The viruses we know best are the ones that make us sick — the influenza viruses that send us to bed and the smallpox viruses that may send us to the grave. But healthy people are rife with viruses that don’t make us ill. Scientists estimate that tens of trillions of viruses live inside of […]
The Covid-19 vaccines were powerfully protective, preventing millions of deaths. But in a small number of people, the shots may have led to a constellation of side effects that includes fatigue, exercise intolerance, brain fog, tinnitus and dizziness, together referred to as “post-vaccination syndrome,” according to a small new study. Some people with this syndrome […]
Welcome to the Baskin-Robbins draft. And we’re dubbing it that not just because the 2025 NFL Draft features (more than) 31 flavors of elite talent for any team in any situation, but because if you took a poll of every NFL team’s board right now, you’d get 31 (OK, 32) different answers. There’s a lot […]
Drugs and medical devices for pets and other animals go through approval processes through the FDA. Staff handling parts of this work lost their jobs in the recent round of firings from the Trump administration. JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP/Getty Images One casualty of the mass firings across federal health agencies […]
The Trump administration fired about 1,300 additional employees at the Interior Department over the holiday weekend, according to two people familiar with the matter, adding to the widespread purge of thousands of federal workers with probationary status that began last week. The Trump administration had also fired about 1,000 employees at the National Park Service, […]
Stephanie White is in the middle of one of the unique careers in professional sports. An accomplished WNBA coach — her career record is 92-56 — she was given the on-court keys three months ago to the Indiana Fever, where she will coach the All-Star quartet of DeWanna Bonner, Aliyah Boston, Caitlin Clark and Kelsey […]
Last Tuesday night, after Paris Saint-Germain wrapped up a convincing 3-0 win over Brest in their UEFA Champions League knockout phase playoff first-leg at Guingamp, Ousmane Dembélé, who had just scored a brace in the game, was still a bit grumpy. When I bumped into him right by the PSG dressing room, there was no […]
KFC, the fast-food restaurant chain formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is moving its corporate headquarters in the US from Louisville in Kentucky to Plano in Texas, according to a statement from its parent company, Yum Brands. About 100 corporate employees and dozens more remote workers will be required to move and will receive relocation […]
The PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund are racing to reshape their plans to combine their rival golf circuits, emboldened by President Donald J. Trump’s eagerness to play peacemaker for a fractured sport, according to four people familiar with the matter. Since the start of secret talks in April 2023, PGA Tour executives […]
Feb 18, 2025, 12:10 PM ET Inter Miami’s Major League Soccer season opener against New York City FC will now be played on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. ET at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after originally being scheduled to kick off at 2:30 p.m. ET. The decision to delay the game by five […]