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Month: February 2021

Mysterious untreatable fevers once devastated whole families. This doctor discovered what caused them

It’s an ancient disease that may have evolved to confer protection against the plague — but until 20 years ago, it had scientists and doctors flummoxed. They couldn’t explain why those afflicted, often in the same family, had recurring fevers, abdominal pain, troublesome rashes and muscle aches. Known as familial Mediterranean fever, the disease often

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Olympia, Washington police clear out hotel after it was ‘occupied’ by homeless activist group, city says

Police cleared out a downtown Olympia, Washington hotel after a homeless activist group allegedly “forcibly occupied” the establishment Sunday to shelter unhoused people, the City of Olympia said in a statement late Sunday night. At least seven people were taken into custody, according to CNN affiliate KIRO, which said some Red Lion Hotel employees were

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Marseille owner Frank H. McCourt compares attack on club’s training ground to US Capitol insurrection

Marseille’s home game against Rennes was postponed on Saturday after an angry group of supporters stormed the club’s training ground hours before kick-off. Local police said 300 fans marched to the training facility and “violently attacked” officers who were trying to secure the area, whilst footage showed the group throwing fireworks and flares into the

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Covid-19 hospitalizations drop, but January has been the deadliest month of the pandemic. Here’s what to expect next

For the first time in almost two months, less than 100,000 Americans are hospitalized for Covid-19. Sunday, the United States reported 95,013 Covid-19 hospitalizations, according to data from the COVID Tracking Project. And 97,561 patients were hospitalized Saturday. The last time the number was below 100,000 was December 1. Yet the seven-day average of new

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