The Accusations Against Scott Stringer
Jean Kim talks about her sexual misconduct allegations against the New York City comptroller, who is running for mayor.
Rory McIlroy claims first win in 18 months and first as a dad
The end of Rory McIlroy’s winning drought just so happened to fall on Mother’s Day — a fitting way to celebrate with his family.
Surviving in Isolation, Where the Steppe Has Turned to Sand
In the Russian republic of Kalmykia, the encroaching desert has transformed the landscape. “Nature,” one farmer said, “is forcing us to leave.”
Cal Survived Covid. Now, Back to Its Usual Problems
The school conducted tens of thousands of coronavirus tests, aborted the football season and lost $10 million. Is that light at the end of the tunnel another train?
Managing children’s weight, blood pressure and cholesterol protects brain function mid-life
Managing weight, blood pressure and cholesterol in children may help protect brain function in later life, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation. This is the first study to highlight that cardiovascular risk factors accumulated from childhood through mid-life may influence poor cognitive performance at midlife.
Undetected early heart damage raises risk of death in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with impaired first-phase ejection fraction were nearly 5 times more likely to die compared to patients with healthier measures of this early, often undetected sign of heart failure, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal. First-phase ejection fraction is a measure of the left ventricular ejection …
Small study shows heart damage after COVID-19 uncommon in college athletes
In a small study, researchers found college athletes who contracted COVID-19 rarely had cardiac complications. Most had mild COVID symptoms that did not require treatment, and in a small percentage of those with abnormal cardiac testing, there was no evidence of heart damage on special imaging tests. All athletes returned to sports without any health …
There were at least 9 mass shootings across the US this weekend
A gunman opened fire at a family birthday party in Colorado Springs, leaving six people dead and a community in mourning.