Health officials say the delta variant of the coronavirus continues to surge and accounts for an estimated 83% of U.S. COVID-19 cases.
That’s a dramatic increase from the week of July 3, when the variant accounted for about 50% of genetically sequenced coronavirus cases.
“The best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 variants is to prevent the spread of disease, and vaccination is the most powerful tool we have,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, during a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday.
The delta variant is a mutated coronavirus that spreads more easily than other versions. It was first detected in India but now has been identified around the world.
Cerebral, a startup hoping to close a healthcare gap by providing online consultations and prescriptions for mental health issues, is betting users are open to ordering medicine for anxiety, depression and insomnia through the mail.
Floridians will not have the opportunity to vote on recreational cannabis in November 2020. Make It Legal Florida, the organization behind a massive push to put adult-use cannabis on Florida's ballot, announced it will instead "shift focus" to the 2022 midterms.
The world’s oceans last year were warmer than at any point in recorded human history — and heated so quickly that they absorbed the equivalent of nearly 4 billion atom bombs of heat in just 25 years, according to a study published Monday.
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JetBlue plans to invest in green projects designed to absorb or avoid the greenhouse gas emissions being produced by the airline’s 1,000 daily flights.
The American Petroleum Institute at its annual State of American Energy event Tuesday highlighted the economic and environmental benefits of hydraulic fracturing, as critics argue it stands in the way of addressing climate change.
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