What’s your gender? I prefer not to say
When it comes to filling out a form, I can write my name and address and birth date on autopilot without pause. But when I get to the gender…
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‘Groundhog Day,’ the movie’s final life lessons for our perpetual pandemic
“What would you do if you were stuck in one place, and every day was exactly the same, and nothing that you did mattered?” That’s…
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OSU study: Youth with autism ages 9-13 see sharp decline in physical activity
A recent study from Oregon State University has found that to best help kids with autism maintain healthy rates of physical activity, interventions…
Continue ReadingThe US is in an ‘absolute race’ with new coronavirus strains as experts differ on vaccine strategy
With multiple new coronavirus strains spreading across the country, the US is in an “absolute race” to vaccinate Americans before those…
Continue ReadingAt-home Covid-19 test to ramp up production with $231.8 million federal contract
The Biden administration announced on Monday that the US Department of Defense and US Department of Health and Human Services are working with…
Continue ReadingYour Reddit posts could predict a breakup over 3 months before it happens
One person was dumped before finals week after a four-year relationship. Another broke off a relationship with their boyfriend because he had fallen…
Continue Reading Mysterious untreatable fevers once devastated whole families. This doctor discovered what caused them
It’s an ancient disease that may have evolved to confer protection against the plague — but until 20 years ago, it had scientists and…
Continue Reading The US is in an ‘absolute race against time’ with new coronavirus variants, expert says
The US is in an “absolute race against time” to vaccinate as many people as possible before new Covid-19 variants take hold of the…
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St. Charles Bend union holds informational picketing, still seeking first contract
Dozens of St. Charles Bend technologists began two days of informational picketing in front of the hospital Sunday as they seek renewed talks on an…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 hospitalizations drop, but January has been the deadliest month of the pandemic. Here’s what to expect next
For the first time in almost two months, less than 100,000 Americans are hospitalized for Covid-19. Sunday, the United States reported 95,013…
Continue ReadingLife after Covid: The people who will re-enter society last
Danielle Seal likens going for a walk during the pandemic to an extreme sport. “When I go [and walk] the dog I have to ask people to stay two…
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Scrambling to save tens of thousands of lives
Congress was convulsed by controversy over the incendiary behavior of a freshman Republican from Georgia. Wall Street was roiled by insurgent…
Continue Reading Hospitalizations are the lowest they’ve been in nearly 2 months. But US is still in for ‘rough’ coming weeks, expert says
Covid-19 hospitalizations in the US dropped below 100,000 for the first time in nearly two months, according to data from the COVID Tracking Project.…
Continue Reading Are we getting weirder? Perhaps we’re simply becoming ourselves
Normally reserved and conservatively dressed, my friend was outfitted in a strange mishmash of colorful wigs and Hawaiian shirts and a sequined gown.…
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Maryland becomes 2nd state to report coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa
Maryland on Saturday became the second state to report a case of a coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa — a strain that health…
Continue ReadingThese coronavirus variants are keeping scientists awake at night
At least four new variants of the coronavirus are keeping scientists awake at night. One, first identified in southeast England, has now shown up in…
Continue ReadingPregnant women should get Covid-19 vaccine, US doctors say, despite conflicting international advice
If you’re pregnant during the pandemic, major medical groups in the United States have a clear message for you — please consider being…
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CDC says travelers must wear masks on all forms of public transportation
As health experts warn that highly contagious coronavirus variants could soon worsen the spread in the US, the country is about to require masks on…
Continue ReadingOn the anniversary of Covid-19 becoming an official public health emergency, experts say it’s time for a change
It was one year ago today the World Health Organization declared that the novel coronavirus was a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.…
Continue Reading Why parents should brace themselves for another uncertain summer and fall
I remember the talk among parents on my son’s last day of in-person school since the pandemic began. Back in March, some of them didn’t…
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