At college health centers, students battle misdiagnoses and inaccessible care

Duke University student Rose Wong worries the campus clinic is not capable of keeping people safe during the pandemic. (Bonnie Jo Mount/The Post)
Duke University student Rose Wong worries the campus clinic is not capable of keeping people safe during the pandemic. (Bonnie Jo Mount/The Post)
Evelyn Lichtenwalter said Ball State University’s health center blamed her weight gain and stomach pain on a urinary tract infection before off-campus doctors found tumors on her bladder, uterus and ovaries. (Bonnie Jo Mount/The Post)
Evelyn Lichtenwalter said Ball State University’s health center blamed her weight gain and stomach pain on a urinary tract infection before off-campus doctors found tumors on her bladder, uterus and ovaries. (Bonnie Jo Mount/The Post)
Molly Millsop’s right arm and shoulder were amputated in 2007 after Ohio University's health center didn't recognize she had a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection. (Bonnie Jo Mount/The Post)
Molly Millsop’s right arm and shoulder were amputated in 2007 after Ohio University's health center didn't recognize she had a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection. (Bonnie Jo Mount/The Post)
Meg Paregol, right — with Sarah Hauk, left, and Riley Whelan — after clearing the University of Maryland dorm room of her daughter Olivia, who died after contracting an adenovirus. (Ricky Carioti/The Post)
Meg Paregol, right — with Sarah Hauk, left, and Riley Whelan — after clearing the University of Maryland dorm room of her daughter Olivia, who died after contracting an adenovirus. (Ricky Carioti/The Post)
The ability of campus health services to safeguard and care for students will be tested as never before by the pandemic as millions go back to school — and many colleges appear unprepared for the challenge.

Race is on to make glass vials to deliver vaccine worldwide

As scientists rush to test coronavirus vaccines in humans, a parallel scramble is underway to produce billions of medical-grade vials and syringes needed to inoculate the world’s population.

U.S. budget deficit shattered one-month record in June

Spending outpaced revenue by $864 billion as the pandemic has led to a surge in new spending and a dramatic decline in tax revenue, creating a massive gulf that requires more government borrowing.
Archaeologists and forensic scientists watch as excavation begins at Tulsa's Oaklawn Cemetery. (Nick Oxford for The Post)
Archaeologists and forensic scientists watch as excavation begins at Tulsa's Oaklawn Cemetery. (Nick Oxford for The Post)

A century after a race massacre, Tulsa finally digs for suspected mass graves

The excavation at the city's Oaklawn Cemetery comes nearly seven months after a team of forensic anthropologists and archaeologists announced that they had found “possible common graves” at two sites in the city.

Warriors? Red Wolves? Red Tails? Next step for Washington football team is securing rights.

With the old name officially retired, the team must legally lock down a new name before any announcement.
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The vice president, who heads the government's coronavirus response, completely failed to see the new surge coming — and denied that it was.
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Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a Senate hearing June 30. (Bloomberg News/Pool/AP)
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Trump’s attacks on Fauci reinforce that he’d rather Americans be confused than concerned

With the alternative being accountability, the president's coronavirus response has devolved into an attempt to muddy the waters.

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Family members and supporters of 43 college students who disappeared in 2014 hold pictures of the victims during a 2016 demonstration in Mexico City. (AP)

Disappearances in Mexico rose during López Obrador’s first year, now top 73,000

The official toll of people who have vanished during a 14-year epidemic of criminal violence includes hundreds of Americans.
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The University of Washington in March. (Karen Ducey/Getty Images)

Trump administration’s move on visas is ‘dream-crashing’ for Indian students and families

The administration’s decision said that international students must take in-person classes or face deportation. One student from India was heartened by a letter from the University of Washington’s president, who called the move “cruel and oblivious to the reality of the pandemic.”

Excessive heat blisters the South and Southwest

An intense heat dome has swallowed a large area and is forecast to expand over the next week.

A century after a race massacre, Tulsa finally digs for suspected mass graves

The excavation at the city’s Oaklawn Cemetery, delayed for months by the pandemic, began Monday.
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RTW Retailwinds, owner of women's fashion brand New York & Co., filed for bankruptcy Monday. (Bloomberg News)

New York & Co. says it may close all 400 stores as parent firm files for bankruptcy

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Retirement plan down because of covid-19? Here’s why you still need stocks in your 401(k).

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A Washington Redskins-themed barricade in the parking lot outside FedEx Field. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
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A new NFL team name isn’t a revolution, but it might be a sign of one

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D.C. United stages stunning comeback in long-awaited return, earns 2-2 draw

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Northern Va. cases ebb as numbers hit record highs elsewhere

As Virginia’s trend lines diverge, health officials are dealing with a continued spike in cases in the Hampton Roads region.

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A scene from one of the taped performances broadcast during the gala. (Courtesy of the Washington Ballet)
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The Washington Ballet thought a virtual fundraiser was safe. But it still may have put artists at risk.

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Surgeon General Jerome Adams walks regularly on the Mall. (André Chung for The Post)

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In the midst of a surging pandemic, Jerome Adams is hoping to veer away from the political hot spot of Washington to get up-close and personal outside the Beltway.
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Actor and filmmaker Paul Feig takes a selfie at his home this month. (Paul Feig)

Entertainers promised to see us through the pandemic. Even they are running out of steam.

Online cocktail hours and basement concerts sounded like a great idea until streaming fatigue set in.
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(Audrey Valbuena/The Post; based on iStock image)
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Welcome to the new buffet, which isn’t a buffet anymore

Buffets are morphing into cafeteria-style or even takeout operations because of the pandemic. For those of us who love them, they're not the same.
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I was supposed to have a pregnancy full of travel

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