For kids seeking their normal lives, getting the COVID vaccine really is a shot in the arm

DETROIT – Lisa Sanchez Metropoulos spent the last year in the coronavirus pandemic telling her 12-year-old son, who has asthma, no — no to sports, no to friends, no to family. "As a mom to look at him and say that every time ... it's heartbreaking," the Genesee County mother of two said Thursday. "So, when we heard the news that the (Pfizer COVID-19) vaccine would be available to kids 12 and ... Read more

2 deaths, just months apart: private security guards hired by public agencies face more scrutiny

The private company that provides security guards to the Metropolitan Transit System in San Diego, including the armed guard who helped hold down a handcuffed Angel Zapata Hernandez in a fatal encounter in October 2019, is being sued in Sacramento federal court for a similar death. That death, where a trio of guards handcuffed and restrained Mario Matthews inside Golden 1 Arena, occurred in ... Read more

Commentary: Is it too hard to become a doctor today?

Across the nation this spring, thousands of aspiring physicians are receiving acceptance letters to medical schools. I remember the arrival of mine nearly two decades ago, especially as there was only one, (a relief after being wait-listed elsewhere). Unfortunately, this spring will also witness a greater number of applicants to American medical schools — many of them extraordinarily talented ... Read more

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