Health

Researchers say there is ample evidence suggesting that hearing loss and other auditory problems are strongly associated with Covid-19 infection, according to a systematic review. At least one clinical study is ongoing, but using data from 24 conclusion studies that rely largely on self-report questionnaires or medical records, researchers at …

Australia Parts of Australia are battling the “plague” of rats. Most rural parts of New South Wales and Queensland are infested with millions of rats, which have taken over farmland, homes, stores, hospitals and cars. They are also eating everything in sight. Reuters reports that the bumper grain crop in …

TOKYO (AP) – Prosecutors in Japan say two Americans, Michael Taylor and his son Peter, fled Lebanon on Monday to former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn while he was out on bail. Tokyo District Prosecutors are questioning Taylor since he was extradited from the United States earlier this month. They have …

San Francisco and Santa Clara counties will soon move up to the next California counties orange reopening level, more simple restrictions for more businesses. The orange level change is expected to take effect as early as Wednesday. “San Francisco’s health indicators continue to improve with the incidence of COVID-19 and …

Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have found 109 chemicals in a study of pregnant women, including 55 previously undisclosed chemicals and 42 “secret chemicals” whose sources and uses are unknown. Probably the chemicals come from consumer products or other industrial sources. They were found both in the …