Is it safe to ride public transit during the coronavirus pandemic?It depends on a variety of factors, but there are ways to minimize risk.RARE CORONAVIRUS-LINKED SYNDROME AFFECTS 11 CHILDREN IN WASHINGTON STATE: OFFICIALSThe main way that the virus spreads is through droplets people spray when they talk, cough or sneeze. That means the best way…
Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich, sitting outdoors this time, begins her latest media availability video with a dash good news: The county is adjusting its case count down by three because it turns out their initial tests, performed outside the county, returned false positives. “They re-ran the specimens. They were negative and confirmed as…
When Oceana County became a hot spot for coronavirus in June, public health officials pointed to the big reason: Outbreaks at five area farm and manufacturing facilities.Health officials declined to name the businesses, a stance that got push back at a June 29 online town hall. Residents noted the Grand Traverse Health Department had just…
All ambulance services in Gauteng now fall under the provincial Department of Health.A total of 800 people are expected to be employed on a full-time basis over the next 12 months.The provincial government has allocated R294 million for purchasing ambulances.To ensure efficiency and improve emergency response times, emergency ambulance services in Gauteng are now run…
A South African Airways aircraft on the apron of Frankfurt Airport in 2018. Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) says the Leadership Consultative Forum has not served its purpose.The forum was established to facilitate employee engagement as the SAA business rescue practitioners work towards developing a new operating model…
Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the diversion of a Detroit-bound plane to Canada over Ebola concerns on CBS News’ CBS Mornings on May 21. Gounder also discussed how the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has been declared a global health emergency on Fox’s LiveNOW on May 18. Click here
Cantaloupe is almost perfectly designed to make people sick Published: May 22, 2026, 12:06 am I’ve been suing people over cantaloupe for years. I’m not happy about it. But here we are — again. Let me walk you through what three decades of depositions, hospital visits, and funerals have taught me about this fruit. The
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