If you stockpiled at-home COVID-19 tests during the great Omicron shortage, you may want to do a little research before using your diagnostics. Like food and medications, rapid COVID-19 tests expire—but figuring out when they go bad isn’t always as easy as glancing at the box. Here’s what to know about the expiration dates on … Read more
A U.K. patient with a severely weakened immune system had COVID-19 for almost a year and a half, scientists reported, underscoring the importance of protecting vulnerable people from the coronavirus. There’s no way to know for sure whether it was the longest-lasting COVID-19 infection because not everyone gets tested, especially on a regular basis like … Read more
The aggressive wild turkey has already sent one person to urgent care, but its presence on the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail is a sign of conservation success. View original article Contributor: Bethany Brookshire
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a bill aimed at dissolving a special taxing district that has granted Walt Disney World unique self-governing powers for more than five decades, even … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
Her research advanced understanding of the brain and the origins of language — signed and spoken — and shed light on how humans communicate and socialize. View original article Contributor: Katharine Q. Seelye
A promo for an upcoming Fox show describes a testosterone “calamity” among American men, along with an unlikely treatment. View original article Contributor: Gina Kolata
The administration’s actions suggest either a botched case or a shrewd play for time as it gives up on the mask order but hopes to erase an adverse ruling, legal experts said. View original article Contributor: Charlie Savage and Sharon LaFraniere
By official counts, fewer people are being diagnosed with COVID-19 right now than at almost any other point during the pandemic. There were an average of 40,000 new cases per day as of April 19, compared to more than 800,000 per day at the height of the U.S. Omicron wave. But official counts are increasingly … Read more
Federal health officials and the Alabama Department of Public Health are investigating nine cases of hepatitis in children 1 to 6 years old who were hospitalized between October 2021 and February 2022 with significant liver injury. View original article Contributor: Lena H. Sun
It will be hard to determine how many of those 400,000 children are up-to-date on their required shots. View original article Contributor: Lena H. Sun