President Donald Trump is pressing state and local officials to reopen schools this fall, despite coronavirus infections surging nationwide. While experts say there are significant social benefits to resuming in-person classes, they caution that schools will need to balance those against potential risks to provide a safe learning environment for […]
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Returning students have their temperature checked on the first day back at Sawasdee Wittaya Primary School in Bangkok, July 1, 2020. (Adam Dean/The New York Times) As school districts across the United States consider whether and how to restart in-person classes, their challenge is complicated by a pair of fundamental […]
Customers wear face masks while shopping in Islington – Hollie Adams/Getty Images Coronavirus Article Bar with counter .. Michael Gove has said that face masks should not be made mandatory inside shops in England because “it is always best to trust people’s common sense”. But he added that he would […]
Photo credit: Twitter/NOAA From Prevention An incoming heat wave, dubbed a “heat dome,” will lead to historic temperatures in various parts of the U.S., particularly in the South. The National Weather Service is warning about “excessive heat” this weekend, noting that “heat indices are likely to be over 110 degrees” […]
Social media accounts linked to Sue Pilkington have been posting anti-vaxx material over Facebook The Society of Homeopaths’s official accreditation is under threat, the Sunday Telegraph can reveal, after their head of standards was accused of promoting anti-vaccine propaganda online. The Professional Standards Authority (PSA), which regulates health professionals, has […]
Midsection of female doctor helping surgeon wearing surgical glove. Medical colleagues are preparing for surgery. They are standing in emergency room. More than 130,000 Americans have died from COVID-19, a novel strain of coronavirus, and cases continue to surge in communities across the country. But for frontline medical workers, particularly […]