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This common "fact" about dementia isn't actually true. Shutterstock According to 2020 data published in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia, there are currently about 5.8 million people aged 65 years or older with dementia in the United States alone. And researchers expect that number to increase to roughly 13.8 million people by 2050—more than double…

Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center: One new case of COVID-19 was reported today, bringing to 490 the total number of county residents who have tested positive for the virus. On Tuesday, the Health Care System Capacity alert level, one of three categories that indicate the county’s capacity to respond to and manage…

New cases in the ongoing hepatitis A outbreak that has spread through Louisiana since 2018 have been linked to Galatoire's Restaurant. The French Quarter fine-dining establishment was notified by the Louisiana Department of Health of a "potential incident dating from early to mid-August," according to a statement from the restaurant. "Consistent with our own high standards, we…

The largest U.S. genetic study of the virus, conducted in Houston, shows one viral strain outdistancing all of its competitors, and many potentially important mutations Chris MooneyReporter covering climate change, energy and the environment. Joe FoxGeneral assignment graphics reporter September 23 at 2:31 PM Scientists in Houston on Wednesday released a study of more than…

September 23, 2020 | 12:35pm | Updated September 23, 2020 | 3:22pm So much for “protection.” A factory in Vietnam was busted washing and reselling more than 320,000 used condoms to pass them off as new, according to police who raided the dangerous operation. To “recycle” the dirty rubbers, Pham Thi Thanh Ngoc, 32, allegedly…