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As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases around the world continues to rise, people are taking whatever steps they can to prevent contracting COVID-19. For now, the main expert is advice is to wash your hands and avoid touching your face. While there are ways to cut down on the number of times you touch […]

SEATTLE — An increase in testing for the coronavirus began shedding light Monday on how the illness has spread in the United States, including among nursing home residents in one Washington state facility. New diagnoses in several states pushed the tally of COVID-19 cases past 100, and New Hampshire reported its first case, raising the

Patients needing cannabis-based medicines should no longer face long delays in accessing their prescriptions, says the government. Changes to importing restrictions mean UK companies can now order and hold more stocks from abroad. That should make the treatments available to patients in days, rather than months. The changes will help people with conditions such as

Eggs are one of the most versatile foods out there ― you can cook them in endless ways, they keep you full for hours and they’re a nutritional powerhouse loaded with protein and other nutrients that protect eye, muscle and bone health. Despite all these benefits, eggs have gotten a bad reputation at times because

Three more people have died from the new coronavirus in Washington state March 2, 2020, 7:21 PM 5 min read NEW YORK — The Latest on the new coronavirus outbreak (all times local): 2:15 p.m. Three more people have died from the new coronavirus in Washington state. Health officials said Monday that the latest deaths

Image copyright AFP Image caption The WHO insists containment measures can still “push this virus back” The world is in “uncharted territory” on the coronavirus outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Doctors had “never before seen a respiratory pathogen capable of community transmission”, its chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said. Deaths globally have now

You can’t turn on the news or scroll through social media lately without being hit with the hysteria about the coronavirus. And while we shouldn’t be panicking, Elizabeth Wang, an infectious disease physician with the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center said everyone needs to make an effort to help containing the spread should

WASHINGTON — Moving to stem a vaping epidemic among young people, the House approved a bill Friday to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products. The bill would place new restrictions on the marketing of e-cigarettes and ban flavors in tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes. It also would place a new

In the event of a coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., here’s what could happen: Work-from-home policies become the norm. People who are coughing or short of breath get separated from healthy employees and sent home immediately. More workers stop showing up to work as they care for ill family members. Business travel restrictions and bans

The coronavirus outbreak in northern Italy has so overwhelmed the public health system there that officials are taking extraordinary measures to care for the sick By NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press March 2, 2020, 1:40 PM 4 min read MILAN — The coronavirus outbreak in northern Italy has so overwhelmed the public health