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It’s well known that the flu ebbs and flows with the weather each year. During the colder months, the virus strikes hard, infecting millions nationwide — but when spring rolls around, the illness begins to lose strength and flu activity subsides until the next cold season. That’s because respiratory viruses like the flu are more […]

Fear of the spreading coronavirus has led to a global run on sales of face masks despite evidence that most people who aren’t sick don’t need to wear them. Many businesses are sold out, while others are limiting how many a customer can buy. Amazon is policing its site, trying to make sure sellers don’t

A British tourist quarantined in the Costa Adeje Palace, Tenerife, has described her experience as “very stressful”. Lara Pennington and her family have self-isolated themselves in their room within the quarantined hotel, which is holding 700 guests, among them 168 Britons. Jet 2 have said health and safety is a priority and cite their responsibility

HuffPost may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Prices and availability subject to change. It’s almost time to roll up your jeans, toss on some mules and smell the roses. Spring’s on the horizon, so it’s time to get prepared. After wrapping yourself in layers all winter, you might be

A deepening health crisis from the worldwide virus outbreak is hitting finances too By FOSTER KLUG and MATT SEDENSKY Associated Press February 28, 2020, 10:51 AM 3 min read TOKYO — A deepening health crisis became an economic one too Friday, with the virus outbreak sapping financial markets, emptying shops and businesses, and putting major

Image copyright European Photopress Agency Three more cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK, including the first one in Wales. This brings the total number of cases in the UK to 19 – following the first confirmed case in Northern Ireland on Thursday. Two new patients in England contracted the virus while

HuffPost may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Prices and availability subject to change. EtsyBrittney Andrews working on her Etsy shop, KitAtlas. Brittney Andrews found herself in a predicament familiar to many of us: Christmas was fast approaching and her gift list was racking up. Andrews, inspired by a small

A new virus that emerged in China has infected more than 83,000 people and caused more than 2,800 deaths February 28, 2020, 6:15 AM 2 min read A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 83,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late

Image copyright Family Photo Image caption Heather Planner died from a stroke on 1 April after being given another person’s medicine An 87-year-old woman died after her carers gave her the wrong medication, a coroner was told. Heather Planner, from Butler’s Cross in Buckinghamshire, died at Wycombe Hospital on 1 April from a stroke. Senior

When it comes to the new coronavirus going around (aka COVID-19), good hygiene seems to be our best line of defense. Because the virus has only been on our radar for a couple of months, we don’t have a preventive vaccine yet, nor do we have an effective way to treat the respiratory illness the