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Florida set a record for the highest single-day total of new coronavirus cases on Sunday, with 15,299 new infections, surpassing the previous high of 12,274 cases on April 4. Some of the increase in cases is in part due to an increase in testing —  Florida doubled its testing over the last month to 50,000 …

In my medical training, a fellow physician tried to convince me that my liberal leanings on health care were misguided. While I firmly believed that the government had an important role in providing access to medical care—particularly to the underserved—my colleague argued that the government’s role in, well, anything, should be practically nonexistent. I remained …

Florida on Friday ordered all bars to close as cases of the coronavirus in the state continue to spike. “Effective immediately, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation is suspending on premises consumption of alcohol at bars statewide,” Secretary Halsey Beshears of Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation announced on Twitter. Florida reported a record daily …

Following numerous accounts that airlines were not enforcing their own mask policies, Delta, United and American Airlines have all announced they will now be banning passengers who refuse to cover their nose and mouth. “So far, there have thankfully only been a handful of cases, but we have already banned some passengers from future travel …

The Trump administration filed a brief with the Supreme Court on Thursday night to request the repeal of the Affordable Care Act of 2017. The brief argues that because the Republican-controlled Congress of 2017 struck down the law’s individual mandate, which imposes a tax on those who do not purchase insurance, the rest of the …

The United States recorded nearly 37,000 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, setting a new record for a single-day increase over two months since the pandemic began. The 36,880 new cases were recorded primarily in the southern and western parts of the country, while the Northeast — including New York and New Jersey, which initially suffered …

YouTube star Tré Melvin says he is grateful to be alive after getting into a serious car accident that tragically took his best friend’s life. A statement published on Melvin’s Twitter account Tuesday announced that the 26-year-old and his friend, Katherya, had both suffered brain injuries in the crash on Monday. Just hours later, Melvin …

Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical advisor for the Trump administration’s coronavirus task force, said Tuesday that he is “cautiously optimistic” that a vaccine for the coronavirus will be available to the American public by the end of the year or early 2021. “The hallmark of all really defining responses that we have to virus diseases, …

Miley Cyrus is no longer drinking or smoking weed, she revealed in a new interview on Tuesday. “I’ve been sober sober for the past six months,” the pop star told Variety, adding that the reason behind her lifestyle change  — at first — was “just about this vocal surgery.” In November, Cyrus, 27, revealed she …

Hundreds of workers at Tyson Foods poultry plant in Arkansas have tested positive for coronavirus, though most of the workers who tested positive are asymptomatic. Out of 3,748 Tyson employees tested in Benton and Washington Counties, 481 were found to have coronavirus, with 455 of those patients reporting no symptoms. The outbreak was centered at …