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As if attempting to one-up last week’s stupidity with regards to ivermectin, anti-vaxxers on Facebook and Twitter are advocating for a new and unproven Covid-19 treatment: Betadine, an antiseptic used to treat cuts and scrapes. Povidone iodine, often sold under the brand-name Betadine, is an iodine-based treatment largely for topical …

Dr. Anthony Fauci called the latest round of bogus attacks on him from Republicans “anti-science” and “nonsense” during a Friday interview. MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow asked the White House’s chief medical adviser about the baseless accusations thrown his way by Republicans since the release of a trove of Fauci’s emails this …

When the world rang in 2021, we thought we would be leaving much of the malaise of the previous pandemic year behind. But alas, there is no vaccine for one of our favorite pursuits: good old-fashioned social media shaming, which has been rampant thanks to an anonymous Instagram account and …

President Trump ended a Saturday of confusing mixed messages from White House officials and Walter Reed Medical Center doctors about practically everything surrounding his positive test for the coronavirus by releasing a muddled video statement recap of his current situation that cleared nothing up. In the video, the president first …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The best way to protect yourself against the growing spread of the coronavirus is still to stay home and self-isolate. But if you’re going to step outside — …

Milwaukee’s Summerfest — the largest music festival in the U.S. by attendance — has been canceled, festival organizers announced on Thursday. Originally scheduled to take place in June, the annual festival was pushed to late September back in March as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic first hit the U.S., but continued …

Lita Danlag, 29, an ICU nurse from Fort Walton Beach, Florida, had spent more than a year trying to get pregnant. In the winter of 2019, she and her husband suffered a devastating blow when they lost a pregnancy, but they continued trying to the point that it became a …

British-Jamaican label Island Records has announced the One Love COVID-19 Relief Auction to provide aid during the coronavirus pandemic. The event, hosted byPoseactor and writer Billy Porter, will be broadcast live on May 21st at 1:00 p.m. EST (6:00 p.m. BST). Items for auction include a pair of Amy Winehouse’s …

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious-disease expert, who has stood beside President Trump throughout much of the administration’s response to the coronavirus, will tell the Senate Tuesday that Americans will experience “needless suffering and death” if the country reopens prematurely. “If we skip over the checkpoints in the guidelines …

Jack Johnson will be hosting his own at-home music festival, Kokua Festival 2020 – Live From Home, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and in support of the Kokua Hawai’i Foundation. The two-hour livestream will be hosted by Johnson from the front porch of his home on …