Hispanic employees accounted for nearly 75% off all coronavirus caught at work in Utah – making them three times more likely to catch it than white workers, CDC finds The CDC looked at more than 11,000 coronavirus cases throughout Utah between March 6 and June 5 Of that total, 12% were associated with one of … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has suggested for the first time that people who recover from coronavirus might have some immunity to the virus. But the agency’s updated guidance hints that that protection may not last longer than three months. ‘People who have tested positive for COVID-19 do not need to quarantine … Read more
CDC Director Robert Redfield warned that the US is approaching what could be the worst fall in public health history if people fail to follow guidelines on slowing the spread of coronavirus The US is approaching what could be the worst fall in public health history if people fail to follow guidelines on slowing the … Read more
More than four percent of American women use marijuana while they are pregnant, new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data reveal. And more than 80 percent said that they were told by doctors that marijuana could pose risks – such as low birth-weight – to their babies. The CDC’s report only included data … Read more
More than 40% of Americans are struggling with mental health or substance use issues as rates DOUBLE amid the pandemic, CDC reveals CDC surveyed more than 5,400 US adults about their mental health in late-June 40% reported at least one sign of mental health issues, compared to about 20% of Americans who report such symptoms … Read more
Meat plants in the US and abroad have been especially hard-hit by coronavirus – and an outbreak at one South Dakota facility spread like wildfire to more than 900 workers in just five weeks, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report reveals. Dozens of meat and poultry processing plants across the US have … Read more
Eleven people were hospitalized in Arizona and New Mexico, and four died, after drinking toxic hand sanitizer, a new report reveals. The cleaning products contained methanol, a type of alcohol that can be poisonous if it is absorbed through the skin or ingested. Health officials say exposure to methanol-based hand sanitizer can cause side effects … Read more
On top of COVID-19 and the seasonal flu, Americans should expect another outbreak of the rare but paralyzing disease acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Tuesday. AFM is a mysterious disease that experts believe can be triggered by several enteroviruses – but primarily EV-D68 – which commonly cause … Read more
Donald Trump banned travel from Europe too late, allowing ‘large seeding’ of coronavirus in the US, CDC director admits CDC director Dr Robert Redfield said coronavirus from Europe was already spreading in the US by the time travel from the EU was shut down In an ABC News interview, he called travel from Europe the … Read more