As school officials try to figure out whether to open classrooms this fall, the science they need to make these tough choices is still evolving. A few things are clear: That most kids don’t become as seriously ill from Covid-19 as adults, and have much lower fatality rates. That’s according to data from the US…
File Photo: Patients, some HIV-positive, and their relatives protest for the lack of medicines and medical supplies in hospitals, in front of the Health Ministry in Caracas on April 18, 2018.Luis Robayo | AFP | Getty ImagesMore than 70 countries warned they are at risk of running out of HIV medication due to the coronavirus…
June 23, 2020Updated 6:00 p.m. ETAs the coronavirus pandemic hits more impoverished countries with fragile health care systems, global health authorities are scrambling for supplies of a simple treatment that saves lives: oxygen.Many patients severely ill with Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, require help with breathing at some point. But now the epidemic…
Race the Comrades legends logo (Supplied) Thanks to the Comrades Marathon Association’s (CMA) international footprint and its band of passionate International Brand Ambassadors, the foreign entry tally for Sunday's 'Race the Comrades legends' virtual race has surpassed the usual foreign contingent at the traditional Comrades Marathon.With 25 brand ambassadors representing countries on the six continents…
Of the world's poorest states, the Democratic Republic of the Congo spends the least per citizen on health care — $19 per person annually. And in Sierra Leone, the highest health spender south of the Sahara, it's over triple — $66 per capita. That's still just a fraction of how much the world's wealthiest countries…
Published: May 27, 2026, 6:54 pm JXK Enterprises Inc. is recalling Boner Bears Chocolate, Lot #BB21125, after being notified that FDA laboratory analysis confirmed the presence of sildenafil, an active ingredient in the FDA-approved prescription drug Viagra, which is not declared on the product label. Sildenafil is approved for use only under the supervision of
This is one of four products subject to the recall. The company did not provide photos of the other products, but label information is listed below. Published: May 26, 2026, 5:50 pm The FDA is warning consumers with milk, wheat, or tree nut allergies not to eat, and retailers not to serve or sell certain
An outbreak of Salmonella in Belgium traced to eggs has sickened more than 230 people. The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) confirmed to Food Safety News that 236 people are ill in the Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak. Patients range in age from less than 1 to 96 years old. They fell