Gaylord Perry, Hall of Fame Pitcher With a Doctoring Touch, Dies at 84
He won 314 games and recorded 3,500 strikeouts, but he’s remembered as much for his acknowledged spitball, with saliva just...
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Woman awaiting sentencing in Varsity Blues case chided for Disney cruise to Mexico; judge says ‘you can’t blame Disney.’
A federal judge on Thursday scolded a former USC athletics administrator awaiting sentencing in the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal...
Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Offers Long-term Protection Against Severe Disease | Newsroom
This research in an infant model was led by researchers from the UNC School of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine and...
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Study: COVID-19 pandemic stress caused teen brains to age by several years
The brains of teenagers aged prematurely by at least three years during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published...
Ending China’s extreme COVID policy could cause a health disaster
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Nearly three years into a pandemic that has killed more than 6.6 million people worldwide, the official death...
Life-insurance payouts hit record $100 billion in 2021 | Mint
U.S. life insurers paid a record $100 billion in 2021 in death benefits, fueled by another year of Covid-19 deaths,...
Could pregnancy protect you from long COVID-19?
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Pregnancy causes changes to a woman’s immune system that put her at higher risk for serious illness...
How the Pandemic Affected U.S. Birth Rates—and What Comes Next
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. in March of 2020, speculation began about how this would affect births. With...
The number of babies hospitalized for COVID-19 went up recently. Here’s why
Since its first appearance, the severity of COVID-19 seemed to scale with age: older adults had higher mortality rates and...
Vitamin D; COVID-19 and Genes; and Cardiac Risk From Salting Food
No Help From Vitamin D Supplements A new study adds to evidence that vitamin D supplements don't do much for...