Health

A Catholic nun – who previously had stints as a surgeon, army colonel and missionary – saluted President Trump as “the most pro-life president this nation has ever had” in an address Wednesday at the 2020 Republican National Convention. Sister Deirdre “Dede” Byrne, a member of the Little Workers of …

A rural public health laboratory, which only processed between 100 and 150 tests a year ago for communicable diseases such as measles, mumps and influenza, now processes it almost 10 times a week to respond to the most widespread virus in a century. The Humboldt County Public Health Laboratory, in …

An “air bridge” between the Big Apple and Big Ben is being discussed by the US and UK as a possible means for travelers to sidestep quarantine rules amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report. Officials are studying plans for regional “air bridges” that will allow visitors from “low-risk …

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) delivers remarks during a weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 28, 2020. Tom Brenner | Reuters House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows failed to crack a coronavirus relief statement Thursday when they spoke for the …

The creator of the popular F-Factor diet responded to people claiming to have experienced serious health problems through the program by sharing more information about the products they say are “100% safe for consumption.” Tanya Zuckerbrot, 48, a registered dietitian who popularized the high-fiber fiber in a 2006 book, said …