Clarissa Coffin, left, leans on Scott Wells, center, as he comforts his children next to Amanda Bouffioux's casket before her burial at the Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery. Coffin, who was FaceTiming their mother, is Bouffioux's sister and Wells was Bouffioux's partner. (Emily Mesner / ADN) Scott Wells is grieving. And he is angry. His significant…
BOSTON (AP) — Getting a flu shot this year is one of the best ways to help the state guard against a spike in demand for health care services caused by any potential new surge in coronavirus cases, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday.Public health officials have warned that an increase in both diseases could put…
Image copyright Reuters New England-wide measures which could see hospitality businesses forced to shut are being considered by the UK government to try to slow a second surge of coronavirus cases.A short period of national rules- a "circuit break" of a few weeks - could be announced in the next week, BBC political editor Laura…
Dr. Anthony Fauci. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Dr. Anthony Fauci supplements his diet with two vitamins: C and D. For the general public, he recommends getting enough sleep, maintaining a healthy diet, and avoiding or alleviating stress as the three most potent ways to keep your immune system strong. "That is much more healthy living than giving…
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…