Chris Redd Is Latest to Exit ‘Saturday Night Live’

Chris Redd Is Latest to Exit ‘Saturday Night Live’

Add Chris Redd to the list of veteran cast members walking away from “Saturday Night Live.” Redd has decided to exit NBC’s venerable late-night showcase after five seasons on the program, and is just the latest member of what has been one of the program’s largest casts in recent memory to leave ahead of its … Read more

Dreaded Side Effect Rears Its Ugly Head in Latest COVID Variant

Dreaded Side Effect Rears Its Ugly Head in Latest COVID Variant

All over the world, the rates of death and hospitalization from COVID keep dropping. But our successful mitigation of the worst outcomes of the 33-month-old pandemic belie a growing crisis. More and more people are surviving COVID and staying out of the hospital, but more and more people are also living with long-term symptoms of … Read more

Doctor Says Latest Covid-19 Strain BA.5 Is ‘Worst Version We’ve Seen So Far’

Doctor Says Latest Covid-19 Strain BA.5 Is ‘Worst Version We’ve Seen So Far’

One expert believes that the latest version of COVID-19 could see people getting sick with the virus for a longer period of time than previous strains. US physician Dr. Eric Topol has described the BA.5 strain of the coronavirus as the ‘worst form we have ever seen’ and expressed concern over the extreme ‘immune evasion … Read more

‘Heavy traffic’ prevents latest monkeypox vaccine appointment rollout

‘Heavy traffic’ prevents latest monkeypox vaccine appointment rollout

The city’s struggle with the rollout of the monkeypox vaccine for New Yorkers continued on Tuesday, when the website for scheduling appointments went down due to “heavy traffic.” The New York City Department of Health announced Tuesday at 1 p.m. that more monkeypox vaccine appointments were available, but within half an hour, the department tweeted … Read more

Experts warn that the latest Omicron variants can spread out more easily; Pre-infections confer low immunity

Experts warn that the latest Omicron variants can spread out more easily;  Pre-infections confer low immunity

BOSTON — As cases of Omicron continue to spread across the country, some experts are warning that staying outside may not provide the same protections as before. Dr Mallika Marshall explains: Omicron subtypes BA.4 and BA.5 are highly transmitted, some say transmitted as measles, which is considered the most contagious viral disease in humans. With … Read more