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On the heels of a summer wave of COVID-19 cases, Americans will be able to get free virus test kits mailed to their homes, starting in late September. U.S. households will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests when the federal program reopens, according to the website, COVIDtests.gov. The U.S. Health … Read more

A disability rights organization filed a federal class action lawsuit on Thursday against a suburban New York county, alleging that its ban on wearing face masks in public violates the U.S. Constitution and discriminates against people with disabilities. Earlier this month, Nassau County  enacted what’s believed to be the first face mask ban in the … Read more

Polio has resurfaced in Gaza for the first time in 25 years, thriving in the same conditions in which people are dying. The first case was confirmed Friday in a 10-month-old unvaccinated child in Deir al-Balah, the enclave’s health authorities have said; the World Health Organization announced last month that the virus had been initially … Read more

Chances are, at least one person you know—and probably many people you know—have caught COVID-19 this summer. Ever since the “FLiRT” variants emerged this spring, the U.S. has been hit with one new variant after another, leading to a seemingly never-ending wave of cases. The amount of virus in wastewater has steadily risen since May … Read more

Amid an ongoing surge, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines for the 2024-2025 respiratory disease season. The new shots, made by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, are largely the same as the original mRNA vaccines developed at the start of the pandemic—but they target KP.2, a different strain of the virus … Read more

A hard workout can come back to haunt you. When you wake up the next morning and try to get out of bed, everyday motions like rolling over and standing up can make your muscles whine in pain. You might have wanted to exercise again, but now you’re wondering: Can I still work out if … Read more

Air pollution is the world’s second-largest cause of death globally, leading to 8.1 million premature deaths annually from lung cancer, heart disease, and emphysema, among other diseases. Regular forest fires are a reminder for many in the U.S. that our air quality can be precarious, but in much of the world’s cities, foul air has … Read more

You’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover or a leopard by its spots—but you can absolutely judge cottage cheese by its curds. That’s what I’ve always done, wrinkling my nose in disgust at the mere idea of digging into that lumpy stuff. I never once tried it; I didn’t need to. The … Read more

This morning, I made scrambled eggs on a $129 frying pan. Most of my cookware costs a fraction of that. For years, I bought pots and pans at T.J. Maxx or other discount stores.  The frying pan I used most frequently sells on Amazon for about $30. But I cook a fair amount from home … Read more

Adults with Long COVID can experience a slew of different symptoms, but some are more common than others. Intense fatigue, crashes after mental or physical effort, brain fog, shortness of breath or coughing that won’t go away, and the loss of smell or taste are some of Long COVID’s hallmarks. For kids, however, it’s another … Read more