Wednesday proved to be the deadliest day for California since officials began tracking cases in the COVID-19 outbreak, with the death toll in the state rising to 1,433 and the number of confirmed cases climbing to 37,679. Last Wednesday was the Bay Area’s worst day, but this past Wednesday marked its second highest in the…
Los Angeles County health officials on Thursday announced that COVID-19 — the illness caused by the coronavirus — has become the leading cause of death in the county, surpassing fatalities from flu, emphysema and heart disease. Barbara Ferrer, the county’s public health director, confirmed 68 new coronavirus-linked deaths, bringing the total to just under 800…
April 23, 2020 | 11:13am Enlarge Image An employee checks transport ventilators at the end of the manufacturing process. AFP via Getty Images Almost 90 percent of COVID-19 patients who were placed on ventilators in New York’s largest hospital system have died from the coronavirus, according to a study. Overall, 88 percent of the patients…
Indianapolis Star Published 7:13 a.m. ET April 23, 2020 | Updated 3:31 p.m. ET April 23, 2020CLOSE Governor Eric Holcomb provides COVID-19 update on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Indianapolis StarIn what could be a correction for under-reporting earlier this week, Indiana announced 612 new coronavirus cases Thursday, bringing the state tally to 13,039. The state also…
An initiative has attracted more than 1,700 volunteers who say they would be willing to intentionally be infected with the coronavirus as part of a controversial testing method that advocates say could speed the development of a vaccine. The group, 1Day Sooner, says 1,754 people have signed up as volunteers for a so-called human challenge…
A batch of rice noodles was left unrefrigerated for more than 63 hours before serving. Published: November 13, 2026, 12:05 am Last updated: November 13, 2026, 12:04 am Four people have been sentenced in Taiwan in relation to a fatal food poisoning outbreak that occurred in 2024. In 2025, the Taipei District Prosecutors Office said five
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State and local governments spent about $3.7 billion in opioid settlement funds last year. That’s more than the median annual income of 42,000 American families combined. The money comes from companies that were sued for aggressively pushing painkillers and fueling the opioid crisis. Large amounts went to addiction treatment, recovery housing, and other initiatives that