Health

After living long lives, companions to the Los Angeles Zoo’s African lion Hubert and Kalisa died, zoo officials said Thursday. The lions, both 21, were slaughtered after age-related health problems began to diminish their quality of life, the Los Angeles Zoo said in a press release. Hubert and Kalisa shared …

Buddy, the German shepherd, the first dog in the United States to test positive for COVID-19, died earlier this month. Buddy initially showed symptoms of COVID-19 in April. He struggled to breathe, became lethargic, and lost weight, according to an exclusive National Geographic report. Although he was tested for COVID-19 …

Buddy, a 7-year-old German shepherd from Staten Island, New York, was the first dog to test positive for coronavirus in the United States. He died on July 11 after a three-month illness, according to National Geographic. © Robert Mahoney and Allison Mahoney partner It is unclear whether Buddy died of …

Butte County, California – The Butte County Department of Public Health (BCPH) announced Thursday afternoon the first confirmed human infection of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Butte County. As of July 24, 2020, four human WNV infections have been reported in California, not including the Butte County case. The WNV …

Modern in Cambridge, MA, shown on February 28, 2020. David L. Ryan | The Boston Globe via Getty Images A Moderna board member resigned to avoid any “potential or even apparent conflict of interest” during the company’s phase three trial for its potential coronavirus vaccine, the company announced Thursday. Dr. …