Half a year since the emergence of Covid-19 and months since cities and states went into lockdownand, to varying degrees, came out againwere more than familiar with the basics of what we should do to protect ourselves: Stay home if you can, social distance when you cant, and wear a…

Delta Air Lines has implemented a new policy for enforcing masks on its planes that will require those who cannot wear face coverings for health reasons to fill out a new clearance screener for each flight. The company announced the new policy, effective this week, and said that it is…

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RIO DE JANEIRO, July 20 (Reuters) – Brazil registered 20,257 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and the death toll rose above 80,000, the health ministry said on Monday. Total cases in Brazil, the world’s second most affected country after the United States, have now risen to 2,118,646 while…

Clover Health, the medicare advantage health insurance provider for older Americans said it will triple its geographic coverage through an expansion to eight states. The company is adding Mississippi to its roster of states covered under its insurance plans and will expand its footprint in a number of states it…

Samsung has been steadily adding to its Health app’s capabilities, but now it appears ready to take a few features away. The tech giant is notifying users (via SamMobile) that it’s removing weight, calorie (that is, food intake) and caffeine tracking from Health with updates coming to its mobile and…

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Health Ministry on Saturday posted a record for new coronavirus cases reported on a single day, with 7,615 more confirmed cases, bringing its overall tally of infections to 338,913, health ministry data showed. The ministry also reported 578 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the…

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Health Ministry on Saturday posted a record for new coronavirus cases reported on a single day, with 7,615 more confirmed cases, bringing its overall tally of infections to 338,913, health ministry data showed. The ministry also reported 578 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the…

About 300 people are currently testing PROSIT, roughly half of which are patients. Before you ask: the scientists are well aware of the privacy concerns involved in tracking many of the things you do online. Use of the app requires signing a consent form, and the data is stored in…

Google is amping up its fight against coronavirus—related misinformation by banning ads that “[contradict] authoritative scientific consensus” about the pandemic. That means websites and apps can no longer make money from running advertisements promoting debunked conspiracy theories about COVID-19. Those include claims that the virus was created in a Chinese…