TOKYO (Reuters) -The International Olympic Committee (IOC) reassured an anxious Japan on Wednesday that the Tokyo Olympics would be safe for athletes as well as the host community, amid mounting opposition to the Games and fears it will fuel a spike in COVID-19 cases.Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organising Committee President Seiko Hashimoto speaks at a meeting […]
Below are newsworthy items compiled by HealthDay staff: WHO Team Seeks to Pinpoint Source of Coronavirus A World Health Organization team of experts will examine samples and medical data from China to try to find out where the new coronavirus first made the leap from animals to people. Most experts believe the SARS-CoV-2 virus originated […]
You’re following public health guidelines this 2020 holiday season, so, naturally, you’re going to have fewer people at the dining room table. Which also brings about the very important question: What in the name of Kris Kringle are you going to cook? Here’s one very good recommendation: Instead of making a massive roast, make half […]
Today, Google revealed its annual Year In Search report, and of course the novel coronavirus was among the top searches, only second to the election results. People turned to Dr. Google to ask all sorts of questions about COVID-19 as reports of the virus hit the news cycle, then continued to rely on the search […]
Below are newsworthy items compiled by the Healthday staff: CDC To Shorten Recommended Quarantine Period The number of days that close contacts should quarantine after being exposed to someone with COVID-19 will be cut by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Instead of the currently recommended 14 days, the new guidelines will suggest […]
When it comes to divorce in 2020, don’t believe everything you read. Headlines in newspapers across the country implying that the pandemic has led to a rise in divorces are erroneous, according to University of Virginia sociology professor Brad Wilcox. In a recent article for the Washington Post, Wilcox wrote that divorce is actually on […]
The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP), the premier global, molecular diagnostic professional society, today released the preliminary results of its August 2020 SARS-CoV-2 Testing Survey for clinical laboratories. The anonymous survey was created and administered to monitor, understand, and collect real-time data on laboratories’ efforts and experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic response. Compared to the […]
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Brain-Eating Amoeba in Tap Water of Lake Jackson, Texas The presence of a brain-eating amoeba in its drinking water has led the city of Lake Jackson, Texas, to issue a “do not use water order” and request an […]
Today marks the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Week 2020 – a week which aims to raise awareness of mental health and mental health problems. It becomes at a particularly pertinent time, with experts saying the months spent under lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic could have a ‘devastating’ and long-lasting impact on our mental […]
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