Month: July 2022

Here are ways to handle aches and pains, bunions and hammertoes, calluses and corns, and other issues with your feet. View original article Contributor: Hallie Levine

Tracking the main coronavirus variants in the U.S. and around the world: omicron, delta, gamma, alpha and beta. View original article Contributor: Dan Keating

The World Health Organization confirmed two cases of the Marburg virus in Ghana. The highly infectious disease is similar to Ebola and has no vaccine. View original article Contributor: Adela Suliman

A study helps clarify the association between social stress and faster immune system aging. It also highlights potential ways to slow down immune aging. View original article Contributor: Eric Klopack

Programs that don’t take hardship into consideration could overlook families whose incomes exceed eligibility thresholds, yet still face economic instability at home. View original article Contributor: Erin Blakemore

As President Biden pushes for more state red-flag laws, GOP and gun-rights groups prepare to push back in state legislatures. View original article Contributor: Kimberly Kindy

An Ohio 10-year-old’s recent abortion has generated fierce debate. Doctors in countries where pregnancy is common in adolescents say the toll of childbirth on young bodies is brutal. View original article Contributor: Stephanie Nolen

BA.5, a highly transmissible variant, is dominating a surge of new infections. Many health officials say the wave is cause for caution, not alarm. View original article Contributor: Julie Bosman, Thomas Fuller and Edgar Sandoval

For some, a side effect of getting vaccinated was a change in menstrual cycles — but experts say there is no cause for alarm. View original article Contributor: Knvul Sheikh

Whether used for skateboarding or cycling, a helmet that doesn’t meet safety standards has no raison d’etre. That’s why Sakar International recalled about 12,655 Tony Hawk Silver Metallic Helmets from … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor: