Researchers No Longer Need Consent To Access Your Medical Records
By Simon Kolstoe, University of Portsmouth You may not know it, but if you live in the UK and have contacted the NHS with any coronavirus-related health concerns, your data is now being used for research. This is regardless of whether you have previously tried to stop this happening by requesting to use the national data opt-out service. Data More...
On a ride with Peloton
Back in early March, I got a Peloton bike. I was going to do a story on the fitness company, so they gave me a loaner to try out. Then came the pandemic, and I was stuck at home – but I still had a job to More...
Less Than Half Of Americans Plan To Get COVID Vaccine: AP Poll
By Tyler Durden A week ago we took note of the results of a Reuters/Ipsos survey which found 25% of Americans have no interest in taking a coronavirus vaccine. Those prior findings also confirmed a trend More...
New York executive order allows store owners to deny entry to people without masks
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a new executive order Thursday that will allow private store owners to refuse service to people who are not wearing a mask. “We are giving store owners the right More...
Stories from the Front Lines
By Jeffrey A. Tucker Last month, there was a bit of a chill in my right molar. My left molar was already capped after a root canal. So I wondered if the same was happening on the other side. I called some More...
For many Americans, losing a job means scrambling for health insurance
When Tim Seib, a theater director who lives in Manhattan, lost not one but two jobs in March due to the shutdowns caused by the coronavirus, he found himself embarking on a different full-time pursuit: hunting More...
Researchers Find CBD Improves Arthritis Symptoms in Dogs
A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in collaboration with Medterra CBD conducted the first scientific studies to assess the potential therapeutic effects of cannabidiol (CBD) for arthritic More...
Decorated combat vet who died highlights pandemic’s effect on mental health
Washington — Rory Hamill was a father of three and a decorated combat veteran in the Marines. Hamill lost his life not at war — but in a growing mental health crisis that’s being made worse by the More...
Three Ways Lockdowns Are Costing Human Lives
By Klajdi Bregu The conversation about the lockdowns when the COVID-19 crisis started was centered on saving lives at the cost of the economy. This makes sense, since many of those making decisions were epidemiologists More...
These women say they had miscarriages. Now they’re in jail for abortion.
Watch the CBS News Digital documentary “Jailed for Abortion in El Salvador” in the video player above. Seven months pregnant, Manuela, a mother of two, said she miscarried at her modest home in More...