Life 9 September 2020 By Christa Lesté-Lasserre A sparkling violetear (Colibri coruscans) flying and feeding at a flower in the Amazon in PeruAll Canada Photos / Alamy Hummingbirds can enter a hibernation-like state at night, dropping their body temperature to under 4°C in an effort to preserve energy for use during the day. The birds…
Share on PinterestNew research suggests that warmer summer temperatures are unlikely to have a significant effect on new coronavirus transmission rates.Some viruses display seasonal behavior. Influenza cases, for example, peak during the fall and winter, commonly known as the flu season. There are various reasons for this, including biological factors related to the virus, as…
Shepherd Bushiri ( PHOTO:SHEPHERD BUSHIRI/ FACEBOOK) Among some of the churches due to open its doors this weekend is the popular Enlightened Christian Gathering headed by controversial prophet Shepherd Bushiri.The church's biggest branch in Pretoria, however, will remain closed due to safety concerns. Prophet Mboro's Incredible Happenings Church in Katlehong will also open, but under strict measures.Some places…
Expect to see more forehead thermometers in workplaces and airports as a way to screen people for fever, which could be a sign of COVID-19. PeopleImages/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption PeopleImages/Getty Images Expect to see more forehead thermometers in workplaces and airports as a way to screen people for fever, which could be a…
Today we revisit some of the topics we’ve covered in the past months. Published: May 24, 2026, 8:00 am Quick bites from around the food safety arena this week The World Health Organization (WHO) said this week that more countries need to improve their ability to monitor populations for foodborne diseases. Although gradual progress is evident
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