Share on PinterestScientists continue the fight against COVID-19, studying ways to destroy the new coronavirus in their labs.Some have suggested that the U.S. is currently struggling with two pandemics at once. Although a simple vaccine cannot fix the racism pandemic, many scientists are actively working to tackle the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in their labs. In…
type 2 diabetes to depression, researchers have observed relationships between a wide range of disease states and the organisms that live in our gastrointestinal tract.The recent paper outlines previous research that demonstrates links between lung health in general and gut bacteria. On the surface, a link between the gut and COVID-19 might seem unlikely. However,…
Wilhelm Stahl Hospital nursing staff are back at work after 30 were infected with Covid-19.A hospital staffer details how she was scared to come back to work.DA councillor in the area said the biggest problem in the hospital was infrastructural backlog.A staffer at the Wilhelm Stahl Hospital in the Eastern Cape has detailed the fear…
Nurses at a quarantine centre for Covid-19. A Middelburg woman left home in fear of being victimised after testing positive for Covid-19.A local councillor says stigma around Covid-19 is getting worse in the area.People are demanding the government tell them on which street infected community members live.Stigma surrounding Covid-19 has affected one Middelburg woman, who…
A date has been set for SA's landmark Covid-19 insurance claims case.Many insurers are only paying out if a business was forced to close because of the virus in its own or surrounding premises. But they are not paying out if a business closed because of the government-mandated lockdown.The tourism and hospitality industries say this…
A batch of rice noodles was left unrefrigerated for more than 63 hours before serving. Published: November 13, 2026, 12:05 am Last updated: November 13, 2026, 12:04 am Four people have been sentenced in Taiwan in relation to a fatal food poisoning outbreak that occurred in 2024. In 2025, the Taipei District Prosecutors Office said five
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State and local governments spent about $3.7 billion in opioid settlement funds last year. That’s more than the median annual income of 42,000 American families combined. The money comes from companies that were sued for aggressively pushing painkillers and fueling the opioid crisis. Large amounts went to addiction treatment, recovery housing, and other initiatives that