CT scans have become the “first line of defense” in diagnosing suspected infections, especially given the current shortage of testing kits, according to Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)—which has published a series of images in several scientific papers. Among the studies is one paper published in the RSNA journal Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging which describes the case of a 44-year-old man who was a transportation staff member in the Huanan seafood market in Wuhan, China—which is thought to be where the outbreak originated....

At one time it appeared the Los Angeles Dodgers were first in line for his service. Their success with Yasiel Puig is among reasons they would be interested. That interest flamed out in September. Most likely, Guerrero will wind up a second base. Like Puig he appeared in need of training in baseball fundamentals. He is a better hitting prospect than fielder at this point. Plus, he hasn’t played since 2011....

The length of a baseball season means that, at some point, everybody struggles. It is how a team deals with those struggles that lets you know how good it really is. Even when losing their seventh game out of 11 on Thursday night, 4-3 to the Mets, the Cubs showed what they are and can be. MORE: SN50 ranking of top players includes several Cubs Kris Bryant, the 24-year-old third baseman, is an MVP candidate in his second major league season....

The Cubs president, apparently in a good mood less than 24 hours after his team clinched the NL Central, donned a fake mustache Friday afternoon and sat in disguise with fans in the Wrigley Field bleachers. Not that it was a good disguise or anything. A closer look. MORE: Greatest Cubs of all time Epstein’s minimal attempt at anonymity probably wasn’t actually meant to fool anyone. It seems like it was all in fun and fans appear to have loved it....

In the early stages of America’s battle with coronavirus, Trump announced a temporary travel ban on January 31 of flights from China to curb the spread of the novel virus. The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei in December 2019 before it rapidly spread around the world. The president has repeatedly pointed to his restrictions on China, which took effect on February 2, as a sign of his early efforts to combat the pandemic....

New York City, New York New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio extended the citywide curfew through to June 8, which will be in effect from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. every night, the mayor confirmed in a post Tuesday on his official Twitter account. Those exempt from the curfew include essential workers traveling to and from work, first responders, health care workers, emergency medical technicians and those seeking medical treatment or supplies....

The study involved 218 adults aged between 21 to 50 years old who were a healthy weight or slightly overweight but not obese. Off the back of promising findings in studies involving animals and humans, the authors of the paper published in the journal The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology wanted to find out if restricting calories carried any health benefits. Researchers first asked the participants to eat three meals a day which cut a fourth of their regular calorie intake for one month....

The attack came a little over three weeks after Colonial Pipeline suffered a cyberattack that shut down operations and created an oil shortage on the East Coast. Reports said Sunday’s attack on JBS impacted servers that support North American and Australian IT systems, prompting the suspension of all affected systems. According to Bloomberg, JBS halted production at its five biggest plants in the U.S. In total, the company accounts for about 20 percent of America’s slaughtering capacity, according to Reuters....

It is caused by a genetic defect in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane receptor (CFTR) gene, which creates the protein involved in the production of sweat, digestive fluids, and mucus. If there is a defect in this protein, it can lead to the abnormal accumulation of mucus in lungs, the blockage of digestive enzymes to the intestines, and other serious symptoms and complications. There are at least 1,700 or more known CFTR mutations....

There was an early report Russell turned down a workout with the team and recently Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times said the following: “But the buzz around the NBA is that D’Angelo Russell, a 6-5 point guard from Ohio State whom many see as a lesser Stephen Curry-type, doesn’t want to play for the unpredictable 76ers.” MORE: D’Angelo Russell’s rise from bench player to top NBA prospect | Sixers release new jerseys...

Arizona’s “chief baseball officer” (seriously) is preparing for his 51st camp, and he hasn’t lost that feeling of spring’s anticipation. MORE: Every MLB team’s greatest catcher of all time “It’s exactly the same challenge as Chicago, Oakland and St. Louis. I’m all fired up to see if we’re good enough to win enough games to contend, first, good enough to get into October, good enough to get into that final tournament, which is so exciting," La Russa told The Arizona Republic on Monday....

D.C.’s official position mandates that by January 2023, students 12 years and older be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition for returning to in-person learning, and there is no virtual learning option. Among the impacts of this policy, it will almost certainly broaden racial educational gaps, given that the vaccination rate for 12-to-17 year old Black students is under 60 percent. And this would be an absolute disaster. Educational achievement has been at the forefront of my mind for some time....

Probably never. Swinney is one of the most-successful coaches in college football history. He’s led Clemson to five straight College Football Playoff appearances, two national championships and the Tigers have a pipeline set up for success that should extend well into the 2020s. There is a no logical reason for Swinney to bolt from that set-up success for the instability of the NFL. Swinney answered that NFL speculation as only he could on Sept....

The anonymous man, known only as u/LargeSeat3093, posted about his situation on Reddit’s popular “Am I The A**hole” forum on Thursday where it received more than 13,100 upvotes and 1,550 comments, with many blasting his daughter for expecting him to fund the wedding regardless of her “homophobic” rules. In the post titled “AITA for refusing to pay for my daughter’s wedding even if I promised to?” the man, 39, explained that his daughter, 21, is getting married in June and that ever since she was a little girl, he promised to pay for her wedding....

The dad, u/Beneficial_Gas2232, shared his story to the popular Reddit forum r/AmITheAhole, asking if he was in the wrong. He earned over 15,500 upvotes and 1,400 comments for his post, “[Am I the Ahole] for giving my [mother-in-law] the wrong address so she could no longer send her granddaughter gifts?” He says that he’s been married for 15 years, and he and his wife have a 14-year-old daughter and an 8-year-old son....

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Buy ‘Em Alexei Ramirez is 21-for-51 (.412) with a pair of homers lifetime against James Shields. Teammate Dayan Viciedo (8-for-25) has also hit well against Shields. Aaron Hill is 13-for-28 with five extra-base hits in his career against Ryan Vogelsong. Justin Morneau has an 1.179 OPS in 36 career at-bat against Roberto Hernandez. Freddie Freeman (11-for-25, 5 XBHs) and Jason Heyward (13-for-31, 4 XBHs) have had success against Stephen Strasburg....