PHOENIX (AP) – Major League Baseball’s sweep of COVID-19 evidence appears to have some success, even as large swaths of the United States continue to fight to contain the rapidly spreading virus. MLB and the players union released statistics on Friday saying six of 10,548 samples were new positives in …
Read More »MLB test sweep brings some success, but optics is an issue
PHOENIX (AP) – Major League Baseball’s sweep of COVID-19 evidence appears to have some success, even as large swaths of the United States continue to fight to contain the rapidly spreading virus. MLB and the players union released statistics on Friday saying six of 10,548 samples were new positives in …
Read More »‘Yes, we exist’: Black fans watch NASCAR’s work to diversify
Kevin Johnson fell in love with NASCAR as a child through clips on “Wide World of Sports“Decades before the billion dollar broadcast deals when auto racing shared valuable airtime with the barrel and demolition derby. Raised in the South Bronx, Johnson considered himself “a NASCAR fan” without a friend or …
Read More »Mosquitoes fly free as health departments focus on viruses
Sprayer, bloated welts, citronella. It is mosquito season. And in a typical year, the Delaware County Health Department in Ohio would put up more than 90 mosquito traps per week – black tubs of standing water with nets designed to catch small insects. But this year, due to COVID-19, the …
Read More »Can a pregnant woman transmit the coronavirus to her fetus?
Can a pregnant woman transmit the coronavirus to her fetus? It is possible, but it seems to be relatively rare and scientists think they know why. Many viruses can cross the placenta and infect the fetus in utero, and there is increasing evidence that the coronavirus can also do so. …
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