Middle-aged men should undergo regular screening for prostate cancer, the American Cancer Society said Thursday in a major change to its guidelines. The screening involves a simple blood test, and men at average risk of getting prostate cancer should receive the prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, test every two years between the ages of 50 and…
Pope Leo XIV underwent a successful surgery Tuesday to remove a lung nodule, according to the Vatican. “The procedure was completed successfully, within the expected timeframe and as planned, and the Holy Father has returned to his room,” the Holy See Press Office said. The office promised further information at a later time. The 71-year-old…
It was mid-August at the bar inside the plush Ritz-Carlton hotel in Tysons Corner, Virginia, just outside Washington, and Jack Burkman and his business partner Jacob Wohl were making their latest sales pitch. They were seated at a table with Ammon Covino, a convicted felon, and his wife, Crystal. “With this particular White House,…
When Ray Kohn started feeling pain in his knees and elbows in 2015, he attributed it to his work as a stunt driver and mechanic. But as the years went on, he began to notice his body changing in unusual ways: His head grew so much that he needed a larger helmet, and his hands…
