Opinion: How to approach the trio of viral illnesses battering us
Dr. Tom Benzoni is an emergency physician, practicing locally.Now that elections are overcome, the headlines are filled with relevant material....
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Hawaii Gov. Ige looks back on coronavirus, tourism shutdown
HONOLULU (AP) — As Hawaii’s governor, David Ige faced a volcanic eruption that destroyed 700 homes, protests blocking construction of...
Fauci says ‘we need to keep the politics out of’ investigating COVID origins
Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s outgoing chief medical adviser, on Sunday urged officials to “keep the politics out of” investigating the...
Voluntary ‘mass testing’ associated with 25% reduction in covid-19 related hospitalizations
The first ever voluntary 'mass testing' pilot for people without covid symptoms was associated with an overall 25% reduction in...
Blood clot drug totally ineffective as post-Covid treatment, research finds
A drug to reduce blood clots, widely prescribed to Covid-19 patients after discharge from hospital, does not lessen their chances...
Mexican asylum seekers set their sights north — on Canada
MONTREAL (AP) — Pedro Meraz says living in Colima, Mexico, was like living in a war zone, with shootings, burning...
3 takeaways from BYU’s regular-season finale win over Stanford
BYU finished an unbeaten November with a 35-26 win over the Pac-12’s Stanford late Saturday night.Here are three takeaways from...
Protests spread in China as anger mounts over ‘zero-COVID’
Protests against China’s restrictive COVID-19 policies have spread to more cities as anger mounts over a deadly fire in the...
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Pfizer’s COVID cash powers a ‘marketing machine’ on the hunt for new supernovas
For drugmaker Pfizer, a fortune amassed in the COVID pandemic is now paving the path to pharma nirvana: a weight...
Can Hong Kong Stem the Outflow of Residents?
HONG KONG — Hong Kong has eased most of its stiff COVID19-related restrictions and begun promoting the territory’s reopening to...