Cold weather virus in summer baffles docs, worries parents
A South Bend physician said she has “never seen anything like this before.”
A South Bend physician said she has “never seen anything like this before.”
The role of the sticky substance in the brain has long divided researchers and is at the forefront again amid the FDA’s recent clearance of the first drug to treat the disease in almost two decades.
The 8,000-square-foot house, built in 1988, has six bedrooms and 4-1/2 bathrooms. There’s a sun room with a huge jacuzzi, a custom kitchen, and a game room and a pocket bar—featuring bright blue counters and cabinets—built to house a bartender to serve guests.
Deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. have plummeted from a peak of more than 3,400 per day on average in mid-January to fewer than 300.
The White House acknowledged Wednesday that the emergency pandemic protection will have to end at some point. The trick is devising the right sort of off-ramp to make the transition without massive social upheaval.
Fishers-based Quantigen Biosciences is spending $2.5 million to redevelop 40,000 square feet of office space along Interstate 69 as its new specialty contract research laboratory.
Many more changes are ahead. Many daunting challenges remain.
Government and business leaders are preparing to bid to host one of the regional tech hubs that would be created by the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, even though the bill has yet to pass.
The sale, announced Wednesday, will give Paxton about 120 publications in 14 states, including 20 in Kentucky and 18 in Indiana.
The government’s new guidance on masks for vaccinated people has left some Americans confused and sent businesses and local governments scrambling to adjust their rules. Here are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.
Even as American fossil fuel producers proudly declared the country to be energy independent once more in recent years, the energy sector has stripped redundancy out of its systems, at the risk of leaving customers in the lurch when things go wrong.
The new federal guidance eases indoor mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, allowing them to safely stop wearing masks inside in most places. But Marion County’s mask mandate remains in place for now.
After final CDC approval on Wednesday for giving the Pfizer vaccine to young teens, Indiana planned to open registration with appointments available as early as 8 a.m. Thursday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention paper included projections from six research groups. Even under scenarios involving disappointing vaccination rates, COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are expected to drop dramatically by the end of July.
The U.S. decision—similar to how European regulators are rolling out J&J’s shot—comes after CDC advisers earlier Friday voted 10-4 to resume vaccinations but panelists made clear that they must come with warnings about the risk.
Across America, communities prepared for the worst. They put up barriers and called in reinforcements. They boarded up windows and declared emergencies. They were bracing for Derek Chauvin to be acquitted of George Floyd’s murder, but that didn’t happen.
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Meanwhile, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that she had a recurring feeling of “impending doom” about a potential fourth wave of COVID-19 infections after cases in the U.S. rose 10% over the last week.
Still, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, said Wednesday he isn’t ready to declare the nation has turned the corner on the outbreak.
Consultant AlixPartners has said the global chip shortage could cost automakers $61 billion in lost sales this year. The recent setbacks could further delay an expected second-quarter recovery in output.