As schools prepare to reopen their doors, researchers are racing to understand the mysterious ways the novel coronavirus affects children. Being back in school will offer a big boost to children’s mental health, experts say. But what about risks to their physical health, as millions of youngsters share classrooms, bathrooms and playgrounds? Recent evidence of…
A Florida man who thought the coronavirus was "a fake crisis" has changed his mind after he and his wife contracted COVID-19.Brian Hitchens, a rideshare driver who lives in Jupiter, downplayed the seriousness of the coronavirus in Facebook posts in March and April.Brian Hitchens (WPTV)"I'm honoring what our government says to do during this epidemic…
In a recent discussion about Covid-19 with a medical professional, she asked me about any changes in the appearance of my toes. Initially, I thought I'd misheard her. Understandably confused, I asked why. Was this a symptom of coronavirus I hadn't yet heard about? “Yes, it’s something we are hearing a lot about,” came the answer. It is…
It had been more than a month since Mirabai Nicholson-McKellar was infected with the coronavirus, and the 35-year-old filmmaker thought she was on her way to recovery. Then the shortness of breath came back, followed by chest pains.A visit to the emergency room and a second test for COVID-19 gave another positive result. Just three…
11 min read AS A BRIGHT light flashes against a mustard yellow backdrop, 33-year-old actor Chase Stokes plays with the edges of a chunky sweater. First, he pulls on a sleeve, like he’s simply at home getting dressed, not on the last day of a long-ass press tour for the fifth and final season of
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
