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HealthHuffPost LifeHow Does COVID-19 Spread Differently Than The Flu?
There are some similarities between coronavirus and influenza transmission, but also a few scary and distinct differences.
HealthHuffPost LifeWhy Does Hand Sanitizer Smell Like Tequila Or Vodka? (Hint: It Shouldn't.)
Alcohol distilleries have been making sanitizer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are the regulations you should know about.
HealthYahoo LifeRemdesivir not a 'magic bullet' but could help speed up recovery, experts say
The Food and Drug Administration has approved remdesivir as a treatment for hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Here's what you need to know.
HealthHuffPost LifeWhat The New CDC Definition Of A COVID-19 'Close Contact' Means For You
The new pandemic guidance increases the pool of people considered at risk for the coronavirus following exposure to someone who is sick.
PoliticsYahoo CelebrityMel Brooks, 94, endorses Biden, says Trump isn't 'doing a damn thing' about coronavirus
The comedy icon just made his first political video to endorse Biden for president.
HealthYahoo LifeMouthwash could 'inactivate' human coronaviruses that cause infections like the common cold
Certain mouthwashes can break the membrane of coronaviruses, rendering them inactive. But scientists say more research is still needed.
HealthYahoo LifeDr. Fauci thinks this is when the public will be able to do things that 'feel like normal'
Dr. Fauci believes that gradually "you’ll be able to do more things that feel like normal as opposed to the constraints we have now.”
HealthYahoo LifePeople are hugging cows to combat stress and loneliness
Cow cuddling proponents say it reduces stress by boosting "feel good" hormones.
LifestyleEat This, Not That!The One Canned Food That's Suddenly in Short Supply
As COVID-19 cases rise and temperatures fall, stockpiling season is officially in full swing. A new customer survey released by Deloitte this month found that tons of grocery shoppers are buying up far more food items than they actually need. According to store owners, there's been a sharp uptick in sales for meats, frozen pizzas, baking foods, and all sorts of dry goods. Canned foods, meanwhile, remain in high demand. A poll conducted by LendingTree found that canned goods rank high among the items consumers are snatching up at the grocery store right now.But there's at least one particular canned good that's even harder to find than others: Canned corn. According to a new report in The Wall Street Journal, there are several reasons that this pantry staple is suddenly in short supply. (Related: 8 Grocery Items That May Soon Be in Short Supply.)For starters, the corn that's grown specifically for the purposes of being canned is a very "small portion of the U.S. crop." It's only harvested once a year, and it's usually canned "right after the harvest in late summer, and that yield is the entire supply for the year." The number of farmers who specialize in canned corn for canned-good giants such as Del Monte and Green Giant is also quite small. According to the Journal, the previous surge in demand for canned goods after the coronavirus led "retailers [to] quickly [blow] through inventories."That's not all. The report cites supply chain issues as another driving force in the current scarcity of canned corn, noting that the trucking companies who distribute such goods downsized their fleets last year in an effort to boost their profits, which left the haulers in a bad position to meet the new surge in demand earlier this year.In other words: For canned corn, the coronavirus was something of a perfect storm, as suppliers didn't have enough supply, distributors didn't have a full force, and canning season—when stocks could be replenished—fell at the end of summer. Though canned-corn brands say they're going to boost production by 25 percent this year, it doesn't change the fact that you're unlikely to find it in abundance on stores shelves right now. And for more amazing shopping advice, make sure you read up on The Dirtiest Thing in the Grocery Store You Should Definitely Avoid!
EntertainmentYahoo TVMVPs of Horror: How 'The Simpsons' creators added COVID-19 masks to this year's 'Treehouse of Horror'
“Treehouse of Horror XXXI,” which airs on Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. on Fox, opens with an election parody that’s not for the faint of heart.
HealthYahoo CelebrityCristina Cuomo defends 'science-backed' bleach bath she took amid COVID-19 diagnosis
Chris Cuomo's wife scoffed at the click bait articles mocking her bleach bath after President Trump's comment.
HealthYahoo LifeBlood type may predict your COVID-19 risk, study shows
A new study suggests that people with Type O blood are less likely to get COVID-19 and less likely to get severely ill if they do contract it. Here's why Type A and AB may be putting some at higher risk.
HealthHuffPost LifeDoes Dry Cleaning Kill COVID-19 On Clothing?
Experts explain how dry cleaning stacks up to doing laundry at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
HealthYahoo LifeCOVID-19 vaccines may not be recommended for children initially, says the CDC
Children may be the last group to get the vaccine for COVID-19 when they become available, according to updated vaccine guidelines by CDC.
HealthYahoo LifeStudy may hold key for COVID-19 long-haulers experiencing brain fog
COVID long-haulers say brain fog is like "being woken up in the middle of a dead sleep and asked, 'Where are the car keys?'" Now experts say the cognitive impairment could be tied to PTSD.
