It doesn’t take long for orburn coronavirus particles to get into the room. Initially, only those sitting next to an infected speaker are at greater risk, but as the meeting or class progresses, smaller aerosols spread. However, this does not mean that everyone faces the same level of risk. As …
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U.S. As humans prepare to return to the moon in this decade, the biggest risk to astronauts in the future is space radiation that can cause lasting health effects ranging from cataracts to cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. Although Apollo missions in the 1960s and 1970s proved that it was safe …
Read More »COVID-19 era marks US ‘black hole’ pandemic vaccine compensation fund
(Reuters) – A US government program that compensates people who say they are harmed by an emergency vaccine has paid out on less than 10% of claims, raising questions about whether the process should be used to deal with any side effects from a coronavirus shot to sue, according to …
Read More »Investors in Belarus face ‘dictatorship dilemma’, Putin may hold the key
LONDON (Reuters) – Investors face a classic ‘dictatorial dilemma’ in Belarus – hold on to securities that take advantage of the status quo in a brutal regime, or sell them and close their bonds – but whichever way they go, for largely dependent on Vladimir Putin’s Russia. PHOTO PHOTO: Russian …
Read More »WHO is now asking people to avoid routine toothache. Here’s why
The World Health Organization said Tuesday that routine, non-essential tooth work should be delayed until COVID-19 transmission rates drop sufficiently, caution against procedures that produce aerosol sprays from patients’ mouths. The WHO said that check-ups, dental cleaning and preventive care could be postponed because it releases guidance to dentists on …
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