Month: August 2022

New federal data outline the scale of suffering among Native Americans and Alaska Natives. View original article Contributor: Simon Romero, Roni Caryn Rabin and Mark Walker

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for Senate in Pennsylvania, has taunted his Democratic rival, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, about his recovery. View original article Contributor: Trip Gabriel

The agency cleared booster doses targeting Omicron subvariants, hoping to curtail a fall or winter surge. View original article Contributor: Noah Weiland and Sharon LaFraniere

In the years following World War II, physicians in the U.S. and Europe noticed a surprising phenomenon: rates of heart attack and stroke fell dramatically in many places. Autopsies from this period also revealed reduced rates of atherosclerosis, which is a buildup of fatty arterial plaques that causes cardiovascular disease. At first, experts were perplexed. … Read more

Chances are, you already know someone who’s an avid pickleball player. America’s fastest-growing sport—a cross between tennis, badminton, and ping-pong—can be played as either a singles or doubles game, though doubles is typically more popular. Points can only be accrued by the side that’s serving, and the winner is the first side to get to … Read more

View original article Contributor: Megan Sarnacki

The decline during the pandemic is the sharpest in nearly 100 years, hitting American Indian and Native Alaskan communities particularly hard. View original article Contributor: Roni Caryn Rabin

The legislation is part of a growing push nationwide to hold tech companies accountable for how their services affect children’s mental health and safety. View original article Contributor: Cristiano Lima

Health officials said the Harris County resident who died Sunday was a severely immunocompromised adult who had various serious illnesses. View original article Contributor: Fenit Nirappil

More than a dozen books show how officials undercut one another to win president’s approval. View original article Contributor: Dan Diamond