Month: August 2020

The cancer that killed Chadwick Boseman is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, and rates are rising among younger people. View original article Contributor:

The Florida Department of Health accidentally released a report on COVID-19 outbreaks at schools across the state — from daycare centers to colleges — and found that nearly 900 students … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:

Whenever my husband finds an entrée lacking in flavor, he adds Worcestershire sauce. I watch him sprinkle it on and have never thought, “What is in that stuff?” Now with … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:

Have you ever completed your skincare routine, only to find that your dog or cat finds the smell of your products enticing enough to try to lick? Or worse, came … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:

Before the pandemic, about 1,000 new patients came to Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for treatment consultations each week. When COVID-19 hit Massachusetts this spring, the number of new consultations fell by half and the hospital moved as many appointments as possible online. Now, with daily case counts relatively low in the area, the hospital is … Read more

There are no easy answers to the questions about bringing kids back into classrooms this fall. Parents, school administrators and educators must instead weigh two bad options: isolate children at home or risk them getting and spreading COVID-19 through in-person contact. That decision is daunting even for infectious disease experts and epidemiologists. Over the last … Read more

A second official, a longtime communications consultant, said his contract has been terminated as well. View original article Contributor: Laurie McGinley

Hurricane Laura swept through the hub of the U.S. oil and gas industry, setting fire to a manufacturer of chlorine and other highly dangerous chemicals used in swimming pools. View original article Contributor: Steven Mufson