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Views differ on whether aspirin should be used daily

Older adults without heart disease shouldn’t take daily low-dose aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, an influential health guidelines group said in preliminary updated advice released Tuesday. Bleeding risks for adults in their 60s and up who haven’t had a heart attack or stroke outweigh any potential… Read More

Wyoming coroner set to announce autopsy findings for Gabby Petito

Authorities in Wyoming plan to announce Tuesday how they believe slain traveler Gaby Petito was killed. Teton County Coroner Brent Blue is scheduled to announce the findings of Petito’s autopsy at an early afternoon news conference. This Food Grows Cancerous Tumors – Do Not Eat It [Sponsored] The body of… Read More

Men’s wheelchair champ makes costly wrong turn in Boston marathon

Marcel Hug, the men’s wheelchair champion at the 125th Boston Marathon, will now always remember the words that locals recite when discussing the final mile of the race. “Right onto Hereford, left onto Boylston.” Sponsored: Feel Younger With This Superfood Too bad for Hug, he didn’t make that right turn…. Read More

This beach reopened amid California’s oil spill cleanup

A Southern California beach that was closed more than a week ago because of a leak of crude oil from an undersea pipeline reopened on Monday, far sooner than many expected, City and state beaches in Huntington Beach reopened after water quality tests revealed no detectable levels of oil associated… Read More

Tornadoes badly damage central US

Several reported tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma late Sunday into early Monday morning, causing damage but no immediate word of deaths or injuries. The severe weather system also brought heavy rain, lightning and wind to parts of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Texas, and more stormy weather is predicted for later this… Read More

Facebook unveils new controls after Congress testimony

Facebook, in the aftermath of damning testimony that its platforms harm children, will be introducing several features including prompting teens to take a break using its photo sharing app Instagram, and “nudging” teens if they are repeatedly looking at the same content that’s not conducive to their well-being. The Menlo… Read More

Merck asks FDA to authorize promising COVID treatment pill

Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill against COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and easy-to-use weapon to the world’s arsenal against the pandemic. If cleared by the Food and Drug Administration — a decision that could come in a matter of weeks — it… Read More

Update: Understaffed FDA may get new chief after long vacancy

Straining under a pandemic workload and battered by a string of public controversies, one of the leading agencies in the government’s fight against COVID-19 is finally on the verge of getting a new commissioner. After nearly nine months of searching, President Joe Biden says he’s close to naming his choice… Read More

This COVID-19 bombshell changes everything…

A stunning new report finds the coronavirus infection may have been “spreading virulently” through Wuhan, China months before Beijing alerted the world to the outbreak. That could significantly change the timetable of the pandemic’s origins – and it raises new questions about how the pandemic began, when communist party leaders… Read More

Can I get the flu shot and COVID-19 vaccine at the same time?

Can I get the flu and COVID-19 vaccines at the same time? Yes, you can get the shots in the same visit. When COVID-19 vaccines were first rolling out in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended waiting 14 days between the shots and other immunizations as… Read More