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Laboratories around the country are now facing potential shortages of key materials and chemicals needed to run tests for the novel coronavirus, as cases spread to more than two-thirds of the states and the global pandemic strains testing resources even further. Some lab directors say they are already beginning to run low of the supplies […]

Before I say how much I disliked this Samsung phone, let me let you in on a secret about tech product reviews: As gadgets have increased in speed, abilities and price over the last few years, tech companies have given product reviewers like me less time to test them. When the companies provide us early

California’s attorney general will not appeal a judge’s decision approving T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion purchase of Sprint By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer March 11, 2020, 3:26 PM 2 min read NEW YORK — California’s attorney general said Wednesday that the state will not appeal a judge’s decision approving T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion purchase of Sprint. Attorney

Telemedicine got an additional boost under the $8.3 billion emergency funding measure from Congress, which loosened restrictions on its use to treat people covered under the federal Medicare program. At a news conference on Monday, Seema Verma, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, praised the government’s efforts to expand the use

The U.N. weather agency says last year was the second warmest on record and the past decade was the hottest in human history By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press March 11, 2020, 2:18 AM 3 min read UNITED NATIONS — Last year was the second warmest on record, the past decade was the hottest in

The failure to tap into the flu study, detailed here for the first time, was just one in a series of missed chances by the federal government to ensure more widespread testing during the early days of the outbreak, when containment would have been easier. Instead, local officials across the country were left to work

Dax Flame was only 15 when he became YouTube royalty – his channel was among the top 20 most subscribed in the early years of the site. His success parachuted him into a Hollywood acting career. But 13 years later, his fortunes have changed – he’s just working at a sushi restaurant and trying to

In a move intended to give Americans greater control over their medical information, the Trump administration announced broad new rules on Monday that will allow people for the first time to use apps of their choice to retrieve data like their blood test results directly from their health providers. The Department of Health and Human

SAN FRANCISCO — Livia De Felice, who owns two vacation rental properties and manages four others across Italy, has seen all of her bookings for March canceled, leaving her “extremely worried,” she said. Austin Mao, who hosts 2,000 guests a month in his Las Vegas network of mansions, has slashed prices on the properties by

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store for week of March 8, 2020 March 10, 2020, 4:26 PM 2 min read Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Minecraft, Mojang 2. Heads Up!, Warner Bros. 3. Geometry Dash, RobTop Games AB 4. TouchRetouch, ADVA Soft GmbH 5. Procreate Pocket, Savage Interactive Pty Ltd 6. HotSchedules,