coronavirus vaccine would enter large clinical trials, the mayor of a picturesque island town in the Pacific Northwest invited a microbiologist friend to vaccinate him.The exchange occurred on the mayor’s Facebook page, to the horror of several Friday Harbor residents following it.“Should I pop up and get your vaccine started?????,” wrote Johnny Stine, who runs…
Ever since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the question on most of our minds is: When will end? Many infectious disease experts believe that like similar viruses—including measles—COVID-19 will never fully be eradicated. Instead, we need to focus on getting control of it, minimizing infections, hospitalizations, and deaths. How will we know that we…
By Alice Klein Exercise can reduce your risk of dementiaJeff Gilbert / Alamy Almost half of all dementia cases could potentially be prevented or delayed by adopting 12 health measures, a major review has found. The review identified the biggest known risk factors for dementia as smoking, excess alcohol consumption, high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes,…
Two magisterial districts have released the latest Level 3 lockdown fine schedule. Offenders will face hefty fines if they fail to adhere to lockdown regulations. Repeated offences within the Alert Level 3 period will be referred to the court for prosecution. Thinking of breaking Level 3 lockdown regulations?Lawbreakers will pay a hefty fine if they fail to adhere…
Are you making this major mask mistake? Shutterstock In the absence of medical grade personal protective equipment (PPE), many of us have turned to homemade cloth masks to help stop the spread of coronavirus. But increasingly, research has shown that not all masks are created equal, and some are downright ineffective. A new video case…
Published: August 25, 2026, 9:44 pm Indus Foods LLC, doing business as Gangothri Foods, an Austin, TX, firm, is recalling 1,626 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) pickled goat and chicken products that were produced without the benefit of inspection, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The RTE pickled goat and chicken products were produced between
California is weighing stiff penalties for hospitals and other healthcare entities that don’t stay under state spending limits, potentially levying hundreds of millions of dollars in fines if these providers don’t take steps to rein in rising healthcare costs. If the state Office of Health Care Affordability adopts the fines next week, hospitals, medical groups
Everything Sprouts LLC of Minneapolis, MN, is recalling three varieties of alfalfa sprouts products because they have been linked to a 15-state outbreak of Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) and/or Salmonella. The recalled products were distributed by Everything Sprouts from May 27 to Aug. 21 to wholesale distributors and to grocery stores located in
