Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Australia's New South Wales sets new high for COVID deaths

Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, made the reporting of rapid antigen test results mandatory Wednesday as it experienced its deadliest day of the pandemic with 21 deaths.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Chile calls state of catastrophe as Latam fights virus

Chile declared a state of catastrophe Wednesday over the coronavirus outbreak, while Cuba recorded its first death and Peru announced a nighttime curfew as Latin America's shut down widened.

Health

Study: To promote exercise, planners must look beyond cities

To encourage more active lifestyles, public health agencies recommend mixed-use neighborhoods and "complete" streets that are friendlier to walkers and bikers, but new Cornell University research finds that while those strategies ...