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It comes after repeated warnings about methanol in hand sanitizers and increased calls to poison centers nationwide, including in Minnesota. “Methanol is associated with some pretty bad diseases that it can cause in the human body,” said Dr. Travis Olives, a toxicologist at Minnesota Poison Control System and emergency physician …

What forecasters are saying is creating the worst heat wave in several years has caused Friday rolling blackouts due to lack of power and is setting dangerous conditions in California. The power crisis was caused in part by the limitations of the coronavirus, which closed cinemas, shopping malls and other …

The Oregon Health Authority on Friday reported 323 new cases of coronavirus and two more deaths. Where the new cases are by province: Baker (7), Benton (2), Clackamas (21), Clatsop (1), Coos (2), Deschutes (6), Hood River (8), Jackson (23), Jefferson (4), Josephine (6) , Lane (4), Lincoln (3), Linn …

New research reveals which COVID-19 symptoms are likely to come first for those who contract the disease. A study conducted by the University of Southern California and published in the Frontiers in Public Health says that a fever is the most likely symptom, followed by a cough and then muscle …

Press release, public health Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine today released a weekly status update detailing the state’s mitigation efforts based on the COVID-19 Early Control System Dashboard, comparing the seven-day period from August 7 to August 13 with the previous seven days, July 31 …