The University of Oxford announced Monday it launched a challenge trial intentionally re-infecting participants with the novel infectious-diseaseto better understand how the immune system mounts a response the second time around, and potentially pave the way for improved infectious-diseaseand treatments. Britain marked the first country worldwide to greenlight “challenge trials” in February, Reuters reports, which…
Focus Features announced Monday that “Downton Abbey” is getting another film. movies” target=”_blank”>The sequel< Production began last week on “Downton Abbey 2.” CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER “After a very challenging year with so many of us separated from family and friends, it is a huge comfort to think that better…
Candace Cameron Bure revealed that her time during quarantine-routine” target=”_blank”>quarantine< star told Us Weekly on Monday. “We just pushed through some of the things that were eating away at both of us,” she added. According to the former child star, spending extra time together during the infectious-disease has allowed important conversations that needed to happen…
BTS isn’t too cool for food. McDonald’s has announced a partnership with band BTS for its newest Celebrity Signature Order. This is the latest team-up for the food, which previously created a meal in collaboration with Travis Scott. The BTS Meal will be available at participating restaurants starting on May 26, according to a press release from…
An experimental infectious-disease” target=”_blank”>antiviral < showed promise in animal studies and has entered human clinical trials, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The drug, MK-4482, was said to drop viral levels and reduce damage from the disease in the lungs of hamsters treated for infection, per an NIH release. The treatment works by…
How far would you go for a year of food? A California-based burger chain has pledged to serve a select number of superfans its signature sandwich for a year, if they get a permanent tattooa> for the restaurant’s milestone anniversary.< In celebration of its 40th anniversary this year, the chain has partnered with two tattoo…
Paws off, buddy. A protective relationships”>husband< leapt into action to save his wife from a rabid bobcat in a wild, viral video. In home security footage that hit Twitter on Thursday, the day began like any other. Happy Wade offered a chipper “good morning” to a jogger passing by his Burgaw home in the Creekside…
Attorneys in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin finished closing arguments on Monday following weeks of testimony as the nation braces for a verdict while jurors deliberate. Attorneys from both sides are seeking to distill three weeks of testimony in order to convince jurors to acquit or convict Chauvin on second- and third-degree…
Quarantine-free travel is taking off between Australia and New Zealand. Residents will be able to travel between both countries Monday without a mandatory quarantine, officials announced, after more than a year of closing down borders. BLOCKING MIDDLE SEATS ON PLANES REDUCES RISK OF COVID-19 SPREAD: CDC A “Welcome” sign ushered in hundreds of travelers at…
Journalist Stephen Gutowski has dedicated his career to helping people understand a community that’s long been a blind spot for the press: gun owners. Now, Gutowski is launching a new subscription-based site, The Reload, where he looks to continue that mission by bringing his reporting and firearms expertise. “It’s a publication that’s going to be focused on…