What to KnowThe CDC warned Tuesday that it expects a new outbreak of a virus-linked disease called acute flaccid myelitis, or AFMThe disease, which resembles polio in the way it paralyzes otherwise healthy kids, spikes every other year around AugustParents and doctors should suspect any child with sudden limb weakness in the next few months…
A recent report about the closure of an overnight summer camp following a large outbreak of COVID-19 raises questions about the extent to which children contribute to the spread of the new coronavirus. Share on PinterestThere is mixed evidence about the extent to which children can spread COVID-19.As summer break draws to a close for…
A San Diego County official has confirmed there is an outbreak of COVID-19 tied to a popular San Diego gym that was operating in violation of the county's public health order last week. At least three people affiliated with The Gym in Pacific Beach have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a San Diego County…
A healthcare worker collects samples using a nasal swab at a mobile COVID-19 testing facility, in Miami Beach, Florida, United States on July 24, 2020.Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesCoronavirus outbreaks in Arizona, Florida and Texas appear to be slowing down as more people practice social distancing and states halt reopening plans. On Sunday,…
An outbreak of salmonella is affecting nearly two dozen states, according to federal health officials.A total of 212 people have been infected with a strain of Salmonella Newport in 23 states. Since the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) last update on July 21, 87 new cases have been reported, including 38 from eight…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…