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The COVID frontlines: How NYC doctors faced the outbreak
06/19/2022 09:19am • As head of a top intensive care unit in New York City, Dr. Lindsay Lief is no stranger to emergencies. "If the organs are failing, and you need to be placed on life support, you come to us," she said. When asked how much death she actually sees, Dr. Lief replied, "A lot. A lot." But in Mar
US opens COVID vaccine to little kids; shots begin this week
06/19/2022 07:29am • NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers. The shots will become available this week, expanding the nation’s vaccination campaign to children as young as 6 months. Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended th
Biden adviser Jake Sullivan tests positive for COVID-19
06/18/2022 11:14pm • REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan tested positive on Saturday for COVID-19, according to the White House. Sullivan typically has frequent contact with President Joe Biden but last was in contact with the president early in the week, according to a seni
Title IX: Law ensured balanced cutbacks during pandemic
06/18/2022 11:43am • Title IX is always on Candice Storey Lee’s mind and the Vanderbilt athletics director believes that’s how it should be for any administrator running college programs. “I would hope that’s part of our DNA and that it is seen in how we make decisions on a day-to-day basis,” Lee said. B
Expiration dates for many at-home COVID test kits have been extended
06/17/2022 08:32pm • If you have an at-home rapid COVID-19 test kit that expired, or is about to, don't throw it away just yet. The expiration dates for many tests have been extended. Some rapid test kits can be used as much as six months after the expiration date on the package. More Health & Fitness
Montgomery Co. ends COVID vaccine requirement for student-athletes
06/17/2022 07:43pm • Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland is dropping its COVID-19 vaccination requirement for student-athletes. In a community update on Wednesday, Maryland's largest school district said vaccination is still strongly recommended for athletes, but no longer required. More Montgomer
FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 shots for infants, preschoolers
06/17/2022 05:09pm • U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week. The Food and Drug Administration's action follows its advisory panel's unanimous recommendation for the shots from Moderna and Pfizer. That means U.S. kids
Warriors beat Celtics 103-90 to win 4th NBA title in 8 years
06/17/2022 08:30am • BOSTON (AP) — The Golden State Warriors are NBA champions once again, topping the Boston Celtics 103-90 on Thursday night for their fourth title in the last eight seasons. Stephen Curry scored 34 points and was named the NBA Finals MVP as the Warriors claimed the franchise’s seventh championship
Virus
cases force leader, teams to leave Tour de Suisse race
06/17/2022 06:32am • GENEVA (AP) — An outbreak of COVID-19 cases caused chaos at the Tour de Suisse on Friday with the race leader, three teams and about 30 riders pulling out of the Tour de France warm-up. Overall leader Aleksandr Vlasov tested positive one day after winning the fifth stage, the Russian rider's team
White House clams up on Biden COVID-19 testing regimen
06/16/2022 09:31pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — In an abrupt change of course, the White House is now declining to comment on the frequency of President Joe Biden's COVID-19 testing regimen, even as it maintains that it would inform the public if he were to ever test positive for the corona
virus
. Since Inauguration Day, the Wh
What Is Adeno
virus
? Symptoms, Vaccines, and Treatment
06/16/2022 08:00pm • While adeno
virus
have been around for eons, it's likely you've only heard the name recently. That's because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other organizations are investigating a recent spike in cases of hepatitis of an unknown origin that have appeared in children. Because some
Bird flu outbreak waning but threat of
virus
lingers
06/16/2022 06:23pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A bird flu outbreak in the U.S. that led to the deaths of more than 40 million chickens and turkeys and contributed to a spike in egg and meat prices appears to be waning, but experts caution the
virus
hasn’t disappeared and worry another surge could take hold this fall. Th
Detroit honors Vincent Chin, Asian American killed in 1982
06/16/2022 05:25pm • DETROIT (AP) — Decades before Chinese immigrant Yao Pan Ma was attacked while collecting cans in New York and Thai American Vicha Ratanapakdee was fatally assaulted in San Francisco, Vincent Chin was beaten to death with a baseball bat in Detroit by two white men who never served jail time. Forty
Maryland identifies presumed monkeypox case; 1st case in Md. in 2022
06/16/2022 03:05pm • The first presumed case of human monkeypox in Maryland in 2022 was identified Thursday, just weeks after being found in D.C. and Virginia. The Maryland Department of Health said the person is recovering in isolation and is not hospitalized. More Health News More Local News
Qatar Airways posts record $1.5B profits ahead of World Cup
06/16/2022 09:55am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar Airways, one of the Mideast's largest carriers known for on-board comfort and luxury, said Thursday its profits over the past fiscal year topped $1.5 billion, marking the highest ever earnings for the state-owned carrier as it prepares to see a record surge
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