The Rev. Jose Luis Garayoa survived typhoid fever, malaria, a kidnapping and the Ebola crisis as a missionary in Sierra Leone, only to die of covid-19 after tending to the people of his Texas church who were sick from the virus and the grieving family members of those who died. Garayoa, 68, who served at… Read More »
Maria Kefalas considers her husband, Patrick Carr, a forgotten victim of the coronavirus. In January, Mr. Carr, a sociology professor at Rutgers University, suffered a relapse of the blood cancer that he has had for eight years. Once again, he required chemotherapy to try to bring the disease, multiple myeloma, under control. But this time,… Read More »
Could just 10 foods substantially impact your risk of dying from a cardiometabolic disease (CMD) like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, or stroke? Maybe. A study published in JAMA provides some insight into the degree to which 10 specific foods and nutrients affect the risk of dying from CMD. The study found that in 2012,… Read More »
A heartbroken Melbourne family is pleading for help to locate a lost mobile phone that contains photos of their dying 11-month-old daughter. Jay and Dee Windross’ phone, full of precious memories of little Amiyah, was left in the toilets next to Target at Chadstone yesterday. The Boronia parents are asking anyone who knows anything about… Read More »
White, rural males saw another drop in life expectancy last year, drawing attention to a key demographic that helped deliver an unexpected victory for President Trump in 2016. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published the latest trove of its data about life expectancy on Thursday, finding that, for the country as a whole,… Read More »