In the face of limited transportation, patchy internet service and threadbare medical care, community leaders in Alabama and Mississippi are trying to shrink the racial…
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Getting the Vaccine Isn’t Easy for Black Americans in the Rural South
In the face of limited transportation, patchy internet service and threadbare medical care, community leaders in Alabama and Mississippi are trying to shrink the racial…
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Judge Backs Austin After Texas AG Sues To Block City’s Mask Mandate
The city’s mayor hails ruling protecting citizens’ health after Gov. Greg Abbott dropped almost all COVID-19 safety precautions weeks ago.The city’s mayor hails ruling protecting…
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Vaccinated Older Adults Are Emerging From Their Coronavirus Hibernation
Those who are fully vaccinated are ready to get out of Dodge without worrying they’re endangering themselves.Those who are fully vaccinated are ready to get…
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Stricter COVID-19 Precautions Could Have Saved 240,000 Lives So Far, Economist Says
The U.S. wasted both lives and money in its jumbled approach to COVID-19, economic researchers find.The U.S. wasted both lives and money in its jumbled…
View More Stricter COVID-19 Precautions Could Have Saved 240,000 Lives So Far, Economist SaysMichael Bennett, Small-Town Doctor Who Pushed for Masks, Dies at 52
His death leaves only one family physician in Greenfield, Mo. He died of complications of Covid-19.His death leaves only one family physician in Greenfield, Mo.…
View More Michael Bennett, Small-Town Doctor Who Pushed for Masks, Dies at 52Why Testing Still Matters
With case numbers still high, coronavirus testing remains essential, experts say, but the goals and approach will change as vaccines roll out.With case numbers still…
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2021 Is Already The Year Of Anti-Abortion Legislation
State legislatures with eyes on a Supreme Court showdown have introduced more than 500 bills restricting the procedure.State legislatures with eyes on a Supreme Court…
View More 2021 Is Already The Year Of Anti-Abortion LegislationLiesbeth Stoeffler, 61, Runner Kept Going by Rare Lung Treatment, Dies
A machine that acted as an artificial lung kept her eligible for a transplant as she dealt with cystic fibrosis. She went on to compete…
View More Liesbeth Stoeffler, 61, Runner Kept Going by Rare Lung Treatment, DiesCold Tooth Pain’s Mysterious Molecular Culprit
Researchers figured out how a jolt of discomfort gets from the damaged outside of your tooth to the nerves inside it.Researchers figured out how a…
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