Study links 'long COVID' to unhealthy life choices
Older, heavier women who smoke and are unvaccinated are at significantly higher risk of developing so-called long COVID than people with healthier lifestyles, a study has found.
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Recent Stories
Bitcoin ATMs were used to launder COVID fraud money, feds charge
Federal authorities arrested the founder of Coindawg, a bitcoin ATM operation, and charged him with money laundering, saying he helped steal pandemic loans and used the ATMs to launder the proceeds.
GOP bill seeks to break up part of NIH that Dr. Anthony Fauci led, impose term limits
A Republican duo filed legislation Thursday to break up a part of the National Institutes of Health into three entities with Senate-confirmed leaders, pointing to Dr. Anthony Fauci's outsized influence during the COVID-19 pandemic as a catalyst for the proposal.
Moderna CEO defends COVID vaccine price hike, citing pivot to endemic phase
Moderna is hiking the price of its COVID-19 shot because it faces "increased complexity and risk" as the pandemic stabilizes and the life-saving vaccine pivots from a government-funded product to a commercial one, CEO Stephane Bancel told Congress Wednesday in a Senate hearing on what taxpayers are owed after they support critical medicine.
St. Francis College in Brooklyn to shut down Division I athletic program after 2023 season
Division I athletics will soon be no more at St. Francis College. The Brooklyn, New York, Catholic university announced Monday that the clocks would hit triple zeroes for its 21 sports teams after the spring 2023 semester.
Ignoring experts, China's sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives
When China suddenly scrapped onerous zero-COVID measures in December, the country wasn't ready for a massive onslaught of cases. Hospitals turned away ambulances, crematoriums burned bodies around the clock, and relatives hauled dead loved ones to warehouses for lack of storage space.
Biden signs bill ordering declassification of intelligence on COVID, Wuhan lab
President Biden on Monday signed a bill that requires the director of national intelligence to declassify information about the origins of the coronavirus and potential links to a lab in central China.
D.C. man rebukes Fauci's COVID-19 vaccine pitch on video: 'You all attack people with fear'
A D.C. man delivered a verbal scolding to Dr. Anthony Fauci in a newly revealed video showing the world-famous doctor's struggles to convince Black residents in the city's poorest area to get the coronavirus vaccine back in 2021.
Home poisoning deaths surged among toddlers during COVID-19 pandemic, safety commission reports
Unintended poisoning deaths surged among toddlers in 2021 due to adults' increased consumption of narcotics and hallucinogens at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to federal data released Wednesday.
Vaccine makers pick Senate fight over soaring prices; fall boosters cost up to $130
Prominent drugmakers want to more than quadruple the prices of their COVID-19 vaccines when the shots transition to the commercial market later this year, sparking a showdown with congressional lawmakers who say Pfizer and Moderna benefited from taxpayer largesse and are now gouging the public to pad handsome profits.
Twitter Files: Vast censor project unleashed against politically incorrect COVID-19 speech
The internet watchdog Stanford Internet Observatory launched a wide-scale effort during the pandemic to scrub social media platforms of disfavored COVID-related views regardless of whether the posts were true, according to the latest installment of the "Twitter Files."
Null and void, but still causing headaches: Pentagon's legal woes over COVID vaccine mandate persist
At the height of the global pandemic, the Pentagon in August 2021 decreed that all U.S. troops must get the COVID-19 vaccine, then launched a logistical push to get the shot to every service member stationed anywhere in the world.
New COVID origins data point to raccoon dogs in China market
Genetic material collected at a Chinese market near where the first human cases of COVID-19 were identified show raccoon dog DNA comingled with the virus, suggesting the pandemic may have originated from animals, not a lab, international experts say.
Maternal deaths surged in 2021, CDC says
The rate of women who died during pregnancy or within six weeks of childbirth surged during the second year of the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
Lawmakers still ponder COVID-19 origins despite classified briefing on lab-leak theory
The origins of the COVID-19 pandemic remain murky more than three years after its outbreak and may never be definitively known, senators told The Washington Times on Thursday after emerging from a closed-door briefing on the subject from Department of Energy officials and the intelligence community.
Study: Disabled people had greater job losses, financial struggles during pandemic
Layoffs and furloughs caused by COVID-19 restrictions and the switch to remote work caused more job losses and financial hardships for adults with disabilities than the non-disabled, a new study found.
