Month: August 2021

The best world-class athletes often dabble in a range of sports when young before rising to the top of their game in one, a new analysis found. View original article Contributor: Gretchen Reynolds

South Korea has detected its first two cases of a virus variant known as “delta plus.” Health officials are on alert. View original article Contributor: Jennifer Hassan

While much of the country wrestles with new masking guidance, public health authorities and doctors in the states hit hardest by the delta variant are confronting a new stage of the pandemic unlike anything they’ve seen. View original article Contributor: Fenit Nirappil

The Food and Drug Administration’s move is expected to kick off more vaccination mandates for hospital workers, college students and federal troops. View original article Contributor: Sharon LaFraniere and Noah Weiland

Many doctors on the front lines say unvaccinated patients in their 20s and 30s are becoming more severely ill, and more quickly. But comprehensive data is lacking. View original article Contributor: Roni Caryn Rabin

The findings suggest that what has sometimes been called “long Covid” may be less common in children than adults. View original article Contributor: Emily Anthes