Health

A 15-year-old boy died of bubonic plague in western Mongolia, health officials said. The teenager caught the often fatal plague after hunting and eating a groundhog in Gobi-Altai province, according to the Mongolian Ministry of Health. Two other teens were being treated with antibiotics after also consuming the large ground …

But the Washington Mystics star, who has battled Lyme disease for years, also wonders how his body would react if he contracted Covid-19 while playing. However, Delle Donne, 30, said in a statement that her personal doctor had told her that she is at high risk. The panel of doctors …

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – The Department of Health and Social Services has announced that a recent death in the state was caused by exposure to the paralytic shellfish toxin. Paralytic shellfish poisoning can be fatal and is caused by recreationally harvested shellfish that have been contaminated with high levels of …

The Oregon Health Authority reported 282 suspected and confirmed coronavirus cases and four deaths Wednesday. The number of cases in Oregon continues to rise with total COVID-19 infections growing by 7% percent over the past week. The state also reported that 22 people died from the virus between July 6 …

(CNN) – Walmart will require customers at all of its US stores to wear masks starting next week, making it the largest retailer to demand facial covers as coronavirus cases continue to rise. Other national chains made similar moves on Wednesday. Kroger, the parent company of Fred Meyer, and Kohl’s …