health
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California Does the Smart Thing and Orders Residents to Wear Face Masks in Public
In light of rising covid-19 cases, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, Governor Gavin Newsom of California on Thursday announced that the state would require all residents to wear face masks or coverings in public and in situations deemed high-risk. The reasoning was simple. Apparently, too many people are gambling with their own health…
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Trump Administration Eliminates Transgender Health Care Protections During Pandemic
In an utterly heartless move, the Trump administration on Friday eliminated health care protections for transgender people in the U.S. during an ongoing global pandemic that has claimed more lives in the U.S. than in any other country.
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Researchers Have Created Transparent, Breathable Face Masks
As mask-wearing becomes the new norm around the world, researchers from the EPFL and Empa in Switzerland have come up with a way to improve at least one of the many challenges of wearing face protection with a new transparent design that no longer completely hides and obscures the wearer’s mouth.
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U.S. Hits Grim Coronavirus Milestone, Passing 100,000 Confirmed Deaths
The number of our fellow Americans lost to the novel coronavirus pandemic soared into the six figures on Wednesday afternoon, with the updated tally on the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine tracker now listing 100,396 confirmed deaths across the country.