U.S. pregnancy deaths dropped in 2022, after COVID spike
Deaths of pregnant women in the U.S. fell in 2022, dropping significantly from a six-decade high during the pandemic, new data suggests.
Domestic violence in COVID lockdowns wrecked women's mental health: Study
Surging violence between romantic partners trapped at home during early COVID-19 lockdowns did lasting damage to the mental health of women up to age 60, a new study found.
Not enough cooks in the kitchen; D.C. restaurants face uphill battle in staffing
People have flocked back to restaurants in the nation's capital as the COVID-19 pandemic eases -- but not to work as cooks. And restaurant owners say that's making it harder to keep their doors open as tourists return to Washington's monuments and museums.
China to reopen to tourists, resume all visas Wednesday
China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas Wednesday as it tries to revive tourism and its economy following a three-year halt during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Congress shows seismic shift on Wuhan lab likely causing the pandemic
A GOP bill to declassify all evidence that links a Chinese lab to the origins of the novel coronavirus breezed through Congress without a peep of dissent from Democrats, a stunning show of bipartisanship and a major step forward in the long-delayed quest to understand how the pandemic started.
Sen. Josh Hawley warns China's Xi 'time is up' after COVID origins bill clears Congress
Sen. Josh Hawley warned Chinese President Xi Jinping that the jig is up in a taunting letter this week after Congress passed the Missouri Republican's bill requiring the U.S. intelligence community to declassify any evidence that a lab leek in China sparked the global COVID-19 pandemic.
U.S. agencies debunk Florida surgeon general's vaccine claims
U.S. health agencies have sent a letter to Florida's surgeon general, warning him that his claims about COVID-19 risks are harmful to the public.
Congress' pandemic probe asks whether Biden officials cut corners to fast-track vaccine approvals
House investigators are probing whether the Biden administration pressured the Food and Drug Administration to fast-track approval for a leading COVID-19 jab required to implement and enforce vaccine mandates.
House unanimously backs bill to declassify intel on COVID-19 origins, Wuhan lab
The House on Friday approved a bill requiring the nation's intelligence chief to declassify any evidence of a link between a major lab in China and the origins of the coronavirus that sparked the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019.
Pandemic 3 years later: Has the COVID-19 virus won?
On the third anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus is still spreading and the death toll is nearing 7 million worldwide. Yet most people have resumed their normal lives, thanks to a wall of immunity built from infections and vaccines.
House tees up COVID bill forcing Biden to declassify intel about virus' origins
The House is set to vote Friday on a bill that requires the Biden administration to declassify intelligence that shows a link between a virology lab in China and the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gallup: Small majority say pandemic still not over
A slim majority of adults do not believe the COVID-19 pandemic has ended three years after the nation went into lockdown, Gallup reported Thursday.
Nano silver diet supplement recalled over false claims about treating COVID-19
The Food and Drug Administration published the recall of a nano silver diet supplement product Wednesday, as part of a permanent injunction against the manufacturer over unsubstantiated COVID-19 treatment claims.
Majority of Americans believe COVID-19 came from Chinese lab: Poll
The majority of Americans now believe that COVID-19 sprang from a Chinese lab, according to a new poll that shows recent work by the FBI and the Energy Department has swayed the public.
Former CDC director says COVID-19 'more likely' came from Chinese lab leak
The former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and experts told Congress on Wednesday the virus that sparked the COVID-19 pandemic had unusual features that lend credence to the Chinese lab-leak theory -- a position that was downplayed by government scientists early in the crisis in favor of a natural-origin theory.
Fauci to loom large over House Oversight's COVID-19 origins hearing
Dr. Anthony Fauci will loom large over a House Oversight hearing Wednesday on the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, despite not actually attending.
DeSantis will try to bring tennis star Djokovic to Miami Open via boat to skirt Biden's vaccine rule
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking President Joe Biden to allow tennis star Novak Djokovic into the U.S. to participate in the Miami Open, and has requested permission to bring him to Florida via boat to circumvent the COVID vaccine mandate for foreigners.
Djokovic won't compete in two U.S. tournaments due to COVID-19 vaccination status
Novak Djokovic won't be competing in two upcoming American tennis tournaments after his COVID-19 vaccine waiver was denied.
