Palm Beach County officials issue advisory of mosquito-borne illness Hide Transcript Show Transcript >> TODAY HEALTH OFFICIALS CONFIRMED A LOCALLY ACQUIRED HUMAN CASE OF WEST NILE VIRUS. >> THIS IS THE FIRST HUMAN CASE OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY SINCE 2018 WHEN THERE WERE TWO. BUT THEY WERE BROUGHT INTO THE STATE.…
Several teens celebrating senior week in Dewey Beach and Rehoboth Beach have tested positive for COVID-19, prompting officials to recommend testing for any who attended large gatherings. At least three out of more than a dozen teens who were living in a rental unit in Dewey Beach recently tested positive for COVID-19, said Andrea Wojcik,…
Check your state's restrictions before going to the lake or beach. Kent German/CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. How safe is it to go to the beach, the lake or invite people over for a pool party? What about going out with others on a…
It's been around two months of quarantine for many of us. The urge to get out and enjoy the summer is real. But what's safe? We asked a panel of infectious disease and public health experts to rate the risk of summer activities, from backyard gatherings, to a day at the pool, to sharing a…
By Adam Vaughan UK beaches are popular bathing spotsAnthony Brown / Alamy People swimming at beaches and lakes across England this summer will not know if the water is dirty because officials have stopped sampling water to test its quality. Bathing waters at coastal areas and lakes are currently the only places most people can…
Here in the northern hemisphere, winter famously contributes to widespread vitamin D deficiency as sunlight exposure decreases. The trend is “very marked in clinical practice," Mary Gover, MD, an internal medicine doctor at Montefiore Einstein Advanced Care in New York City, tells SELF. What you might not know, however, is that vitamin D isn’t the
Your 30s and 40s are what some would consider the best years of your life. You’re no longer “figuring it out,” but you aren’t “old” by society’s ageist standards either. It should be a sweet spot—right? But despite the illusion of stability and security, it’s also common for anxiety and self-doubt to worsen during your
5 min read WHEN THE JUSTICE Department released a trove of Epstein-related files on January 30 and then pulled down thousands of pages after redaction failures exposed victims’ identifying information and explicit material, I felt a familiar gut-drop. Once again, the people with the least power were being asked to pay twice—first for the abuse