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a long history of older people being excluded from clinical trials, even when the diseases in question disproportionately affected this group. They have been underrepresented, for instance, in studies of heart disease, cancer, diabetes and osteoporosis.“Ideally, the patients enrolled in a randomized clinical trial reflect the demographics of the disease,” said Dr. Mark Sloan, a…

A troubling trend seems to be emerging in the coronavirus pandemic: nearly half of California's newly diagnosed cases are young people. A Bay Area scientist says he looked at the declining number of COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations and suspected more young people were getting the virus. He said it turns out his theory was right.…

Cabling and telecommunications equipment is damaged after a fire in April in Huddersfield, England. The fire came as other cellphone towers burned amid conspiracy theories linking 5G mobile technologies to the coronavirus. Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images Cabling and telecommunications equipment is damaged after a fire…