Trump wants China to pay for trillions of dollars in damages from COVID-19
Former President Donald Trump wants China to pay back the U.S. and the rest of the world for unleashing the novel coronavirus that destroyed lives and wreaked economic havoc around the globe.
D.C.'s COVID-19 centers will close at the end of March
The COVID-19 centers operated by the D.C. Department of Health will have their final day of operation on March 31, 2023, the agency announced Friday.
Essential oils distributors fined by feds over claims of product efficacy against COVID-19
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice have permanently enjoined three doTERRA distributors for their claims that their products could counteract COVID-19.
Columbia becomes the first Ivy League school to permanently nix standardized test mandate
Columbia University announced it will make permanent a pandemic-induced pause in standardized testing requirements for applicants, confirming Friday that the process would continue to be test-optional.
Biden gets tough on pandemic fraud; promises more money, time to prosecute scammers
President Biden is proposing more money to go after pandemic fraudsters, and calling on Congress to pass legislation giving investigators and prosecutors more time to bring criminal cases and new powers to recover money from those they can't prosecute.
Gov. Gavin Newsom ends California's COVID-19 emergency after 3 years
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has officially ended the state of emergency around COVID-19 in his state nearly three years after he established urgent measures due to the onset of the virus in early 2020.
China reacts angrily to Wray's COVID lab-leak comments, revives Fort Detrick claim
Beijing on Wednesday reprised bogus claims that COVID-19 might have come from a Maryland lab after FBI Director Christopher A. Wray said publicly Tuesday that federal investigators believe the pandemic likely started with a lab leak in Wuhan, China.
COVID-19 conspiracies soar after latest report on origins
COVID-19's origins remain hazy. Three years after the start of the pandemic, it's still unclear whether the coronavirus that causes the disease leaked from a lab or spread to humans from an animal.
Lawmakers question Pentagon brass on why troops who refused COVID vaccine still face penalties
The military's COVID-19 vaccination mandate is off the books, but the fallout from the controversial order is far from over.
Final state emergencies winding down 3 years into pandemic
California's coronavirus emergency officially ends Tuesday, nearly three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the nation's first statewide stay-at-home order and just days after the state reached the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths related to the virus.
Biden pressed to declassify COVID intel suspecting China lab as source
Republican lawmakers told President Biden on Monday to declassify the intelligence behind the Department of Energy's conclusion the coronavirus pandemic most likely resulted from a laboratory leak in China.
'Saturday Night Live' host Woody Harrelson takes swipe at government, media response to pandemic
Actor Woody Harrelson used his opening monologue on "Saturday Night Live" to jab the government, the media and the medical industry over how they responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Biden national security adviser: No 'definitive answer' on COVID origins despite lab leak report
White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said there is still no "definitive answer" from the intelligence community to how COVID-19 originated, despite reporting that the Department of Energy has concluded the pandemic most likely came from a laboratory leak rather than emerging naturally.
N. Korea food shortage worsens amid COVID, but no famine yet
There's little doubt that North Korea's chronic food shortages worsened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and speculation about the country's food insecurity has flared as its top leaders prepare to discuss the "very important and urgent task" of formulating a correct agricultural policy.
U.S. ending extra help for groceries that started during COVID
Nearly 30 million Americans who got extra government help with grocery bills during the pandemic will soon see that aid shrink - and there's a big push to make sure they're not surprised.
Study: Kids' screen time stayed elevated after COVID restrictions ended
Increases in screen time among children persisted more than a year into the pandemic and outlasted COVID-19 restrictions, according to a new study.
Governments target medical debt with COVID relief funds
Millions of Americans mired in medical debt face difficult financial decisions every day - pay the debt or pay for rent, utilities and groceries. Some may even skip necessary health care for fear of sinking deeper into debt.
Many COVID-19 hospital patients face problems 6 months after release: NIH study
Many COVID-19 patients who required hospitalization are grappling with coughs or rapid heartbeats, fatigue and financial problems several months after being discharged, according to a federally supported study that examines the lingering toll of the virus.
