September 5, 2020 | 10:01am | Updated September 5, 2020 | 10:03am Enlarge Image The Big Moose Inn Linda Coan O'Kresik/The Bangor Daily News via AP Three people have died of COVID-19 and 147 are infected as a result of an outbreak stemming from an indoor wedding and reception last month in Maine. Although the…
West Nile virus -- the first two cases of the mosquito-spread disease this year, health officials announced Friday.The first reported case was an Essex County man in his forties earlier this month and the second, more recent case involved a man in his seventies from Monmouth County, according to a release from the New Jersey…
By Michael Le Page Face coverings and filtered air could help minimise risk of catching the coronavirus on a flightShutterstock / Sopotnicki Is it safe to fly with the coronavirus still circulating? That depends partly on where you are. But while hard evidence is scarce, it appears the risk of being infected with covid-19 during…
CLOSE Pressure to create a coronavirus vaccine is increasing by the day, but for a safe vaccine to enter the market, it takes time. USA TODAYHopes are dimming that "herd immunity" can help stamp out the tenacious global pandemic amid growing concerns that people can be reinfected with COVID-19. Experts agree that claims of recurring infections require more study since…
July 14, 2020, 2:33 p.m. ETResearchers on Tuesday reported strong evidence that the coronavirus can be transmitted from a pregnant woman to a fetus.A baby born in a Paris hospital in March to a mother with Covid-19 tested positive for the virus and developed symptoms of inflammation in his brain, said Dr. Daniele De Luca,…
DIETITIANS LIKE ME have been recommending a fiber-rich diet for years. The average American consumes between 10 to 15 grams of fiber in their diet daily. (The recommendation is between 20 to 38 grams, depending on age and gender). A big part of the problem is that only one in 10 of us eat enough
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KFF Health News correspondent Rachana Pradhan discussed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new “Make America Healthy Again” strategy for children’s health on CBS News’ “CBS Morning News” on Sept. 10. Click here to watch Pradhan on “CBS Morning News.” KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Kennedy’s pseudoscientific approach