California lays out a plan to treat the coronavirus as a manageable risk, not an emergency.

The plan would expand wastewater surveillance testing and genomic sequencing; expand access to Covid-19 treatments; and create a special office of community partnerships that would send hundreds of workers into immigrant, disadvantaged and other hard-to-reach communities to combat disinformation and

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Depression, suicide risk for transgender youth cut by affirming care

Receiving gender-affirming hormone therapy was associated with a 40% lower risk for depression and seriously considering suicide The new report is the first large-scale study on the effects of gender-affirming hormone therapy among youth 80% of respondents receiving gender-affirming hormone therapy said

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Housing Finance Bank Hands over Christmas Food Hampers to Children At Risk Action Network

Uganda, Kampala – Housing Finance Bank has handed over 60 Christmas food hampers to the Children at Risk Action Network (CRANE) as a contribution to their ongoing initiative that aims at supporting 500 children by offering them hampers of assorted

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Browns take major unnecessary injury risk with Baker Mayfield

The Cleveland Browns took Baker Mayfield off the injury report on Friday, paving the way for him to play against the Steelers. But…why? The Browns are hosting the underdog Pittsburgh Steelers at home on Sunday afternoon, with or without Baker

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Bomb cyclone, atmospheric river risk flooding in California

A “bomb cyclone” cranking up Sunday in the Pacific Ocean will unleash more than a foot of rain in some areas of drought-stricken California and up to 8 feet of snow over the mountains, forecasters say. Much of the West Coast

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Merck antiviral pill cuts COVID hospitalization risk in half: study

An experimental drug prevented half of COVID-19 infections that would otherwise have sent people to the hospital, according to a study released Friday, offering promise that the virus could soon be treated by a pill. The antiviral drug molnupiravir, made

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Tested to Extremes: Rolex Watches for Risk Takers

The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner, the archetype of the divers’ watch, epitomises the historic link between Rolex and underwater exploration. In 1969, Rolex unveiled the Submariner Date, a version of the model with a date function. Image: Rolex Inscribed on

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Following expert advice, FDA authorizes boosters for people 65+, high risk

Enlarge / The Food and Drug Administration headquarters in White Oak, Maryland. Covid-19 Coverage View more stories The US Food and Drug Administration late Wednesday authorized booster doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people ages 65 and up. Also

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