Sen. Joni Ernst calls on HHS to permanently bar Wuhan virus lab from getting U.S. money
The Chinese virology lab that some analysts blame for igniting the coronavirus pandemic has been stripped of its U.S. funding, but Sen. Joni Ernst said it has not been blacklisted to make sure it can't get federal money in the future.
'Great Resignation' becomes 'Great Regret' for job-hoppers
Many workers who quit last year in the so-called Great Resignation are now reporting the Great Regret as Big Tech layoffs reduce coveted work-from-home positions.
Roughly half of public school students started the year behind their grade level, administrators say
About half of K-12 public school students started this fall behind their grade level in at least one subject, most commonly reading or math, according to new federal data released Thursday.
Study suggests COVID lockdowns caused alcoholism surge, not infections
The "fear and anxiety" of getting COVID and the isolation of lockdowns played bigger roles than infection in driving a surge in alcoholism over the past two years, a new study found.
Rep. Nancy Mace details own health complications from COVID vaccine during Twitter hearing
Rep. Nancy Mace on Wednesday said she had "great regrets" about taking the COVID-19 vaccine after experiencing unexplained medical difficulties following her second dose.
S.D. Gov. Kristi Noem to deliver trifecta of D.C. speeches on China, COVID policies
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is set to deliver three speeches in Washington this month to highlight the threat posed by China and the efforts she took to keep her state open during the COVID-19 crisis.
Biden: COVID-19 not gone but no longer has 'grip' on America
President Biden took a victory lap over his handling of the COVID-19 crisis Tuesday, characterizing it as a manageable disease even as House Republicans push him to move faster in unwinding emergency powers and leftover vaccine rules.
Georgia senators vote to bar COVID-19 vaccine requirements
Georgia senators voted Tuesday to permanently block schools and most state and local government agencies from requiring people to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Recent Commentary Columns
Fauci offers to debate 'anybody' -- so here's his invitation
Anthony Fauci denied during a PBS interview he was a flip-flopper on face mask guidance and that he'd be "happy to debate that anywhere, any place, with anybody." Fauci is hereby invited to "debate that" with yours truly on the "Bold and Blunt" podcast at The Washington Times.
Dr. Fauci and the art of COVID cover-up
It's clear that Dr. Anthony Fauci did everything in his power early on to knock down speculation that the COVID-19 virus may have originated from a leak out of a Chinese lab in Wuhan.
COVID-19 'conspiracy theories' turned out to be true
One by one, the myths and lies propagated by the ruling elites about COVID-19 are falling like dominoes.
Woody Harrelson proves media has learned nothing about COVID-19 in last three years
You'd think that after three years of getting almost everything about COVID-19 wrong, the national news media would pause before reacting hysterically to anything related to the pandemic.
Vaccines don't work, masks don't work: Everything government told us about COVID-19 was wrong
Remember when the federal government told you masks were effective against COVID-19?
Globalists push for 'international health regulations' by 2024
If the bureaucrats in global governance have their way, a new treaty will be in effect by the end of 2024 requiring local communities around the world to go by a total top-down checklist of pandemic response measures. If you thought COVID tyrants were bad, just wait.
CDC goes ballistic on eyedrops -- but not on COVID shots?
On the heels of fielding 50 reports of eye infections from 11 different states, the CDC has decided enough is enough: The agency is now warning Americans to stop buying and using EzriCare Artificial Tears. That's nice. Now where's the warning to stop taking the COVID-tied shots?
Biden's bogus 'end' of COVID emergency health orders
President Biden is going to "end" on May 11 the two COVID-tied public health emergencies that America has been living under since 2020. Given these same PHEs were due to expire on March 1 and on April 11 -- what Biden actually meant by "end" was expand.
Patrick Henry wouldn't have worn a face mask
Imagine Patrick Henry delivering his famous, "Give me liberty or give me death" speech today, complete with face mask. It wouldn't happen. Fiery speeches of freedom and forced face masks do not mix.
Authoritarian powers granted during COVID-19 pandemic difficult to claw back
Some things are hard to give up. Take the extra-constitutional powers governments have exerted because of COVID-19.
Biden, Democrats want face masks forever
Joe Biden's biggest presidential fight isn't about securing the borders or reeling in China or blasting back at globalists who want to cripple America's Constitution. No. It's about forcing free citizens to wear stupid face masks -- forever, it would seem.
