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Maybe you’ve been putting off a mammogram because you’re anxious about what it might find. But experts encourage women to reframe having a mammogram as empowering. “You can’t prevent breast cancer, but mammograms help you take some control,” says Dr. Nina S. Vincoff, chief of breast imaging at Northwell Health in New York.

Jack Antonoff’s penthouse-like studio space is a relic of pop music history. In a sunlit haven that leads to a sprawling roof deck, parts of Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet and Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department—and some of Midnights—took shape. In the live alcove, Antonoff made Lorde’s Melodrama and St.

The U. S. dockworkers’ strike impacting major ports from Maine to Texas began Tuesday, posing a major threat to the supply chain that could impact Americans’ ability to get products including shoes, car parts, alcohol, and certain foods. The strike, which International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) President Harold Daggett warned could “cripple” the nation’s economy, arose from contract negotiation disputes over wages and other issues between dockworkers and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX).

Every year, for the fourth of July, my friends and I gather for an event called “The Corona Olympics.” Although we’re no longer quarantining, we’ve kept the original name of this casual sporting event; it reminds us how lucky we are to be able to gather freely. The annual party involves games, barbeque, a winner’s ceremony, and several silly speeches.

When you reach for a COVID-19 test, it’s probably because you’ve got a scratchy throat, runny nose, or cough. But those are far from the only symptoms that make Dr. Rohit Jain, an internal medicine doctor at PennState Health, suspect the virus. These days, when someone complains of nausea, diarrhea, or vomiting, “I always get a COVID test on that patient,” Jain says. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Why?

(JERUSALEM) — Iran said it fired dozens of missiles into Israel on Tuesday, a sharp escalation of the monthslong conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed militias Hezbollah and Hamas. There were no immediate reports of casualties as Israel ordered residents to head to bomb shelters and as air raid sirens sounded across the country. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] A series of window-shaking explosions were heard in Tel Aviv and near Jerusalem, though it was not immediately clear whether the sounds were from missiles landing or being intercepted by Israeli defenses, or both. Israel and the United States have warned there would be severe consequences in the event of an attack on Israel from Iran, which backs the militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon.