Maine Confirms a Fatal Case of Powassan Virus
A Maine resident has died from the Powassan virus, a rare tick-borne illness, Maine’s Centers for Disease Control confirmed on Wednesday. The individual, who was likely infected in…
FDA Recommends New Monkeypox Vaccine Strategy to Stretch Supply
On August 9, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for a new way of administering the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine. The move allows…
Suffering from Seasonal Allergies- Here’s What Experts Say Works Best
Millions of Americans spend weeks each year sneezing and sniffling due to allergies to seasonal triggers such as tree, grass, or ragweed pollen. And for the subset of…
Sarah Al Amiri- The Woman Who Took the U.A.E. to Mars
Sarah Al Amiri was in COVID-19 quarantine after arriving in Japan in July 2020 when she learned news beyond anything she had ever dreamed of: while scrolling through…
Therapy Won’t Save Us
The U.S. has reached peak therapy. Counseling has become fodder for hit books, podcasts, and movies. Professional athletes, celebrities, and politicians routinely go public with their mental health…
Clashes as Hong Kong protesters vent at China border traders
Police used pepper spray and batons against masked protesters in Sheung Shui, a town near the border with China, after thousands marched to complain about “parallel traders”.Sheung Shui…
EU lawmakers back copyright reforms targeting Google, Facebook
The European Parliament backed the reforms by 348 votes to 274 on Tuesday after a debate that has pitted Europe’s creative industry against tech companies, internet activists and…
Organized retail crime hits a new high according to NRF study
In their 14th annual ORC study, the NRF found that 92 percent of companies surveyed had been a victim of ORC in the past year, while 71 percent said…
Recession fears put Dow on course to erase ‘Trump-bump’
The benchmark S&P 500 index fell 7%, triggering a 15-minute trading cutout, a familiar trend in the last two weeks of wild swings in markets that ended Wall…
New UK PM urged to squash no-deal Brexit rhetoric to reassure retail market
“The most pressing issue for retailers remains clarification on Brexit, both in terms of timing and the nature of the withdrawal. But numerous retailers – particularly the supermarkets…