Dear Doctors: How long does the smallpox vaccine stay effective? I ask because I received it as a child in the 1950s. Is it known if the vaccine would be effective against monkeypox some 60 years later, or is a booster needed? Does a booster even exist?
DEAR ABBY: I am 66 and a 20-year widow. I live alone but have an active social life with my women friends. We live in a small town with very little to do, but we get together often to watch movies, eat out, etc. I never had children, and all my relatives have passed away. I’m the last family member left.
Chase Elliott left Pocono Raceway as a third-place finisher and learned when he landed home in Georgia that he had been declared the race winner. W h e t h e r NASCAR’s most popular driver wants to celebrate the victory or not, it’s his — Joe Gibbs Racing declined to appeal the penalties levied by NASCAR that stripped Denny Hamlin of his Pocono win and cost Kyle Busch his runner-up finish.
Tryouts for the Blue Springs Post 499 Fike American Legion 18U and 17U baseball teams will take place at Hidden Valley Baseball fields on July 31, Aug. 3 and Aug.
Today’s sports broadcast highlights Tuesday’s Television • Tennis: ATP Atlanta/ATP Umag/ATP Kitzbuhel/WTA Prague/WTA Warsaw, 5 a.m., Tennis (Comcast 277) • MLB: Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 1 p.m., MLBN (272) • Women’s soccer: UEFA Championship semifinal: England vs. Sweden, 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 (29) • High school boys basketball: GEICO Las Vegas Big Time 16U Finale: Strive for Greatness vs.
SALINA, Kan. — Karrie Webb held off Annika Sorenstam on Sunday in the Senior LPGA Championship for her first senior title.
NEW YORK — A decades-old, mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card could break records when it goes up for auction next month. The collector’s item from 1952 features one of baseball’s most celebrated and charismatic legends and is widely regarded as one of just a handful in near-perfect condition.
EUGENE, Ore. — It only made sense that Sydney McLaughlin would run the last, victorious lap of world championships for the United States.
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — David Ortiz promised to speak from the heart.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Gareth Bale, a 33-year-old who starred in European soccer, subbed on in the 65th minute and scored his first MLS goal and Los Angeles FC beat Sporting Kansas City 2-0 on Saturday night.