Irish rugby chief Philip Browne warned on Friday that the financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic posed a "significant threat" to the existence of professional rugby in the country.The game in Ireland has blossomed in the professional era. The national team has won two Six Nations Grand Slam crowns and three out of the four…
(Binnur Ege Gurun Kocak/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) SAMA is of the view alleged corruption in medical tenders poses a threat to the medical care of patients.This after a string of reports involving alleged corruption in work related to Covid-19.SAMA urges all healthcare workers and administrators, who have evidence of wrongdoing, to come forward and…
By Luke Taylor The Nukak people in Colombia returned to the Amazon in March to distance themselves from the coronavirus outbreakScott Dalton/Bloomberg via Getty Members of indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon have contracted covid-19, fuelling concerns that the disease could devastate indigenous groups throughout South America – including uncontacted tribes in the region. Many…
Now that the weather is warming up, many are wondering whether it's safe to keep hand sanitizer in your car. Experts say yes, but with some caveats. (Photo: Getty Images)Hand sanitizer has become liquid gold since COVID-19 landed in America, sparking shortages across the country. While the product is slowly making its way back on…
For more than thirty years I have represented the families on the other end of a foodborne outbreak — the parents of children on dialysis with hemolytic uremic syndrome, the survivors of a contaminated hamburger or a bag of spinach, the people left planning funerals. I built a career holding companies accountable when the food
More people are sick in a multi-country Salmonella outbreak in Europe mainly affecting children and young adults. A total of 83 confirmed cases had symptom onset between December 2025 and mid-May 2026. Another 24 cases identified in 2026 have not yet been sequenced and may be part of the outbreak. At least 20 people have
For over thirty years, I have been beating the same drum, and the last few days were no exception (some argue a bit too loudly and self-serving). I have been posting about public health officials — and the FDA — sending out outbreak documents with the names of companies, growers, processors, and retailers blacked out