More than 200 scientists from over 30 countries are urging the World Health Organization to take more seriously the possibility of the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus as case numbers rise around the world and surge in the United States.In a forthcoming paper titled “It is Time to Address Airborne Transmission of Covid-19,” 239 signatories…
Education unions and School Governing Bodies (SGBs) maintain the education system is not ready for the reopening of schools.Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga is set to brief the nation on Sunday evening.SGBs and unions flagged their concerns with the minister in Saturday meeting.Education unions met with Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga on Saturday in a…
Posted: Wed 4:49 PM, Apr 29, 2020  |  Updated: Wed 7:48 PM, Apr 29, 2020 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Watch the replay of the press conference on the Channel 2 News Facebook page. Updates will be available on the Channel 2 Newshour and Late Edition. The Department of Health and Social Services reported four new…
For more than thirty years I have represented the families on the other end of a foodborne outbreak — the parents of children on dialysis with hemolytic uremic syndrome, the survivors of a contaminated hamburger or a bag of spinach, the people left planning funerals. I built a career holding companies accountable when the food
More people are sick in a multi-country Salmonella outbreak in Europe mainly affecting children and young adults. A total of 83 confirmed cases had symptom onset between December 2025 and mid-May 2026. Another 24 cases identified in 2026 have not yet been sequenced and may be part of the outbreak. At least 20 people have
For over thirty years, I have been beating the same drum, and the last few days were no exception (some argue a bit too loudly and self-serving). I have been posting about public health officials — and the FDA — sending out outbreak documents with the names of companies, growers, processors, and retailers blacked out