Health

The British variant of COVID-19 is more contagious than the original virus, a recent study from Tel Aviv University shows. In fact, it’s 45 percent more contagious. Researchers analyzed data from some 300,000 PCR tests […]

Seeking to support their children’s development, some parents encourage them to study music. “Children are generally interested in music and dance,” said Víctor Villegas Segovia, a private saxophone teacher in Veracruz. But it’s helpful to […]

Too many of us neglect sleep — with serious consequences. Some people, bearing big responsibilities, consider sleep a luxury. But subjecting the body to long hours without rest is detrimental to one’s health. Working at night […]

To stay in the good graces of their bosses, to earn an extra income, or to simply get the job done, many people work overtime. “It’s best for a person to work 8 hours, so […]

SEVILLE, Spain — The parents of a 10-year-old boy suffering from a rare disease have compared it to going through mourning as they “buried the dream of a healthy son” and woke up to the new […]

Glioblastoma is a particularly aggressive form of brain cancer, accounting for half of all primary brain cancers. It has a 40 percent survival rate after a year and just 5 percent after five years, even […]

he state of Mississippi has now administered 1.32 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine to residents, according to the state health department. As of Monday, 815,673 people have received at least one vaccine dose, and […]

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ Mississippi legislators were meeting Saturday to negotiate final details of a state budget for the year that begins July 1. The state-funded portion of the […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — On a cold January morning, Lilian Montoya drove from her house to a Covid-19 testing center in Anchorage, Alaska. Her husband had tested positive for the disease a couple of days before, as […]

POLLESTRES, France — After the French authorities limited the compensation for pregnant moms who were given a dangerous epilepsy drug, a French victims’ association said Europe should be “ashamed.” Depakine, the drug used to treat […]