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Let’s roll back the clock to late 2001 and 2002. I was gearing up to graduate from college in that period and the economy was in the midst of a serious recession. Jobs were scarce, and I was lucky enough to lean on a couple of wonderful mentors who helped …

Photo by DenisNata / Shutterstock.com We take many steps — incessant hand-washing, wearing face masks, staying 6 feet from everybody — in our seemingly never-ending efforts to keep the coronavirus away. But for many people, one vulnerable part of the body — the eyes — goes unprotected. Experts say it …

Minerva Studio / Shutterstock.com Right now, it may feel like most people are in a perpetual state of waiting. Waiting for state restrictions to ease, waiting for news about jobs or school, waiting for news about a coronavirus vaccine… But even after things return to a more normal state — …

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday released new requirements for states to report coronavirus data based on race, ethnicity, age and sex of individuals tested for the virus, responding to demands from lawmakers for a clearer picture of the pandemic and its racial discrepancies. All laboratories — as well …

Here’s what you need to know: In some places, it appears the virus has only now arrived. Millions more seek unemployment benefits in the U.S. Israel’s Parliament is suspended after a lawmaker tested positive for the virus. Bastille Day parade in Paris will be scaled down and will salute health …

The promise of contact-tracing apps is that — anonymously and with high privacy and security — they’ll track everyone we’ve been in contact with and alert us if we’ve been close to someone who’s tested positive for COVID-19. But as these apps begin to emerge, some weaknesses are becoming apparent. …

For decades, drug companies have depended on a component in the blood of the horseshoe crab to test injectable medicines, including vaccines, for dangerous bacterial contaminants called endotoxins. Conservationists and some businesses have pushed for wide acceptance of an alternative test, to protect the horseshoe crabs and birds that feed …

WASHINGTON — Long considered the world’s premier public health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has fallen short in its response to the most urgent public health emergency in its 74-year history — a pathogen that has penetrated much of the nation, killing more than 100,000 people. The …

Snezana Ignjatovic / Shutterstock.com Retirement can be a great time of life, but financial uncertainty is especially hard in this phase. If income is tight, every decision you make now counts. The current volatile stock market and low-interest-rate environment both are weighing on retirees’ financial decisions. How can you ride …