There is a worrying decline in the mental and physical health of recent generations as compared to their parents and grandparents when they were of the same age, a new national study reveals. ...
A new US-based study has found that hospitalised Covid-19 patients are at a higher risk of stroke compared with patients who had similar infectious conditions such as influenza and sepsis in prior studies. ...
NASA has welcomed the nomination of former Democratic Senator Bill Nelson as its next administrator, as the US space agency works towards the key Artemis III mission that will launch the first woman and next man to the Moon in 2024. ...
Despite a less restrictive policy on marijuana under US President Joe Biden, five White House employees have lost their jobs due to past drug use, Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced. ...
US President Joe Biden has urged Congress to pass the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act in the wake of the deadly Atlanta massage parlour shootings, that killed eight people, including six women of Asian descent....
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has lowered the distance guidance for schools from 6 feet to 3 feet, saying 3 feet distance among students is sufficient in classroom as long as masks and other mitigation steps are taken to prevent the spread of Covid-19....
The economic situation in the US is much improved since the Covid-19 pandemic hit, but the recovery is "far from complete", Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said. ...
The highly contagious coronavirus variant first identified in Britain likely accounts for up to 30 per cent of the confirmed cases in the US, Anthony Fauci, the country's top infectious disease expert, said....
US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris condemned anti-Asian violence in the country, warning against silence and complicity in the aftermath of shootings this week in Atlanta, in which eight people, including six Asian women, were killed....
San Francisco Mayor London Breed has unveiled a new legislation to make it easier for small businesses to recover, open, and operate in the city amid the Covid-19 pandemic....