PoliticsThe WrapTrump Admits He Failed in Biden Campaign’s Deliciously Petty Ad
Ever thought you’d hear President Trump admit he failed at managing the COVID-19 pandemic? Us neither, but that didn’t stop the Biden campaign from taking some cues from the Trump campaign in crafting its latest attack ad.Coming in response to the Trump campaign’s ad released last week, which featured comments from Dr. Anthony Fauci that he says were taken out of context and used in without his permission, the Biden campaign edited together clearly different, out-of-context snippets of Trump’s public speeches to make it sound like Trump is saying, “I am failing at managing the coronavirus outbreak, so I used Dr. Fauci in an ad to say I’m doing a good job. But it’s fake. He never said that.”“He meant it for the task force, not me. Sorry to Dr. Fauci, and sorry to everyone else,” the pieced together clips of Trump also say.Also Read: Fauci Says Trump Campaign Should Take Down 'Completely Out of Context' AdLast week, the Trump campaign released a new ad that included a clip of Fauci that appeared as if the nation’s top infectious diseases expert was praising the president for his handling of the pandemic.“President Trump is recovering from the coronavirus, and so is America,” a narrator for the ad says. “Together we rose to meet the challenge, protecting our seniors, getting them life-saving drugs in record time, sparing no expense.”Fauci then appears in the ad to say, “I can’t imagine that anybody could be doing more.”But in a statement on Sunday, Fauci said the comments were attributed without his permission and taken out of context. And, indeed, the clip itself is taken from a March interview Fauci did on Fox News, in which he was speaking more broadly about the efforts that federal public health officials and the White House’s coronavirus task force have been undertaking to respond to the pandemic.Also Read: Fauci Says Quote in New Trump Ad Was Taken Out of Context, Without His PermissionOn Monday, Fauci also said on CNN that the Trump campaign should take down the ad, which he called “disappointing” and “completely out of context.”But the Trump campaign has defended the ad by saying they used Fauci’s “own words.” “The video is from a nationally broadcast television interview in which Dr. Fauci was praising the work of the Trump Administration. The words spoken are accurate, and directly from Dr. Fauci’s mouth,” Tim Murtaugh, the campaign’s communications director, said in a statement.Take a look at the Biden campaign ad below:Donald Trump is running TV ads taking Dr. Fauci out of context and without his permission.So, here’s a message from the President in his own words. pic.twitter.com/WCYbIfrQLR— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 12, 2020Read original story Trump Admits He Failed in Biden Campaign’s Deliciously Petty Ad At TheWrap
HealthYahoo Style UKMan tests positive for coronavirus twice in US' first confirmed reinfection case
A 25-year-old tested positive for the infection twice within 48 days, with swabs coming back negative in-between.
HealthYahoo Life'Touch starvation' could be affecting your mental health during the pandemic. Here are some tips to overcome it.
"Research shows that even gentle touch from a stranger can make us feel more connected to the world around you," Dr, Jen Hartstein tells Yahoo Life.
PoliticsThe Wrap‘Morning Joe’ Says Trump Doesn’t Have Anyone Who ‘Loves Him Enough’ to Help Him Post-COVID
The hosts of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Thursday questioned President Donald Trump’s behavior since his release from Walter Reed Medical Center Monday.The morning show played a clip of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying Trump is in “an altered state right now,” so she doesn’t know how to respond to his behavior. From there, the show played clips of Trump calling his COVID-19 diagnosis “a blessing from God,” calling for his political rivals to be arrested and calling Sen. Kamala Harris “this monster.”“I guess this is a very sad indictment or just a sad statement on his life: He doesn’t have anybody close enough to him, that loves him enough, that he trusts enough, that can keep him from continuing to destroy himself and politically, destroying his campaign and politically, destroying Republicans across the country,” host Joe Scarborough said.Scarborough and co-host Mika Brzezinski agreed that if they were on the same type of medication Trump is on following his COVID-19 diagnosis, people in their lives would take time off to take care of them.“There is nothing normal about this. He’s not — does not sound like he is equipped right now to be President of the United States and may not be until his steroid treatment runs its course,” said Scarborough, a former GOP congressman.Watch the hosts discuss whether Trump should “take a rest for a week and let Mike Pence assume the presidency until he gets better” above.Read original story ‘Morning Joe’ Says Trump Doesn’t Have Anyone Who ‘Loves Him Enough’ to Help Him Post-COVID At TheWrap
CelebrityHuffPostJim Parsons Kept Cleanshaven During COVID-19 Fight For 'Morbid' Reason
“I don’t mean to make a joke about that. But that was my life," the actor told Seth Meyers.
ScienceYahoo LifeNeck gaiters can protect against spreading COVID-19, study finds
“Fighting this pandemic requires us to encourage everyone to wear face coverings, and excluding a very popular face covering is a mistake," one of the study's authors told Yahoo Life.
HealthYahoo LifeVirus that causes COVID-19 can live on your skin for 9 hours, study finds. Here's what kills it in under 20 seconds.
Researchers have discovered that the coronavirus and the influenza A virus were “completely inactivated” within 15 seconds after being treated with 80 percent ethanol, a common ingredient in hand sanitizers.
HealthYahoo Life'They dictate their care': VIP syndrome may be behind Trump's discharge from Walter Reed, expert says
President Trump continues to assert that his hospital stay for COVID-19 was a success, but some experts say the situation bears resemblance to a dangerous phenomenon known as VIP syndrome.
HealthYahoo LifeHow the pandemic has changed breast cancer treatment for women: 'I went to everything alone'
Going through often scary, confusing treatments and follow-up appointments without a spouse or relative or friend to lean on has been one of the biggest, most difficult ways that women navigating breast cancer treatment over the past six months have felt the COVID influence.
CelebrityHuffPostLana Del Rey Wears Mesh Mask To Meet Fans, Critics Get In Her Face
The "Young and Beautiful" singer defied coronavirus guidelines for a poetry book reading at Barnes & Noble and got close with attendees.