Just when you thought telling women to stick stone eggs up their vaginas was the worst medical advice she could give, a once-Manhattan-based psychiatrist, anti-vaxxer and Goop-approved pusher is going viral again. But this time, it’s for her dangerous social-media posts that call COVID-19 a hoax. Kelly Brogan (who has an MD from Cornell University...
A child has died of the coronavirus in California, authorities said Tuesday — the first apparent fatality of someone under age 18 in the country. “A devastating reminder that COVID-19 infects people of all ages,” Barbara Ferrer, head of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, said in announcing three new deaths from the virus in...
Big Apple residents appear to be taking social distancing seriously amid the coronavirus pandemic plaguing the city. State and city officials have put out repeated calls to New Yorkers to stay home, practice safe social distancing, and stay at least 6 feet apart when out in public in order to stem the spread of the...
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 2,112.98 points, or 11.4 percent, to 20,704.91 as lawmakers closed in on a deal for the rescue package, which would shell out cash payments to American citizens and authorize massive bailouts for troubled industrial sectors, from airlines to mom-and-pop restaurants.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?
Long Island mom Diana Berrent, 45, tested positive last week for the coronavirus. Today, she opens up about the acts of kindness from friends, neighbors, politicians and even actors that have helped her through 12 days of isolation. I cut out a quote recently and taped it to my computer. It says “kindness is an...
He’s a third-year medical resident — and already dealing with a global pandemic. “Right now, it’s kind of an all-hands-on-deck situation,” Dr. Ian Kwok, 30, said of his internal-medicine residency-turned-coronavirus triage at Mount Sinai Beth Israel hospital in Manhattan. “It’s not so much the hours that has been kind of the stressor, it’s really more...
The world’s animal distribution map needs to be redrawn after researchers recently discovered the existence of “Australian” species on Christmas Island. According to the University of Queensland’s Jonathan Aitchison, the finding revises the long-held understanding of the location of one of biology and geography’s most significant barriers — known as the Wallace line. “The Wallace...
"This idea that someone like myself is going to be paid to say I have coronavirus, that's like, absolute bulls--t."
A 26-year-old New York City woman says the coronavirus landed her in a hospital on oxygen — despite having no underlying symptoms that would put her at higher risk for the bug, according to a report. Fiona Lowenstein told told CNN she had planned to ride out the illness at home after coming down with...
At the NBA combine before the 2018 draft, Kentucky coach John Calipari warned reporters whichever team took small forward Kevin Knox would need to wait two seasons before reaping the benefits. Calipari said Knox was younger than even his age. Turns out Calipari was right and is imploring the Knicks not to trade the now-20-year-old....
A video of a 13-year-old girl brazenly breaking her coronavirus quarantine and going out to dinner in Hong Kong right after flying in from New York has sparked outrage, according to a report. Since March 19, all arrivals in the city from overseas have been required to follow a 14-day mandatory home isolation, but some,...
The coronavirus pandemic isn’t stopping New Yorkers from doing all they can to get their neighbors counted in the 2020 Census. Nearly 1 million city residents were contacted via text on Sunday and Monday and urged by hundreds of city volunteers to fill out the Census as part of “Text Out the Count,” officials said....
Virtual backgrounds are the new wallpaper.
The Jets need a new No. 1 wide receiver for Sam Darnold. Robby Anderson is signing with the Panthers and reuniting with his college coach Matt Rhule, according to a source. The deal is for two years, $20 million. He will make $12 million in the first year. The Jets had hoped to re-sign Anderson,...
Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday touted the use of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to fight coronavirus symptoms — saying doctors nationwide are authorized to prescribe the drug as testing continues. “The FDA is approving off-label use for hydroxychloroquine right now. Doctors can now prescribe chloroquine for that off-label purpose of dealing with the symptoms...
Cannabis sales are touching new highs as customers across the US and Canada stockpile weed to prepare for long spells of isolation because of the coronavirus pandemic. Between March 16 and March 22, sales of recreational cannabis across key US markets, including California, Colorado, Oregon and Alaska, were up 50 percent and medical marijuana sales...
These inmates are all either being held in jail pending their trials or they are behind bars because after violating parole conditions, the suit says.
Whenever this Major League Baseball season begins, it won’t include Noah Syndergaard. The Mets right-hander has been diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow and will undergo Tommy John surgery that will keep him sidelined into 2021, the team announced Tuesday. Syndergaard, according to general manager Brodie Van Wagenen, had discomfort...
The body of a coronavirus-stricken Georgia health care worker was found in her home with her young child more than 12 hours after she died of the illness, according to a report. The 42-year-old woman, who wasn’t identified, was likely dead for 12 to 16 hours before she was discovered during a welfare check Thursday...
Two crooks busted open the door of a Brooklyn restaurant and swiped a register stuffed with $560 cash, cops said Tuesday. The heist went down at Zatar Cafe and Bistro in Bushwick around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, police said. Video released by the NYPD shows the two men trying to open the door with brute force,...
With no basketball anywhere in sight, why not turn back to the glory days of Knicks basketball? On this week’s “Big Apple Buckets” podcast with Kazeem Famuyide, we look back at the 1998-1999 Knicks team that made the NBA Finals. Kaz and I share some of our favorite memories from watching that team, including just...
Near the end of his 30-minute conference call with the media on Tuesday, Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady said: “I’m a very disciplined quarterback.” That discipline was on display during the call, his first public act as the face of the Tampa Bay franchise. Brady was given opportunities to take some parting shot at the Patriots,...
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the theater.
President Trump on Tuesday downplayed any rift with Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of the White House coronavirus task force who didn’t participate in the administration’s briefing on Monday, saying he and the infectious disease expert are “fine.” “I respect all of these great people,” he told Fox News during a virtual town hall from the...
