CLAREMONT, Calif. (KABC) -- Thirteen-year-old Maxx Cheng had a bright future ahead of him, but on Thursday morning the Claremont teen passed away suddenly.His parents confirmed to ABC News their son's death was possibly due to COVID-19 after he experienced symptoms of the virus.News of his death sent shockwaves across the community that had come…
A 24-year-old in Texas was hospitalized due to the coronavirus at the end of April. She finally went home this week – after 79 days. The hospital said Paola Castillo was "close to death" during her stay. Castillo arrived in the emergency room on April 27 with difficulty breathing, a cough and a fever, according to…
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The rush around the world to find a COVID-19 vaccine continues as fears of a second spike of cases grow. Among the clinical trials is one occurring right here in Philadelphia.Volunteers are stepping up to be among the first to try it out. The clinical trial for the DNA vaccine at Penn…
Richard "Rick" Rose, a 37-year-old man from Port Clinton, Ohio, recently died at his home from complications due to COVID-19.Rose's death has attracted attention online due to his Facebook posts, in which he expressed doubt about coronavirus safety directives."Let make this clear. I'm not buying a f---ing mask. I've made it this far by not…
Published: November 08, 2026, 8:00 am Quick bites from around the food safety arena this week Infant formula maker ByHeart has “discontinued” manufacturing its products after getting caught up in an outbreak of infant botulism. ByHeart’s founders started a new company, MeridianMade, earlier this year and announced in late October that it would purchase Dublin-based
Published: November 07, 2026, 9:48 pm The County of San Luis Obispo Department of Public Health is wrapping up its investigation into an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to Brookshire Farms in San Luis Obispo. Fifteen people are included in the outbreak – five who were laboratory confirmed. The county previously reported that
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