Health

Imagine being young and healthy, a non-smoker without pre-existing health conditions, and then waking up one morning when you are polluted by an unseen force. Back in March, this was my reality. I had just returned from Europe, and about 10 days later I started to have flu-like symptoms. I …

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Dental patients and staff should be protected from any possible infection by aerosol-generating procedures, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, when dentists return to work in areas where COVID 19 pandemic loses. There is currently no data on the spread …

A police officer in Melbourne, Australia, is now being investigated by the department after the officer was seen on video choking of a woman he reportedly tried to arrest after a confrontation over her violation of the city’s mask mandate, CNN reported. According to police, officers were on patrol when …

NEW YORK CITY – Riverdale Nursing Home in the Bronx appears, on paper, the worst escape from the coronavirus pandemic, with an official state count of just four dead in its 146-bed facility. The truth is, according to the house, much worse: 21 dead, mostly transported to hospitals before undergoing. …

SAN FRANCISCO – The Pac-12 CEO Group unanimously voted to suspend all sports competitions by the end of the 2020 calendar year. The decision was made after consultation with athletics directors and with the Pac-12 COVID-19 Medical Advisory Committee, which expressed its concern about continuing with contact practice. The committee’s …