COVID-19

What to know about risk of outbreak

Health

Rachel Carter

2024-04-03 09:36 PM

Human case of the bird flu confirmed in Texas A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu, an infection tied ...

U.S. life expectancy increased slightly in 2022

Health

Rachel Carter

2024-03-27 07:40 PM

US life expectancy rises due to COVID-19 decline Life expectancy in the US has increased, reaching 77.5 years on average in 2022. ...

Alcohol-related liver disease is rising in Arizona after pandemic

Health

Rachel Carter

2024-03-26 03:55 AM

Sharp rise in women drinking themselves to death The number of women succumbing to alcohol-related diseases has witnessed a dramatic surge. unbranded ...

Biden seeks to boomerang ‘are you better off’ argument against Trump

U.S.

Amanda Smith

2024-03-22 05:28 PM

Former President Trump and his campaign’s pitch to voters is simple: Are you better off than you were four years ago? But ...

Flu, norovirus replace COVID-19 as prominent viruses for spring season

Health

Rachel Carter

2024-03-20 12:27 AM

Flu still surging across parts of the US Influenza cases tend to fall off by mid-February, but the virus is on the ...

The Invisible Sculptor of COVID-19 Revealed

Health

Rachel Carter

2024-03-16 04:55 AM

A team from the University of California, Riverside has made significant progress in understanding the SARS-CoV-2 virus by studying the M protein. ...

Up to 5.8 million kids have long COVID, study says. One mother discusses the “heartbreaking” search for answers.

Health

Rachel Carter

2024-03-16 02:53 AM

Up to 5.8 million young people have long COVID, according to a recent study — and parents like Amanda Goodhart are looking ...

What the data shows about where we are

Health

Rachel Carter

2024-03-11 09:25 AM

Yet while infections have subsided in Massachusetts and nationwide, the ever-evolving pandemic has entered a state of uneasy calm. People are still ...