SALEM, Oregon (AP) – Heather Griggs puts a phone to her ear in a makeshift office in the small courthouse that once served as a jail in rural Pendleton, a place best known for its annual rodeo. Her confident tone hides her tiredness when she tells the person on the …
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Recent studies provide more information on what treatments do or do not work for COVID-19, with high-quality methods that provide reliable results. British investigators released their investigation on Friday in the only drug that has been shown to improve survival: a cheap steroid called dexamethasone. Two other studies found that …
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Doctors have known this for a long time, long before the resounding cries of “Black Lives Matter”: Black people suffer disproportionately. They face countless challenges to good health, including food, transportation, and income. The stress of living with racism has very real physical effects. And they are especially prone to …
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NEW YORK (AP) – There were the two-hour unpaid waits outside the supermarkets when San Francisco began to close, atop the heavy shopping bags that had to be carried countless ladders. And yet, even after subscribing to various apps, 39-year-old Saori Okawa was still not making as much money delivering …
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At least 285 American children have developed a serious inflammatory condition related to the coronavirus, and while most recovered, the potential for long-term or permanent damage is unknown, two new studies suggest. The documents, published online. On Monday in the New England Journal of Medicine, provide the most comprehensive report …
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