Health & Fitness

So far, New York has dodged a COVID-19 surge following police-brutality protests last month, but concerns remain that the massive rallies seeded clusters of outbreaks that could linger over coming weeks, experts said. While New York’s COVID-19 infection rate steadily declined since thousands of demonstrators took to the streets daily after George Floyd’s death on May 25, it remains unclear if there has been a coronavirus spread undetected among the mostly young people in the crowds. One key reason is many young people suffer milder or no symptoms of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the virus, which complicates efforts to identify and contain the source of outbreaks, public health experts said. “All it takes is at least one asymptomatic case that could potentially be a super...

Calling the United States an "outlier" among nations that otherwise have been successful in curtailing the spread of the coronavirus, a former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that it was a mistake to reopen public spaces, like bars, early, and that the country is paying for that mistake with dramatic spikes in cases and hospitalizations. Dr. Tom Frieden, the president and CEO of Resolve To Save Lives (an initiative that works to prevent epidemics), also responded on"CBS This Morning" to President Donald Trump's comments this weekend that 99 percent of coronavirus cases are "harmless," saying that complications from the virus are not fully understood. Former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden, president and CEO of Resolve to Save Live...

DALLAS (NEXSTAR) — As if there wasn’t enough to worry about in 2020, experts are warning about a potentially bad tick season. The Lyme Disease Research Group reports a mild winter could mean an especially rough time for ticks. Medical experts fear that many people who’ve been stuck inside due to coronavirus may “let their guard down” once they’re able to venture outdoors and not pay attention to tick bite prevention. Protecting yourself against ticks: What you need to know before heading outdoors Some symptoms of Lyme disease are very similar to the symptoms of COVID-19, according to medical professionals. Ticks can carry Lyme and other dangerous diseases that can be severe if not treated properly. Some symptoms of Lyme disease that are similar to COVID-...

More than 200 scientists are telling the World Health Organization that there is mounting evidence that the coronavirus can linger in the air in smaller particles and may be infectious in smaller quantities than previously thought, according to a report. The 239 scientists from 32 countries are urging the UN agency to take more seriously the possibility of airborne spread of the illness, and are seeking to raise awareness about it in an upcoming paper titled “It is Time to Address Airborne Transmission of Covid-19,” The Washington Post reported. The scientists say the potential of the bug to spread through airborne transmission has not been fully appreciated even by public health institutions, including the WHO, which has faced criticism over its response to the pandemic, acco...

The symptoms of the syndrome typically develop within four weeks of being exposed to COVID-19. The symptoms include fever, unusual weakness or fatigue, a red rash, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, red cracked lips, red eyes, swollen hands and/or feet.

“We failed to act,” she said. The socializing that followed Florida’s rapid economic reopening has left the state reeling from the virus. The Department of Health reported more than 11,400 infections on Saturday, a record. Florida cases made up 20 percent of all U.S. cases on Thursday. Patients with Covid-19 have begun to fill up Florida hospital wards, forcing some hospitals to scrap elective surgeries, as they did early on in the pandemic. More than 3,600 people have died, including an 11-year-old boy. Desperate local officials have adopted local mask requirements and closed the beaches over the long holiday weekend. Some communities were deploying teams to go door-to-door in the hardest hit neighborhoods, distributing masks, hand sanitizers and fliers with information on coronavirus sy...

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Dental offices have begun seeing patients return for routine procedures, and are working under updated CDC guidance regarding the coronavirus pandemic. Seattle dentist Kathleen Saturay has increased the layers of PPE she wears when treating patients, among other precautions. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption toggle caption Elaine Thompson/AP Dental offices have begun seeing patients return for routine procedures, and are working under updated CDC guida...

Beijing — While China appears to have reduced coronavirus cases to near zero, other infectious threats remain, with local health authorities announcing a suspected bubonic plague case in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.  Authorities in the Bayannur district raised the plague warning on Sunday, ordered residents not to hunt wild animals such as marmots and to send for treatment anyone with fever or showing other possible signs of infection. Plague can be fatal in up to 90% of people infected if not treated, primarily with several types of antibiotics. Pneumonic plague can develop from bubonic plague and results in a severe lung infection causing shortness of breath, headache and coughing. China has largely eradicated plague, but occasional cases are still reported, especially a...