Regular use of steroid nasal sprays afforded infectious-disease patients protection against virus-related hospitalization, ICU admission and death, the Cleveland Clinic announced Tuesday. However, the findings don’t suggest the sprays as a COVID-19 treatment and further findings are needed to confirm the results, the health system said. The study, funded by …

Melissa Yandell Smith, who helped steer San Francisco’s esteemed American Conservatory Theatre for 25 years and made a notable late-career film debut opposite her longtime friend Frances McDormand in the Oscar-nominated 2020 film “Nomadland,” died September 7 of cancer at her home in San Francisco. She was 64. Her death …

world-regions top diplomat warned NATO to stop believing “lies and rumors” when it comes to Chinese policies in conflicts and the Indo-Pacific region and instead play a “constructive role” in securing stability. In a virtual call with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg Monday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said “the key to …

General Motors new electric commercial delivery division BrightDrop has built its first production truck less than two years after its formation. The BrightDrop EV600 has a range of 250 miles per charge. (BrightDrop) The 20-month development period is the quickest in GM’s history for a new vehicle, and the EV600 …

There were reports of at least five air-and-space over the U.S. last week.  NASA CONFIRMS MARS REGION HAD THOUSANDS OF ANCIENT VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS In a Facebook post, air-and-space wrote Saturday that there had been “many reports” of the air-and-space” target=”_blank”>fireballs< coast. “An analysis of these accounts shows that the meteor …

Highernutrition-and-fitness” target=”_blank”> fruit and vegetable intake< scores among secondary schoolchildren, according to a new study based out of the U.K. “The relationship of diet and nutrition with mental health and well-being in either children or adults is not fully understood, although the relevance of diet quality to physical health in …

A veterinary clinic in Alabama is going viral after it shared with its Facebook followers the sweet way in which it bids farewell to furry patients.  Jennifer Williams, manager of Smiths Station Animal Hospital, told Fox News that technician Casey Hinkley brought the idea to the facility after seeing a similar jar online. Tracy Gee made the jar …

disasters strengthened to a Category 4 storm Tuesday morning over the Atlantic, with maximum sustained windsa> increasing to near 130 mph, including higher gusts. < Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 40 miles from the center and tropical-storm-force winds reach outward up to 125 miles, according to the National Hurricane Center.  …

Pop car quiz: What do Ford, General Motors, Ram and Tesla have in common? Aside from building things with four wheels, of course. Answer: None of them will go down in history as the American brand that put the first mass-market electric pickup into production. (Rivian) That distinction will now …

A little girl’s reaction to Michael Myers making an appearance at her fourth birthday party is bringing millions into the Halloween spirit.  The moment was recently caught on video as Aria Alvarado was surprised by the fictional slasher film character who crept from behind a bush in his familiar mask …