PREVIOUS YEARS JUSTIN TONIGHT A POSSIBLE HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS REPORTED IN OKLAHOMA COUNTY THE OKLAHOMA CITY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THE RESIDENT HAS BEEN TESTED FOR WEST NILAND IS CURRENTLY IN THE HOSPITAL NOW IF YOU ARE CONCERNED FOR YOUR SAFETY HEALTH EXPERTS SAY THAT THERE ARE MEASURES THAT YOU CAN TAKE…
42% of adults in the United States have obesity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Obesity has links to several chronic health conditions, including heart disease and type 2 diabetes.Recent findings that obesity may also worsen outcomes in COVID-19 have encouraged some governments to create entirely new public health strategies to…
Share on PinterestNew research offers a better understanding of the pathophysiology that underlies disease progression in COVID-19.Image credit: Fuzis, 2010.A new study suggests a possible mechanism for the elevated presence of blood clots in COVID-19 patients.The research, published in the journal Circulation, may help clinicians develop more effective treatments for COVID-19.The sudden emergence and rapid…
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has warned the risk of a second wave of coronavirus cases remains a possibility. He added that the World Health Organisation would be sending 43 senior experts from across the globe to assist South Africa with the pandemic.Mkhize said while it was still "early days", the department had undertaken to invest in the…
Michigan sees most new daily COVID-19 cases of month for second straight dayOfficials from the Grand Traverse County Health Department said a group of people visited the area last week and admitted they didn’t practice any social distancing or COVID-19 prevention measures.As a result, anyone who went to the following eight locations at the corresponding…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…