Monthly Archives: May, 2020

AMHERST, MASS. (WHDH) - A recent graduate of UMass Amherst’s MFA program recently died after a lengthy battle with coronavirus after reportedly being denied testing for COVID-19 on two occasions. Rana Zoe Mungin, a beloved social studies teacher at the Ascend Academy in Brooklyn who graduated from the university in 2015, died Monday from complications…

(CNN)Cases of potentially dangerous foodborne illnesses caused by common bacteria in the United States food supply increased during 2019 compared to the previous three years, according to a new report released Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control an…

Syracuse, N.Y. — Onondaga County’s proactive testing within senior living facilities has uncovered at least 50 coronavirus infections among people with no symptoms whatsoever, County Executive Ryan McMahon revealed Thursday.The county is proactively testing more than 1,000 seniors in assisted and independent living facilities, whether they’ve had symptoms of COVID-19 or not. (The state is…

What you eat has a significant impact on your energy, your sleep, your mood. And certain foods may fortify your immune system too, helping it fight off viruses and bacteria that could make you sick. To be clear, just eating the right diet won't make you immune to coronavirus. You should still stick with the…

Dr. Donald Yealy of UPMC in Pittsburgh, Pa. speaks to reporters during an online briefing on April 30, 2020.A UPMC doctor on Thursday made a case the death rate for people infected with the new coronavirus may be as low as 0.25% — far lower than the mortality rates of 2-4% or even higher cited…