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Here’s The Difference Between Coronavirus And COVID-19

A lot can be confusing during a pandemic, including the virus names and the language we use to talk about the disease itself.  Many media reports and people have used “coronavirus” and “COVID-19″ interchangeably. But one is actually a subset of the other. Here’s what you should know about the difference between coronavirus and COVID-19, and some other useful information: ‘Coronavirus’ actually refers to a handful of diseases The concept […]

todayMarch 16, 2020

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Facebook temporarily Bans ads for Medical Face Masks to prevent Coronavirus Exploitation

Facebook is temporarily banning ads and commerce listings for medical face masks amid growing concern over coronavirus-related exploitation, CNBC reports. “We’re monitoring COVID19 closely and will make necessary updates to our policies if we see people trying to exploit this public health emergency,” Facebook director of product management Rob Leathern tweeted. “We’ll start rolling out this change in the days ahead.” The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said people […]

todayMarch 9, 2020

Health & Wellness

This is Your Body on Red Meat

You’d be hard-pressed to find a health topic more widely debated than the case for or against eating red meat. That’s because medical opinion on whether or not we should be eating red meat ― and exactly how much of it we can safely eat ― is constantly changing, as The New York Times recently reported. For example, research published in the European Heart Journal linked daily consumption of red meat […]

todayJanuary 23, 2020

Health & Wellness

First US case of Coronavirus reported in Washington State

USA Today reports that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have confirmed the first U.S. case of a new coronavirus that has killed six people in China.  The CDC and Washington state officials said the man, a Snohomish County resident in his 30s, was in good condition at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett. The symptoms presented Sunday, and the diagnosis was confirmed Monday. Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Center […]

todayJanuary 22, 2020

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