Health

For immediate release: August 27, 2020 Español Silver Spring, MD – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns consumers about alcohol-based hand exams that are packaged in containers that may appear as food or drink and could put consumers at risk of serious injury or death if they become …

Officials in Berlin banned demonstrations against coronavirus prevention measures, calling the protests even a violation of social distance rules. Authorities noted one protest that occurred on August 1, in which protesters defeated measures such as social distancing and demands for masks, reported The Associated Press. That protest against pandemic measures …

Cathy Smith, the one-time girlfriend of singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, who was perhaps best remembered for inspiring the hit song “Sundown”, had not met John Belushi at the Chateau Marmont on March 5, 1982, died on August 18. the age of 73 years. Her death was reported by Canada’s The Globe …

COVID-19 disrupts almost every student’s education, but those in medical school have it particularly hard. “It’s a nightmare scenario for the 2021 class,” said Jake Berg, a fourth-year student at Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine. In March, students at the Pikeville, Ky., School were abruptly removed from hospitals and medical …

Weekly starting unemployment claims fell slightly to 1 million, to 1.1 million, according to data from the Department of Labor, as companies continue to employ workers, even as parts of the economy show signs of rebound. Recovery remains well out of reach and depending on the health situation and policy …