U.S. COVID hospitalizations rise for fourth straight week
New hospitalizations for Americans with severe COVID are climbing once again.
Aug 16, 2023
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What if China really did develop COVID as a bioweapon? Here are the issues involved
China is facing renewed allegations that the COVID-19 outbreak was caused by a leak from one of their laboratories—and that this research is connected to biowarfare.
Jun 15, 2023
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China dismisses FBI statement on COVID-19 lab leak theory
For the second day in a row, China on Wednesday dismissed U.S. suggestions that the COVID-19 pandemic may have been triggered by a virus that leaked from a Chinese laboratory.
Mar 1, 2023
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Viewpoint: Science rejected, lives lost. How society can do better
The international group of scientists who successfully lobbied the World Health Organization to recognize the airborne transmission of COVID-19 have published four key steps needed to avoid similar critical mistakes in the ...
Feb 28, 2023
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France, Britain impose COVID tests on travelers from China
France and Britain on Friday joined a growing list of nations imposing COVID tests on travelers from China, and the World Health Organization pressed Beijing to be more forthcoming on real-time data amid an explosion of cases ...
Dec 31, 2022
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Addressing neighborhood 'hotspots' where fewer than 60% of children receive first MMR vaccine on time
The Queen Mary study, published today in BMJ Open, found that only 75% of children are receiving the first dose of the MMR vaccine on time, compared to the 95% needed to prevent outbreaks of measles, a highly infectious disease. ...
Dec 2, 2022
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Uganda extends lockdowns as Ebola spreads
Uganda on Saturday extended a three-week lockdown on two districts at the center of an Ebola outbreak which has claimed over 50 lives, curbing travel and closing public places.
Nov 6, 2022
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Study underscores need for food literacy, Canadian school food program
Children have been told, "Eat your fruits and vegetables" throughout generations. But a new study out of Western's Human Environment's Analysis Laboratory (HEAL) shows knowledge—not nagging—could be the missing ingredient ...
Oct 31, 2022
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Study highlights the importance of earlier contact between mothers and premature babies
Babies who are born two to three months early are usually separated from their mother in the first hours after birth.
Oct 12, 2022
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China health chief tells public not to touch foreigners after first monkeypox case
A top Chinese health official has warned the public to avoid "skin-to-skin contact with foreigners" to prevent the spread of monkeypox after the country confirmed its first case.
Sep 19, 2022
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