An outbreak of coronavirus in a Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is being investigated by the Maine Center for Disease Control.During a media briefing this week, Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah said as of Thursday 18 new cases were confirmed among workers at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Some 13 of those individuals who tested positive for novel coronavirus are Maine…
A widespread coronavirus outbreak aboard a Seattle-based fishing boat may wield the first direct evidence that antibodies can offer protective immunity from the virus, according to a report on Tuesday.Crewmembers of the vessel were studied before and after its 18-day voyage in May that would eventually see more than 85 percent of the crew infected with the virus in…
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GREAT FALLS — The Cascade City-County Health Department in Great Falls said on Tuesday afternoon that it has identified an outbreak of six COVID-19 cases in connection with a long-term care facility in Cascade County.Due to federal privacy regulations (HIPAA), the CCHD will not release the name of the facility or any other details at…
What to KnowThe CDC warned Tuesday that it expects a new outbreak of a virus-linked disease called acute flaccid myelitis, or AFMThe disease, which resembles polio in the way it paralyzes otherwise healthy kids, spikes every other year around AugustParents and doctors should suspect any child with sudden limb weakness in the next few months…
EU Commission considers more cereulide testing Published: June 19, 2026, 12:06 am A charity in the United Kingdom has made several recommendations to regulators after the cereulide infant formula contamination incident. First Steps Nutrition Trust said the situation exposed important weaknesses in the safety and security systems governing infant foods. Contaminated products may have been
Getty Images; MH Illustration, Taryn Colbert 5 min read SO YOU PAID your $600 for the headliners at an event like Gov Ball, Bonnaroo, Coachella, and ended up seeing…the inside of the medical tent. Kind of classic, which is why there are such things as “event medical specialists.” And they’ve seen it all, from garden-variety
The manufacturer uses milk from 100 contract farmers who supply it with more than a million liters of milk every day. Published: June 18, 2026, 12:06 am Officials with Nara Organics continue to refuse to report the manufacturer of their infant formula, which has been linked to an outbreak of infant botulism. However, a German