Health Care September 2020

Drug May Shorten COVID-19 Recovery Time

A study shows baricitinib, a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, when combined with remdesivir has helped shorten the recovery time in COVID-19 patients.

Global September 2020

Big Ten Changes Course

The Big Ten has changed course; all 14 of its teams will play eight regular-season games. The Big Ten said its Council of Presidents and Chancellors voted unanimously to restart sports.

Health Care September 2020

Infection Rates Soar In College Towns

According to AP, the 20 of the 50 large United States counties with the highest percentage of student residents have consistently reported higher rates of COVID-19 since Sept. 1.

Health Care September 2020

What Are The Rules On Masks In Schools?

The CDC encourages masks for most students with the exception being children younger than 2 years old who can’t remove the mask without help or who have breathing problems.

Legal September 2020

A Rapper, An Elevator And An Elephant

One of the stories the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg often told groups was about how her and Justice Antonin Scalia rode an elephant together while in India.

Financing September 2020

Stock Market, Household Wealth And Economy

While the stock market has recovered from a plunge in March, and household wealth is up (mainly for affluent households), the economy has only recovered only about half its lost jobs.

Health Care September 2020

US Death Toll From Coronavirus Hits 200,000

The United States has reached a grim milestone: the number of deaths from COVID-19 has topped 200,000, which is the highest confirmed death toll from the coronavirus in the world.

Health Care September 2020

CDC Changes Then Retracts Virus Info

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put online information on how COVID-19 can spread from person to person and then retracted that information, claiming it was a mistake.

Legal September 2020

'Tough, Brave, A Fighter, A Winner'

Around 500 members of the public gathered at the Supreme Court to pay respects to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The eight remaining justices gathered in the Great Hall to remember her.

Legal September 2020

Cuban-American Judge On Trump High Court List

Barbara Lagoa, the first woman of Hispanic heritage on the Florida Supreme Court, is on President Donald Trump’s list for possible replacements for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Global September 2020

Data: Undergrad Students Need More Support

Recent data based on the findings of 3.6 million students at 629 colleges show undergraduate students’ enrollment is down, indicating they need more pandemic support.

Legal September 2020

Ginsburg Lies In State At US Capitol

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made history for being the first woman and Jewish American to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi opened the private service.

Financing September 2020

Democrats To Redraft Virus Relief

Can the coronavirus relief package talks be jump-started? Democrats in the House are redrafting a virus relief bill that is likely to contain scaled-back proposals.

Health Care September 2020

Virus Cases Rise In US Heartland

Coronavirus cases are rising in the Midwest and West in such states as Wisconsin, Utah, Oklahoma, Missouri, Idaho, Iowa and South Dakota, creating problems for hospitals and schools.

Financing September 2020

NY Times: Trump Paid $750 In Taxes In 2016, 2017

A report from the New York Times says President Donald Trump paid only $750 in federal income taxes when he first ran for president and he paid no income taxes in 10 of the previous 15 years.