SALT LAKE CITY — When the new coronavirus began ravaging the world, most people had no idea just how much damage a viral outbreak could do to the world’s health, wealth and social fabric. But a 2004 book by John M. Barry titled “The Great Influenza” chronicles how the 1918-19 influenza outbreak became the deadliest…
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Health 5 August 2020 By Luke Taylor Coronavirus in Bolivia and other South American countries is a cause for concernMarcelo Perez del Carpio/Bloombe While Europe is preparing hurriedly for a possible second wave of covid-19 infections, South America is yet to see the end of the first. Four months since governments began national lockdowns in…
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Published: April 17, 2026, 7:30 pm On April 10 the Washington State Department of Health advised the FDA of a recall of certain shellfish because of norovirus-like illnesses associated with consumption of raw oysters. The recall includes all species of shellstock from Gomez Shellfish LLC (WA-1724-SS), harvested on March 22 through April 9, from a
11 min read This article was featured in MH Flex , our monthly newsletter recommending the one in-depth interview you need to flex your pop culture knowledge. Sign up here to get it first. TOM BLYTH NEVER thought this interview would happen. During the U.K. press cycle for his latest project, director Cal McMau’s prison
The E. coli matches that from patient samples from an outbreak in 2025 Published: April 17, 2026, 12:05 am Federal inspectors have found E. coli contamination in raw cheddar cheese produced by Raw Farm LLC of Fresno, CA. The dairy is linked to an ongoing E. coli outbreak that has sickened nine people across three