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A disabled former nurse giving herself a saline infusion.

1 million Americans have left the labor market because of long COVID. A House subcommittee will hear expert testimony today

Elon Musk

Mark Cuban says he asked Elon Musk how many kids he was going to have. Musk’s reported reply? ‘Mars needs people’

Elon Musk

Elon Musk reportedly wanted to entrust his fortune to a 34-year-old former pro gambler who dropped out of college to smoke weed

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 08: A couple wearing masks sits under blooming Japanese Cherry Blossom trees in Central Park amid the coronavirus pandemic on April 08, 2021 in New York City. After undergoing various shutdown orders for the past 12 months the city is currently in phase 4 of its reopening plan, allowing for the reopening of low-risk outdoor activities, movie and television productions, indoor dining as well as the opening of movie theaters, all with capacity restrictions. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

COVID reinfection has a silver lining—one that may help tame the pandemic

WILTON MANORS, FLORIDA – JULY 12: A healthcare worker prepares to administer a vaccine to Michael Nicot for the prevention of monkeypox the Pride Center on July 12, 2022 in Wilton Manors, Florida. The center is offering the free smallpox/monkeypox vaccinations from the Florida Department of Health in Broward County as South Florida leads the state in the number of people infected. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The U.S. doesn’t have enough monkeypox vaccines to meet demand, officials warn ahead of anticipated surge in cases

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 17: Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies during the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2023 for the National Institutes of Health on Capitol Hill on May 17, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images)

If you were infected with the original Omicron, you don’t have ‘a lot of good protection against BA.4 and BA.5,’ Fauci says

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 02: White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha speaks at the daily press briefing at the White House on June 02, 2022 in Washington, DC. Jha spoke on COVID-19 vaccinations for children and highlighted Pfizer’s recent request for FDA authorization for its vaccine for use in children five and under. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Omicron subvariants BA.4, BA.5 now responsible for more than 80% of U.S. COVID cases, White House says

Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (gold) within endosomes of a heavily infected nasal Olfactory Epithelial Cell. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. (Photo by: NIH/NAID/IMAGE.FR/BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The rise of a new ‘Deltacron’? BA.5 combines the worst traits of Omicron with the potential for severity reminiscent of Delta, experts say

A health worker takes a swab sample from a woman to be tested for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a swab collection site in Beijing on July 10, 2022. (Photo by Noel Celis / AFP) (Photo by NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images)

When will you get COVID again? If you haven’t had the new Omicron yet, it could be any day now

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo

Biden’s Commerce secretary urges business leaders to ‘lean in’ to solve female unemployment—and not to talk us into a recession

Digital concept with silver bullet as part of a syringe aimed at covid-19 virus

Could a universal coronavirus vaccine be the silver bullet that ends this pandemic—and the next?

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Move over, measles: Dominant Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 could be the most infectious viruses known to man

COX’S BAZAR,BANGLADESH – MARCH 13: A used mask is seen on beach at marine protected area located in St. Martin’s Island, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh on March 13, 2022. In spite of being declared as marine protected area, St. Martin is exposed to increased pollution due to tourists and traders in the city. (Photo by Mohammad Shajahan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Your COVID protection outside isn’t what it was in 2020. Here’s why it’s time to think more critically about outdoor gatherings

Elon Musk

How Elon’s bizarre Twitter takeover saga could have just been a cover for him to sell $8.5 billion in Tesla stock

sSYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – JULY 08: A pedestrian walks through Pitt Street Mall on July 08, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. Residents in NSW are being encouraged to update their COVID-19 vaccinations, wear masks in enclosed spaces and practise good COVID-safe behaviours, as COVID-19 infections continue to rise across the state, driven by Omicron subvarians. The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) on Thursday announced an expansion in eligibility for a fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, with people aged 30 and over able to access the additional booster shots from Monday 11 July. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

New Omicron spawn like ‘Centaurus’ and ‘Bad Ned’ may be the reason you have a weird summer cold (or worse)