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This woman is a chess champion. And she’s blind
Jessica Lauser is relentless on the chess board. She plays quickly, applying constant pressure on her opponents. She attacks constantly, not unlike…
Continue ReadingJessica Lauser is relentless on the chess board. She plays quickly, applying constant pressure on her opponents. She attacks constantly, not unlike…
Continue ReadingAs President Joe Biden celebrated America’s 300 million vaccine dose milestone Friday, experts warned that the spread of coronavirus variants…
Continue ReadingThe Delta variant of Covid-19 is expected to become the dominant strain in the United States, and it’s further reason why people need to ramp…
Continue ReadingWelcome to the start of summer! Now slow down. You don’t want to miss anything by hurrying past it. And there is no need to sweat even more,…
Continue ReadingIn September 2019, just ahead of the Covid-19 pandemic — so roughly before-anyone-can-remember ago — Merriam-Webster added the term…
Continue ReadingCoronavirus variants are what keep Dr. Scott Lindquist, an epidemiologist for Washington state, up at night. “I have got to be honest —…
Continue ReadingDr. Michael Saag normally cares for Covid-19 patients, but early in the pandemic, he became a patient. Now, he has joined the ranks with lingering…
Continue ReadingLakiea Bailey has tried to hide the pain and breathlessness she feels from her disease for most of her life. As a child, she missed weeks out of…
Continue ReadingOlder adults who have significant difficulty falling asleep and who experience frequent night awakenings are at high risk for developing dementia or…
Continue ReadingWith the odds stacked against the US reaching the target of 70% of adults at least partially vaccinated by July 4 — a goal set by President Joe…
Continue ReadingThe country continued this week on a path to reopening from the Covid-19 pandemic, with major population centers such as New York and California…
Continue ReadingThe teenaged boys all looked like they were having heart attacks. They complained of chest pain and general discomfort, and tests looked at first as…
Continue ReadingAfter over a year of staying at home and following strict safety guidelines, many people are understandably reluctant to step out their front door…
Continue ReadingThe pressure to stand out plagues us all. Even if we don’t really want that job, that body, that car, that trip or that kitchen, we’re…
Continue ReadingA coronavirus variant first identified in India is “like Covid on steroids,” Andy Slavitt, former White House senior adviser for Covid-19…
Continue ReadingAs states lift more coronavirus restrictions, experts are worried people who aren’t fully vaccinated could contribute to further spread of the…
Continue ReadingAs newly reported Covid-19 cases in the United States drop to some of the lowest levels of the pandemic, the link between vaccinations and…
Continue ReadingPen Farthing was on a flight from Kabul, Afghanistan, to Houston when the news broke: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was going to…
Continue ReadingBreath is a powerful force — without it, there is no life. But what you might not realize is that the quality of your breathing directly impacts…
Continue ReadingAs pediatricians vaccinate newly eligible children and teens against Covid-19, some of them say they are giving just as many shots to adults. When…
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