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Key findings include glycerol levels in slushies and meat substitution Published: July 10, 2026, 12:05 am A food testing surveillance program has identified imported products, supplements, slush-ice drinks and certain meats as areas of concern.  A total of 845 food products were collected between July and October 2025 from a range of retail environments in

burnout, a response to a prolonged period of stress. The issue is often occupational; the World Health Organization (WHO) define burnout as “a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.”Burnout is particularly common among physicians, who regularly face long hours and high-pressure situations. In the U.S., levels of…

A volunteer for the grassroots charity, Hope for Vrededorp, hands over a warm meal to a child at a daily food distribution in the impoverished district of Vrededorp in Johannesburg as the country remains under lockdown. The National Income Dynamics Coronavirus Rapid Mobile survey - currently South Africa's largest household study - has found too…

Malachi Stewart, with the Washington D.C. health department, works full-time as a contact tracer for the COVID-19 response. D.C. plans to increase its contract tracing workforce in the near future. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption toggle caption Ryan Kellman/NPR States are eager to open up and get people back to work, but how do they do…

live updates on the current COVID-19 outbreak and visit our coronavirus hub for more advice on prevention and treatment.Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that comprise RNA enclosed within an envelope of protein and fat molecules. They commonly infect the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts of their mammalian and bird hosts.The coronavirus that causes COVID-19, known…