Health

Placeholder while article actions loadDuring those terrifying early days of the pandemic, scientists offered one piece of reassuring news about the novel coronavirus: It mutated slowly.…

Scientists studying the C. difficile superbug say that its antibiotic-resistant genes have been found in pigs and humans, meaning that not only is transmission of the…

Hartnell nursing students administered the Pfizer vaccine to dozens of first responders across Monterey County. Working at locations in King City, Greenfield, Castroville and…

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is on high alert for the avian flu after the first case in nearly four decades was found in Lancaster County over the weekend.The…

The Shelby County Health Department announced in a news release Saturday that all COVID-19 vaccine appointment slots are filled for January.  Shelby County remains in ‘middle of the worst…

A highly contagious strain of avian flu that has likely killed hundreds of birds and spread across more than two dozen states has been detected in a human for the first time in the U.S.,…

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The move reflects the agency’s recognition that the two-week quarantine rule is onerous for many people and that most of the public health benefit from quarantining people exposed to the…

A 20-year-old patient was admitted to an intensive care unit in Switzerland after he suffered a rare lung injury while masturbating. The Swiss citizen reported a “sudden onset of sharp…

PA Department of Agriculture confirms state’s first case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Lancaster County Officials say there is no…