COVID-positive Chinese tourist goes on the run in South Korea
[ad_1] Seoul — When China suddenly lifted its draconian COVID-19 restrictions last month, permitting residents to travel again, the number of Chinese tourists flying into South Korea and other popular vacation destinations in the region surged. Concern over high infection rates in China and a lack of clear data from Beijing about its epidemic More...
China vows “countermeasures” to “unacceptable” new COVID restrictions on Chinese travelers
[ad_1] Beijing — The Chinese government has blasted COVID-19 testing requirements imposed on passengers from China and threatened countermeasures against countries involved, which include the U.S. and several More...
Staying hydrated is linked to a longer, healthier life, new study suggests
[ad_1] The secret to living a longer and healthier life? At least part of the answer could actually be pretty simple: water. A new peer-reviewed study published Monday in the journal eBioMedicine, which is More...
U.K. medical practice mistakenly texts patients they have “aggressive lung cancer” instead of wishing them a merry Christmas
[ad_1] A medical practice in England intended to text its patients wishes for a “very merry Christmas.” Instead, the mass text told patients they had “aggressive lung cancer” that had More...
At least 82 children in Ohio infected with measles, more than half of whom are unvaccinated babies and toddlers
[ad_1] Measles is spreading among children in Ohio two months after cases were first detected. As of Thursday morning, there are at least 82 cases of measles in central Ohio, officials said, all of which are More...
New York opens its first legal recreational marijuana dispensary
[ad_1] The first legal dispensary for recreational marijuana in New York rung up its first sales on Thursday, opening up what is expected to be one of the country’s most lucrative markets for cannabis — More...
Want to break a bad habit in the new year? Here’s what science says
[ad_1] Ian Hamilton is an associate professor of addiction and mental health at the University of York and Sally Marlow is an addictions researcher at King’s College London. It’s a new year and many More...
Routines: The powerful tools that can help you adjust to a “new normal”
[ad_1] Megan Edgelow is an assistant professor of health sciences at Queen’s University, Ontario. The word “routine” can bring to mind words like mundane or ordinary. During the pandemic’s More...
Stent designed for babies and young kids shows preliminary success
[ad_1] You wouldn’t know it by looking at him, but 4-year-old Jake Schumacher was born with serious heart defects. After cardiac surgery when he was just 5 months old, he needed another procedure to place More...
How an “old year’s resolution” can help you follow through on your New Year’s resolution
[ad_1] Mark Canada is the executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at Indiana University Kokomo and Christina Downey is a professor of psychology at Indiana University. If you’ve made a New Year’s More...
