Menopause is receiving renewed attention as more women seek relief from symptoms such as fatigue, brain fog and reduced libido, driving growing interest in hormone replacement therapies. That includes testosterone. Straight Arrow spoke with several patients about the pros and the cons of the treatment, which is increasingly being prescribed off-label despite lacking U.S. Food […]
ST. LOUIS — What began as a small, hard-to-see mole on her ankle became a life-threatening battle with Stage 4 melanoma for Deborah Dieman. Doctors told the Missouri woman at one point that she had only months to live. Today, more than four years after enrolling in an experimental immunotherapy trial, she is alive and […]
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., lost his re-election bid Saturday night. Results from the Louisiana Republican Senate primary election show that his opponents, U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow and state treasurer John Fleming, will advance to the runoff election on June 27. Letlow received 44.48% of the vote, while Fleming got 28.3%. Cassidy garnered 24.8% of the vote. […]
The Israeli military said it killed Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the head of Hamas’ military wing. Hamas confirmed al-Haddad died, according to The Associated Press. Al-Haddad’s family told the AP he died in a strike Friday, as well as six other people, including his wife and daughter. Two of his sons were killed earlier on in […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit China this week for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The announcement comes as Beijing engages in parallel diplomacy with the United States following a visit by President Donald Trump. Putin’s May 19–20 trip comes as the two countries mark the 25th anniversary of the Treaty of Good‑Neighborliness, […]
Health officials in Central and East Africa are working to contain an Ebola outbreak spanning the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring Uganda, while the United States warns against travel to the hardest‑hit areas. In Congo’s Ituri province, about 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths have been reported as testing continues to identify […]
After 326 days at sea, the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford returned Saturday to Naval Station Norfolk. The deployment of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group spanned nearly 11 months and took more than 4,500 sailors across the North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Caribbean Sea and Red Sea. WELCOME HOME SAILORS pic.twitter.com/SVEHvXo2HC — DOW […]
A federal lawsuit out of Illinois tests the state’s version of the Voting Rights Act, as it explicitly permits creation of crossover districts to siphon in minority groups. It’s the first since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Section 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act, ruling that Louisiana’s second majority-Black district is unconstitutional. Jeanne […]
NEW YORK — David Garrett had no intention of blocking access to the Epstein files. But when he and the team he was working with discovered the identity of “dozens” previously undisclosed victims in documents already published by the Department of Justice, he said he had no choice. “We found the names of some survivors […]
U.S. and Nigerian forces killed a senior Islamic State leader and several other militants in a joint operation in northeastern Nigeria. U.S. officials described the mission as a major blow to the extremist group’s global network. U.S. Africa Command on Saturday said the operation was carried out “at the direction of the President of the United […]
