Drivers opting for usage-based insurance amid COVID-19 pandemic, study finds

Feb 4, 2021

If the pandemic has you driving less, this type of car insurance may be worth a look. (iStock) The pandemic had a huge impact on American’s driving habits in 2020. With shelter-in-place orders, countless businesses closed and the prevalence of work-from-home arrangements, Americans spent less time on the road than ever. In fact, according to […]

FDA approves Abiomed heart pump to treat Covid-19 patients

Aug 4, 2020

Medical staff attend to a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), at Scripps Mercy Hospital in Chula Vista, California, U.S., May 12, 2020. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration has approved the...

Severe Covid-19 can lead to kidney failure, medical studies reveal

Aug 3, 2020

Patient receives dialysis at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Mount Sinai Sonia Toure remembers the exact moment when her life changed forever. She was on a Zoom call in mid-March with her work colleagues when she coughed. It was a deep, strange-sounding cough...

Here’s what visiting a theme park is like in the age of Covid-19

Jul 8, 2020

Customers are socially distanced on rides like the Wonder Woman: Lasso of Truth at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey. Kenneth Kiesnoski/CNBC From backyard cookouts to days at the beach, people across the country have had to postpone or alter many...