Oleh Hornykiewicz, Who Discovered Parkinson’s Treatment, Dies at 93

Oleh Hornykiewicz, a Polish-born pharmacologist whose breakthrough research on Parkinson’s disease has spared millions of patients the tremors and other physical impairments it can cause, died on May 27 in Vienna. He was 93. His death was confirmed by his longtime colleague, Professor Stephen J. Kish of the University of Toronto, where Professor Hornykiewicz (pronounced…

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Coronavirus Updates and Live News

Here’s what you need to know: ImageMedical workers registering people at a testing site in Miami in May.Credit…Lynne Sladky/Associated Press KEY DATA OF THE DAY Florida and Texas report records for daily highs in new cases. Two of the nation’s most populous states, Texas and Florida, both reported this week their highest daily totals of…

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A Date to Remember

Everything was telling Sam Thirlwall not to take this job. Joining Zapproved, a legal services technology company in Portland, Ore., would mean a pay cut. It also would mean being a manager responsible for a large team, rather than doing what he had done for years, which was building cybersecurity software. Mr. Thirlwall, 36, didn’t…

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