[ad_1] HOPKINTON, Mass .– After a year and a half of hiatus, the Boston Marathon will begin in just a few hours. The 125th run of the 26.2 mile race has a lot of changes. First of all, there will be 10,000 fewer runners this year. No village of athletes, no vendors and no spectators. … Read more
[ad_1] No one in Israel’s healthcare system anticipated this scenario: Many COVID-risk patients who are candidates to receive the drug Regeneron have refused to take it since health-maintenance organizations began offering it on September 23. . It has only been administered to 256 patients so far, with 291 declining it. The drug, which costs $ … Read more
[ad_1] RICHMOND, Virginia (WWBT) – Here’s a look at our top stories this Monday morning! Better weather this week! Drier weather returns for the work week with temperatures gradually warming up. Today it will be partly sunny. Lows in the lower 60s, highs in the upper 70s. In-person prison visits The Virginia Department of Corrections … Read more
[ad_1] Heavy marijuana users who are also vaccinated may be more susceptible to breakthrough cases of COVID-19, according to a new study. The study, published last Tuesday in World Psychology, found that people with substance use disorder (SUD) – addiction to marijuana, alcohol, cocaine, opioids and tobacco – were more likely to contract the coronavirus … Read more
[ad_1] In 2022, Social Security retirees will likely receive a Social Security cost of living (COLA) adjustment equal to 6% to 6.1% of their benefits, according to the Senior Citizens League. This is the biggest benefit increase in decades and will leave the average retiree about $ 93.20 more in their monthly checks. Compared to … Read more
[ad_1] Hello, New York Giants Fans! # Giants RB star Saquon Barkley has reportedly suffered a sprained ankle, sources say, an injury that will likely knock him out next week. He will have more tests, but he is characterized better by a week. A quick healer, Barkley will work to only miss a week. – … Read more
[ad_1] Here’s what you need to know: PictureA family nurse practitioner gave a Pfizer-BioNTech booster injection at a mobile vaccination clinic in McMinnville, Ore. On Wednesday.Credit…Alisha Jucevic for The New York Times The federal government is expected to take a major step this week toward offering booster doses to a much wider range of Americans … Read more
[ad_1] POUGHKEEPSIE – The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office has created an Unmanned Aircraft Unit. People more commonly refer to unmanned vehicles as drones. The unit has been deployed on several search and rescue operations, including an incident in July on the Ten Mile River in Wassaic. During this rescue mission to save two people stranded … Read more
[ad_1] This undated image provided by Merck & Co. shows their new antiviral drug. The drugmaker said its experimental pill for people with COVID-19 is reducing hospitalizations and deaths. Merck & Co. via AP WASHINGTON (AP) – Drugmaker Merck on Monday asked U.S. regulators to clear its COVID-19 pill in what would add an entirely … Read more
[ad_1] STOCKHOLM – (AP) – Three US-based economists won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics on Monday for their work to draw conclusions from unintentional experiments, or so-called “natural experiments.” David Card of the University of California at Berkeley received half of the prize, while the other half was shared by Joshua Angrist of the … Read more