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A U.S. survey finds that black children appear to be more likely than white kids to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and other learning disabilities By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer March 4, 2020, 5:01 AM 3 min read NEW YORK — For the first time, a U.S. survey found that black children […]

Image copyright PA Wire Hospitals are being asked to carry out more video-based consultations of patients to reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus. NHS England hopes the move will reduce the number of people in hospitals and lower the potential for transmission. It comes as the government launched a major public health campaign focused

Recently, the stock market took a major hit as fear over how the coronavirus ― officially known as COVID-19 ― might wreak long-term economic havoc. The Dow Jones fell 1,200 points last Thursday, concluding its worst four days since the 2008 financial crisis. Even though markets rallied again this week thanks to emergency measures taken

FRANKFURT, Germany — Fine wines and hipster gin. Hunting rifles and knives. Contemporary paintings and million-dollar sports cars. They’re all marketed at trade events that are quickly going dark across the globe due to the new coronavirus – and taking with them sales opportunities that may be difficult to make up. Some companies are taking

Image copyright Sarafina Nance When Sarafina Nance found out she had a very strong chance of getting breast cancer, she decided to have a preventative double mastectomy followed by reconstruction. The surgery would dramatically reduce the risk, but she would likely lose feeling in her chest. The 26-year-old was “fully prepared” to be numb, until

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WASHINGTON — Whom to believe on the coronavirus threat — the president saying one thing or the public health officials standing beside him and saying something a little different? President Donald Trump’s breezy talk Tuesday of a virus that’s “got the world aflutter” contrasts with the gravity and caution conveyed by federal scientists as Americans

Janelle Monae At Paris Fashion Week: An Appreciation | HuffPost Life Part of HuffPost Style & Beauty. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved. Huffington Post. There is no fashion event ― actually, no event at all ― that is not made better by Janelle Monae’s attendance. One of the few red carpet regulars willing to

SEATTLE — Tensions over how to contain the coronavirus escalated Tuesday in the United States as the death toll climbed to nine and lawmakers expressed doubts about the government’s ability to ramp up testing fast enough to deal with the crisis. All of the deaths have occurred in Washington state, and most were residents of

Making friends is notoriously difficult in adulthood, which might be why it’s so disheartening when a close friend moves away. In Los Angeles, even just a move across town from ― say, the Valley to West Hollywood ― can cause friends to wonder if their friendship will survive, said Caroline Madden, a marriage and family