Children with little to no symptoms may spread the coronavirus more easily than severely ill adults, according to a new study published Thursday.The Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Mass General Hospital for Children recently studied 192 children suspected of having the coronavirus or who had been in contact with an infected person.Of the 192 participants,…
A lethal rabbit virus is spreading across the southwestern United States, killing wild rabbits on this continent for the first time and causing concern for some fragile species and the animals that prey on them.While rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus type 2 can produce symptoms such as seizures or fever, it often causes sudden death, marked…
By Michael Marshall Orangutans scratch themselves when they see others do itManoj Shah/Getty Among orangutans, scratching is contagious – just as yawning is among humans. When an orangutan sees another scratch, they often start scratching themselves. However, the behaviour differs from contagious yawning in one crucial respect. Humans catch yawns more readily from close family…
The patient count for an outbreak of infections from the Cyclospora parasite linked to iceberg lettuce has topped 10,000. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting 10,930 patients as of Aug. 21, up from 9,481 reported on Aug. 13. The sick people are spread across 17 states. There are 454 patients who have
A senior adviser at the Department of Health and Human Services spent this week posting three claims about food safety on X, each one preceded by a red exclamation point and the word FACT. As of Thursday, August 20, 2026, CDC counts 10,930 people sick in the federal Cyclospora outbreak, at least 454 of them hospitalized, two
Nurse Crystal Dhooghe is used to dealing with blood and broken bones in the emergency room. But she didn’t expect to witness so much violence against her own colleagues. “I’ve seen nurses get shoved, pushed, scratched. The biggest one is bitten,” said Dhooghe, who works at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital in Grand Blanc, Michigan. The