[ad_1] By Alan Mozes HealthDay reporter MONDAY 23 November 2020 (HealthDay News) – Warning: vegans face a 43% higher risk of bone fractures than meat eaters, warns a large British study. The increased risk was not limited to vegans, who do not eat meat, fish, dairy products or eggs. Researchers have also identified a significantly … Read more
[ad_1] Photographer: Mikael Sjoberg / Bloomberg Photographer: Mikael Sjoberg / Bloomberg There is little evidence that herd immunity helps Sweden fight the coronavirus, according to the country’s leading epidemiologist. “The issue of herd immunity is difficult,” Anders Tegnell said at a briefing in Stockholm on Tuesday. “We are not seeing any signs of immunity in … Read more
[ad_1] © Provided by Business Insider Mphillips007 / Getty Images About a third of parents said that “the benefits of getting together as a family on Thanksgiving are worth the risk of spreading or contracting COVID-19,” according to a report from the CS Mott Children’s Hospital in Michigan Medicine. Experts have warned that the United … Read more
[ad_1] AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) – The Maine CDC reported on Tuesday that 12 more Mainers had died from the coronavirus. This is a new one-day record for our state. Additionally, the Maine CDC is reporting an additional 258 new cases of COVID-19. It is also the highest number of one-day cases in our state since … Read more
[ad_1] Doctors are reporting a worrying trend amid a spike in coronavirus cases in the United States: More children are also contracting the virus. According to data compiled by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), there has been a 28% increase in COVID-19 cases in children during the first two weeks of November. Data showed … Read more
[ad_1] RICHMOND, Virginia – Charlie Gray says he feels lucky he didn’t spread COVID-19 to his family and friends after receiving a false negative rapid test result in September. “It was very disturbing. I felt compelled to let people know that I had come in contact with during that 48 hour period that the first … Read more
[ad_1] State health officials on Monday issued a new alert urging Alaskans who have tested positive for COVID-19 to notify their own close contacts amid a straining increase in new cases the state’s ability to keep pace. Alaska, like many states, is seeing a record high number of new coronavirus cases. The number here has … Read more
[ad_1] Weather: Mostly sunny, but cool. High in the upper forties. Parking on the alternate side: In effect until Thursday (Thanksgiving Day). For months, New York appeared to keep the virus at bay. But now public schools are closed, indoor meals may soon follow, and restrictions continue to be imposed on more neighborhoods as cases … Read more
[ad_1] This week, many Americans are wondering how to modify Thanksgiving celebrations in order to stay safe during the Covid-19 pandemic, including Bill Gates. The Microsoft co-founder shared his Thanksgiving plans in an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Sunday. “We will have fewer family members there than we normally would,” said Gates, who was … Read more
[ad_1] The coronavirus pandemic has increased in tribal communities, including the Navajo Nation, which chose to lock down for nearly a month last week in response to the surge in cases. According to the Navajo Nation Department of Health, there are more than 15,000 positive cases in the tribal community, which stretches across Arizona, New … Read more