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US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on August 6, 2020. - Trumps travels to Clyde, Ohio, to speak at a Whirlpool Corporation Manufacturing Plant. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Can Trump win without winning the most votes? Yes. Pennsylvania shows how

August 18, 2020 at 11:36 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA — Few people think President Donald Trump will win the most votes in the 2020 election. But he could still become the first president to serve two terms without...

It's ok to turn down an invitation to a social event if you don't feel comfortable going.

How to say no to a wedding, birthday party, or other social event right now

August 17, 2020 at 2:47 p.m.

Not everyone has decided to cancel or postpone their wedding, birthday party, or baby shower, and for reasons vast and wide. Some are financial — refunds couldn't be negotiated with...

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), right, elbow bumps Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), after a House Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing on a national plan to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on July 31, 2020.

Antivax social media can influence flu vaccines — unless family and friends step in

August 17, 2020 at 2:45 p.m.

A new study based on Twitter activity related to the 2018-19 flu season found tweets that express concerns about vaccines were associated with negative attitudes about flu vaccinations. The findings,...

In this June 4, 2019, file photo, Minnesota Vikings chief operating officer Kevin Warren talks to reporters after being named Big Ten Conference Commissioner during a news conference in Rosemont, Ill. After the Power Five conference commissioners met Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, to discuss mounting concern about whether a college football season can be played in a pandemic, players took to social media to urge leaders to let them play.

Coronavirus and heart inflammation in athletes: What we know about myocarditis

August 17, 2020 at 2:44 p.m.

A small but growing body of evidence shows that COVID-19 can damage the heart, sometimes fatally, even in a previously healthy young athlete. This frightening fact is shrouded in so...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends some adults ages 27 to 45 talk with their health care provider about the human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine.

Most parents of unvaccinated teens have no intention of getting HPV vaccine for their kids, study finds

July 27, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has been proven to prevent certain types of oral and genital cancers and other health problems. However, in a study published this week in Lancet...

Victor Santiago and Erika Crespo Martinez toast their wedding, joined by family and friends via the Zoom video meeting app, in their West Harlem apartment in New York, June 27, 2020. The wedding of the couple, a surprising show of spontaneity from a couple whose relationship was built on patience and pacing, was beamed to more than 75 households across Puerto Rico.

How to (kindly) uninvite people from your wedding and other etiquette tips amid the coronavirus

July 17, 2020 at 4:16 p.m.

In pre-pandemic times, wedding season would be well underway, with elaborate celebrations across the region. But the pandemic has uprooted nearly every aspect of life, including the way we celebrate...

The all-wheel drive Lexus UX 250h pairs a high-efficiency 2.0-liter gas engine with a new fourth-generation hybrid drive system engineered specifically for this platform.

The 2020 UX 250h: Lexus offers cuddles in a tiny package

July 7, 2020 at 12:18 p.m.

2020 Lexus UX 250h AWD: Is the new small crossover hybrid worth a second look? Price: $41,975 as tested. Parking assist, $565; power rear door with kick sensor, $600; heated...

A global clinical trial will study whether hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine can prevent the coronavirus.

Hydroxychloroquine is the most disappointing, disavowed drug that researchers keep studying for COVID-19

July 6, 2020 at 12:21 p.m.

Barely three months ago, the anti-malarial drug that President Donald Trump touted seemed like such a sure bet against COVID-19 that Susanna Naggie had a tough time setting up a...

In this Jan. 14, 2019 photo, Caitlin Powers sits in the living room of her Brooklyn apartment in New York, and has a telemedicine video conference with physician, Dr. Deborah Mulligan. Widespread smartphone use, looser regulations and employer enthusiasm are helping to expand access to telemedicine, where patients interact with doctors and nurses from afar, often through a secure video connection.

Coronavirus has forced doctors, insurers to embrace telemedicine like never before

July 6, 2020 at 2:57 p.m.

When pain radiated from Fred Thomas' neck down his arm and he couldn't feel his fingers anymore, he knew it was time to talk to a doctor. After getting an...

Dr. Terri Tiersky poses for a portrait in full personal protective equipment, double mask, face shield, gown and gloves, at her dentist office in Skokie, Ill., on Friday, June 12, 2020. Tiersky closed her office to all but emergencies in mid-March. She then helped arrange donations of personal protective equipment from the Chicago Dental Society for health workers treating COVID-19 patients.

Some doctors think face shields protect against the coronavirus as well as masks

June 30, 2020 at 10:41 a.m.

Now that we've gotten used to the idea of wearing masks or bandannas when we go out in public, some doctors are proposing an alternative. They think that face shields...

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