Fox News Flash top headlines for January 20 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. U.K. health authorities are voicing some early, positive signs that the country may be getting a hold on the deadly coronavirus pandemic, fueled by a highly transmissible variant. England…
LA County coronavirus surge sees 1 in 5 test positive for illness
New coronavirus strain confirmed in California Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier explains the new COVID-19 strain on ‘Fox & Friends First.’ Health officials are warning that Los Angeles County may soon see up to 1,000 coronavirus deaths per week after revealing that as many as one in five residents who…
Cruise cut short as passenger tests positive for COVID-19
An elderly passenger on board a Royal Caribbean “cruise to nowhere” has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, prompting the voyage to be cut short as the vessel returned to Singapore on Wednesday. The 83-year-old guest on board the Quantum of the Seas tested positive for COVID-19 after reporting to the…
Two-thirds of Slovaks tested for virus, 1% positive
Two-thirds of Slovakia’s population of 5.4 million people were tested for coronavirus over the weekend as part of a controversial nationwide programme, officials said on Monday. Antigen tests were carried out on 3.625 million people—of whom 38,359 people, or 1.06 percent, were found to be positive. “We have made a…
Immunotherapy side effect could be a positive sign for kidney cancer patients
An autoimmune side effect of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) drugs could signal improved control of kidney cancer, according to a new study by researchers in UT Southwestern’s Kidney Cancer Program (KCP). The study, published today in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, may have broad implications for patients being treated…
A positive outlook can reduce memory decline, says study
With a second national lockdown looming, you’d be forgiven for finding it tricky to be upbeat at the moment. However, a new study suggests that keeping positive and enthusiastic could help to stave off memory decline as you age. According to the study, published in the journal Psychological Science, people…
Trump tests positive for COVID-19: What are the risks?
U.S. president Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. This comes a month before the 2020 presidential election and a couple of days after Trump’s and former Vice President Joe Biden’s chaotic first presidential debate in Ohio. The 74-year-old president, who spent months…
The burden of a positive COVID-19 test result has some people ‘test shopping’ for a negative
One morning, Amy Rosen woke up with body aches and a throbbing head. When she couldn’t shake the feeling, she went to urgent care to get swabbed for COVID-19 and paid $45 to get quick results. Two days later, her test result came back positive. In the next two weeks,…
At least 31 percent of children tested in Florida are positive for COVID-19: report
Sen. Rubio on complicated debate over if Florida schools should reopen in the fall Republican Sen. Marco Rubio warns working and low-income families will be hurt the most the longer schools stay closed. Nearly one-third of every child tested for the coronavirus in Florida are positive for the virus, according to a…
Challenging yet positive parenting style benefits children’s development
When one talks about parenting, an image of the sensitive, caring mother—but not father—responding to a young child’s emotional needs often comes to mind. Research on dads has long suggested that men may interact differently with their children, sometimes pushing the child to take risks beyond their comfort zone and…
Italy, Spain suffer record virus deaths as British PM tests positive
Italy on Friday recorded the most daily deaths of any country since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and Spain had its deadliest day, as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson became the first major world leader to test positive. Italy reported 969 new deaths and Spain 769, as Europe reeled…