirus killed woman, infected surgeon, researchers say

Researchers from the University of Michigan Medical School recently published a report about a woman who died of complications related to COVID-19 three days after receiving a coronavirus-tainted double-lung transplant.

COVID-19 relief: House Budget Committee OKs $1.9T bill containing $1,400 checks

Democrats’ $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package includes one-time $1,400 direct payments for individuals and an incremental minimum wage hike to $15 an hour.

Biden temporarily targets PPP loans to smallest and minority-owned businesses

The Biden administration is readying changes to the PPP aimed at targeting assistance to businesses that employ 20 or fewer workers and those that are minority-owned.

Dr. Fauci: It's 'possible' Americans may still be wearing face masks in 2022

Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday that it is "possible" Americans may still need to wear face masks in 2022, even as the country could approach a certain "degree of normality."