China says it's "extremely unlikely" COVID pandemic came from lab leak, as CIA now indicates
China says it's "extremely unlikely" that COVID-19​ came from a lab, after the CIA said it believed​, though with low ...
How tackling sepsis can save millions of lives—and prevent future pandemic deaths
Sepsis is an underestimated killer. Nearly a quarter of patients treated for sepsis in hospital will die, but because so many ...
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Will bird flu spark a human pandemic? Scientists say the risk is rising
The team found that animals that had the virus inoculated directly into their lungs became severely ill, whereas animals that ...
Most violent crime rates have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new report shows
The number of homicides across the United States declined by 16% in 2024, continuing a recent downward trajectory, according ...
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Mass. leads in reading and math scores, but still lags pre-pandemic levels
Despite leading other states in math and reading on last year's National Assessment of Educational Progress, known also as ...
Major Huntsville employer announces largest losses since pandemic, with ‘pruning’ ahead
Boeing’s CEO said Tuesday that the aerospace giant will be “pruning the portfolio” over the next year after announcing nearly ...
Memphis crime down in 2024, still higher than pre-pandemic levels, according to TBI data
Crime in Memphis dropped in almost every major category between 2023 and 2024, according to Tennessee Bureau of Investigation ...
‘Didn’t Die’ Review: Pandemic Zom-Com Has All the Right Ideas but Lacks Horror Execution
Meera Menon's sardonic horror comedy 'Didn't Die' hits the right character beats, but can't quite up the ante.
Japan's 'soft' but not ineffective approach to public health during the COVID-19 pandemic
In contrast to the lockdowns imposed in many countries around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Japanese authorities issued health advisories and counted on citizens to follow them ...
Post-pandemic nose-dive: Why student test scores are raising alarms among parents and teachers
Kids now don't have the joy for reading they once did, and teachers have changed the way they teach writing in the digital ...