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— Stanford says masks are no longer mandatory, but are recommendedParticipants in a long COVID clinical trial at Stanford University in California have raised concerns that some investigators there are not wearing masks during clinic visits, putting them at risk. The issue was first highlighted in a Reddit post on r/covidlonghaulersopens in a new tab or window, where an anonymous poster said he or she and their wife walked out and quit the study last week because "researchers running the long COVID Paxlovid study have stopped masking while tending to long COVID participants." That commenter, who has not returned a...

Kiss canceled their planned Las Vegas residency suddenly late last week, amid questions about their coronavirus safety protocols. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers were scheduled to play at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas as part of their long-running End of the Road World Tour. The decision came after some of the band's roadies blamed guitar tech Francis Stueber's death on negligent safety protocols in Rolling Stone. Kiss disputed many of the claims the tour staffers made. Kiss was scheduled to play at Zappos Theater from Dec. 29 to Feb. 5, but options to buy tickets...

March 11, 2004 Group Is Suing Federal Agency Over Post-9/11 Health HazardsBy ANTHONY DePALMA he health of tens of thousands of people who live and work in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn has been endangered by the way federal officials mishandled the environmental hazards caused by the collapse of the World Trade Center, according to a lawsuit filed yesterday in United States District Court in Manhattan. Twelve Manhattan residents and workers sued the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to follow its own procedures to ensure the area was safe before allowing people to return.They also accused the agency's former administrator, Christie...