Covid inquiry: Quarantining people sooner ‘might have avoided’ first lockdown, says Hunt

CVS Health plans to close select pharmacies inside Target stores early this year, a company spokesperson said Thursday, as retail pharmacy chains in the U.S. struggle to boost profits.  The closures will begin in February and finish by the end of April, the spokesperson said in a statement. She added that employees affected by the…

US agencies cannot agree on how the pandemic started, with the scientific community bitterly divided.

If you’ve experienced a sour taste in your mouth, lots of gas, heartburn or feeling like you just threw up a little in your mouth, you may have attributed it to acid reflux or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). And that’s a fair guess. GERD, a more chronic condition that can result from acid reflux happening…

BlendJet Inc. is recalling about 4.8 million portable blenders sold at Costco, Target and Walmart after receiving reports of blades breaking off as well as the product overheating or catching fire, resulting in dozens of injuries.  The Benicia, California-based company has heard of 329 incidents in which BlendJet 2 Portable Blenders’ blades broke off while…

Some hospitals have reactivated mask mandates in response to a rise in COVID-19 cases and influenza respiratory infections, although the current increase is minimal compared to the spikes seen during the pandemic. (iStock) BACK TO MASKING – Some hospitals in New York and several other states have reinstated mask mandates. Here’s what doctors have to…

A recent study by the University of Exeter and Maastricht University published in JAMA Neurology has identified some of the factors that can lead to early cases of dementia ― some of which may surprise you. The data analyzed the behaviors of over 350,000 participants younger than 65 across the United Kingdom to evaluate young-onset…