The United States is considering sending warships into the Black Sea in the next few weeks in a show of support for Ukraine amid Russia’s increased military presence on Ukraine’s eastern border, a US defense official told CNN Thursday.
What is Best Buy Beta? Everything you need to know
Best Buy Beta is rolling out now in select markets. Here’s what you get with it, and what you need to know.
Olympic Bobsledder Who Killed Himself Likely Had C.T.E.
Pavle Jovanovic, who represented the United States at the 2006 Olympics, is believed to be the first athlete in a sliding sport to be found with a disease caused by repeated brain traumas.
Phillip Adams, Former N.F.L. Player, Is Suspect in South Carolina Shooting
The victims included the doctor’s wife and two of their eight grandchildren. The gunman, identified as a former N.F.L. cornerback, was found dead at a nearby home.
Flu may play part in plaque-rupturing heart attacks
Getting a flu vaccine can reduce the risk of a common type of heart attack in people 60 and older, according to new research that suggests the virus plays a role in rupturing plaque.
The future of cancer for Americans
(HealthDay)—At first glance, it appears that little will change between now and 2040 when it comes to the types of cancers that people develop and that kill them, a new forecast shows.
Oral COVID-19 vaccine being tested
(HealthDay)—California researchers are testing whether an oral vaccine offers similar or better protection than current COVID-19 shots.
Covax backs AstraZeneca as vaccines reach 100 territories
Covax backed the AstraZeneca jab on Thursday as the scheme celebrated shipping coronavirus vaccine doses to 100 different territories around the world, despite delays dogging deliveries.
Evolution of outcomes for patients hospitalized during the COVID pandemic
As SARS-CoV-2 continues to spread in France, a thorough characterization of hospital care needs and of the trajectories of hospital patients, as well as how they have changed over time, is essential to support planning. This led scientists from the Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Diseases Unit at the Institut Pasteur and the University of Cambridge …
Low-dose CT for right colonic diverticulitis an alternate diagnosis of appendicitis
According to an open-access article in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), IV contrast-enhanced 2-millisievert CT (2-mSv CT) is comparable to conventional-dose CT (CDCT) for the diagnosis of right colonic diverticulitis.