Two years into COVID-19, some remain in complete isolation

Courtesy Sara Anne Willette(NEW YORK) — For millions, the COVID-19 pandemic has meant working from home, seeing friends and family less and other changes to life as they knew it.

In many cases, it also meant dealing with the virus either themselves o…

Demand for donor milk rises amid baby formula shortage

UC San Diego Health(NEW YORK) — As the baby formula shortage continues to impact parents and children across the country, there is renewed interest in donor breast milk, or donor human milk, with some considering it as another option in addition to fo…

Bloody protests in Iran are not just about food prices

KeithBinns/Getty Images(LONDON) — Hundreds of Iranians have taken to the streets in cities across the country, protesting against the crippling political and economic situation. Unofficial reports say security forces have killed at least four people.

Three key takeaways from five states’ primaries

plherrera/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Consequential primary races in five states, including some battlegrounds, helped shed light Tuesday night on what the rest of the midterms might look like.
For Republicans, former President Donald Trump’s star-makin…

Scoreboard roundup — 5/17/22

iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

INTERLEAGUE
Cincinnati 5, Cleveland 4

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chi White Sox 3, Kansas City 0
Kansas City 2, Chi White Sox 1
Tampa Bay 8, Detroit 1
Toronto 3, Seattle…

1 in 6 deaths worldwide attributed to pollution: Review

Eric Yang/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — One out of every six deaths in 2019 were attributed to pollution, according to a new estimate published in The Lancet Planetary Health.

The analysis, led by an international team of scientists, indicates that pollut…