A new strain of the hepatitis E virus that usually only infects rats is now sickening people in Hong Kong, with nearly a dozen human cases reported so far, according to news reports. But exactly how the virus jumps from…
Olga Ovinnikova claims that her face has been left badly burned after medical masks at the hospital she works at in Karabanovo, Russia were cleaned with bleach and then reused Olga Ovinnikova suffered chemical burns to her face A nurse…
Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which means “sugar-loving fungus,” is the yeast that humans know and love for bread-making and beer-brewing. With people confined to their homes, there is more interest in home-baked bread than ever before. And that means a lot of…
Five people living in the same residential block were discovered as having Covid-19, it has been reported, as the Jilin region said it was now in ‘war-time mode’ to stop a surge of new cases Wuhan has reported its first…
As a physician, mother, daughter and socially responsible human, I’m finding Mother’s Day to be complicated for me this year, as it is for millions. Questions of whether and how to see my adult children and my own elderly mother…
Kevin James Nunn, 58, collapsed with chest pains after consuming two cans of expired tonic water at the home in Bali he shares with his wife and three-year-old daughter (Image: Facebook) Police are investigating whether expired soft drinks could have…
People sit on designated areas to ensure social distancing inside a light rapid transit train in Palembang, Indonesia, on March 20, 2020, amid concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although no one yet knows what the future holds for COVID-19, most…
The Milwaukee, Wisconsin skyline. Coronavirus science —Coronavirus in the US: Map & cases —What are the symptoms? —How deadly is the new coronavirus? —How long does virus last on surfaces? —Is there a cure for COVID-19? —How does it compare…
Updated May 7 at 10:23 a.m. ET New Mexico has 4,291 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), as of May 7, according to the state’s health department, as well as 169 deaths. New Mexico…
The moon looks clearer than ever in this epic composite image Shadows creep down the banks of every crater on the near-side of the moon, highlighting the pockmarked face of Earth’s gravitationally-bound buddy with a clarity never before seen. According…
A man in Brazil learned he had three kidneys after receiving a CT scan for low-back pain. Above, the CT scan showing the man’s three kidneys: A normal-appearing kidney on the man’s left side, and two kidneys fused at the…
Skyline of Louisville, Kentucky. Coronavirus science —Coronavirus in the US: Map & cases —What are the symptoms? —How deadly is the new coronavirus? —How long does virus last on surfaces? —Is there a cure for COVID-19? —How does it compare…