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Hong Kong to lift COVID-19 mask mandate on Wednesday 02/28/2023 05:55am • HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong will lift its mask mandate on Wednesday, ending the city’s last major restriction imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The city's chief executive, John Lee, said masks will no longer be required both outdoors and indoors, including on public transit, but some high-ris Coronavirus origins still a mystery 3 years into pandemic 02/27/2023 11:52pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies around the world since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab? Now, the U.S. Department of Energy has assessed with “low confidence” in that it began with a lab l Questions Doctors Wish Their Patients Would Ask 02/27/2023 07:00pm • A curious patient is a healthy patient.When you go to the doctor, it's typically for a specific problem, such as a cold, stomach pain or another issue that you need help fixing. But it's also an opportunity to learn more about what's going on in your body, understand why you're receiving a specific Rapid demise of 'Dilbert' is no surprise to those watching 02/27/2023 05:53pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The comic strip “Dilbert” disappeared with lightning speed following racist remarks by creator Scott Adams, but it shouldn't come as a shock to anyone who has followed them both. Adams, who is white, was an outspoken presence on social media long before describing Black people Today in History: FEB 27, Women's right to vote upheld 02/27/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Monday, Feb. 27, the 58th day of 2023. There are 307 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 27, 1922, the Supreme Court, in Leser v. Garnett, unanimously upheld the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which guaranteed the right of women to vote. O Macao eases COVID mask mandate as virus situation stabilizes 02/26/2023 11:59pm • HONG KONG (AP) — Macao, the world’s biggest gambling hub, has eased its requirements for people to wear masks after mandating them for most of the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting Monday, people no longer have to wear masks when outdoors, the statement by authorities in the Chinese territory said. T Today in History: FEB 25, Ali defeats Liston for world title 02/25/2023 12:01am • Today in History Today is Saturday, Feb. 25, the 56th day of 2023. There are 309 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 25, 1964, Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) became world heavyweight boxing champion as he defeated Sonny Liston in Miami Beach. On this Experts say bird flu threat small despite Cambodian fatality 02/24/2023 11:57pm • PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A top World Health Organization official, reacting to the death of an 11-year-old girl in Cambodia infected by bird flu, said Friday the recent global spread of the virus and human infections are “worrying.” Dr. Sylvie Briand, the WHO’s director for epidemic and p European committee: Regulators should deny Merck's Lagevrio 02/24/2023 10:42am • A European medical committee recommends rejection of Merck’s COVID-19 treatment, Lagevrio, casting fresh doubt on a pill that also stirs concern among U.S. regulators. A European Medicines Agency committee says marketing authorization for the antiviral pill for use in the European Union should be CDC: Flu vaccine provided 'substantial protection' across all age groups 02/23/2023 10:50pm • The flu shot provided "substantial protection" for all age groups, including elderly and immunocompromised populations, during this influenza season, the Center for Disease Control reported Wednesday.The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices presented new findings that showed people who 6 REITs to Capitalize on Return-to-Office Trend 02/23/2023 07:00pm • One of the U.S. stock market sectors most heavily affected by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic was real estate, which is mostly comprised of real estate investment trusts, or REITs. During the panic of March 2020, the U.S. REIT sector fell 22.1% while the S&P 500 fell by roughly half that much Sliding vaccine sales, new costs, squeeze Moderna 4Q profit 02/23/2023 03:23pm • Moderna’s fourth-quarter profit tumbled 70% as COVID-19 vaccine sales fell and the drugmaker caught up on a royalty payment. Heavy research and development costs also weighed on Moderna as the vaccine developer looks to strengthen an income statement currently dominated by its Spikevax coronavirus Baltimore COVID testing site to close this week, cites declining hospitalizations 02/23/2023 07:41am • The State Center Vaccination, Testing and Treatment site in Baltimore, Maryland, is set to close Saturday after over a year of providing free COVID-19 services to residents. The site opened in November 2021 and offered free vaccinations and boosters, on-site testing services, at-home tests and KN Bird flu kills 11-year-old girl in Cambodia, officials say 02/23/2023 05:25am • PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — An 11-year-old girl in Cambodia has died from bird flu in the country's first known human H5N1 infection since 2014, health officials said. Bird flu, also known as avian influenza, normally spreads in poultry and wasn’t deemed a threat to people until a 1997 outbreak Flu vaccine worked well in season that faded fast, CDC says 02/22/2023 03:49pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Early estimates suggest the flu vaccine performed well in a U.S. winter flu season that has already dissipated. The vaccines were more than 40% effective in preventing adults from getting sick enough from the flu that they had to go to a doctor's office, clinic or hospital, health