Health officials have linked a multi-state salmonella outbreak to a recalled variety of mushrooms that were previously available across 32 states and Canada. The mushrooms, distributed by California-based Wismettac Asian Foods Inc, are a black fungus variety also called wood ear mushrooms. The outbreak has sickened 41 people across 10 states, four of which required… Read More »
Although the peak of COVID-19 effects has already surpassed for much of Europe, researches continues to show the diverse effects of the pandemic on the human body. These adverse effects include harm to the lungs, liver, kidney, brain, nervous system, heart, cardiovascular system, infection in the skin and the gastrointestinal tract. However, what the communities… Read More »
Linda Bell, MD, state epidemiologist, South Carolina. Cyrus Shahpar, MD, medical epidemiologist; director, Prevent Epidemics Team, Resolve to Save Lives, New York City. Carlos Del Rio, MD, professor and chair, Department of Global Heath, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta. Sarah Fortune, MD, professor of immunology and infectious diseases, Harvard… Read More »
Cuomo, whose state by far has the most recorded coronavirus cases, reacted Tuesday to projections that the country’s coronavirus death rate will soar because many states are easing restrictions now. “The fundamental question, which we’re not articulating, is how much is a human life worth?” Cuomo said at a news conference. “The faster we reopen,… Read More »