A study has found that a gene involved in diabetes, lipid metabolism, and coronary artery disease may play a role in the increased risk of stroke among people of African descent. Share on PinterestResearchers may have uncovered one cause of a higher risk of stroke among Black people.Stroke kills about 140,000 people in the United…
A former CNN executive said the network’s ratings boom during the Trump administration is in direct relation to its constant coverage of the newsmaking president. In an interview with Digiday, an online trade magazine, several former news executives worried that a Joseph R. Biden presidency could present a ratings and identity crisis for networks that…
Kansas City metro area health officials are grappling with how to handle continuing case count increases after reopening businesses more than a month ago.What you need to know:The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Monday the state has 31,730 cases confirmed cases of COVID-19, and there have been 387 deaths since the outbreak started.…
The country’s regulators became the first in the world to approve a possible vaccine against the virus, despite warnings from the global authorities against cutting corners.In this video screen grab made available by Moscow’s Sechenov Medical University, a volunteer is receiving the vaccine as part of clinical trials.Credit...Sechenov Medical University Press Office, via Getty ImagesAug.…