Mexican health authorities acknowledged Sunday that the country’s true death toll from the coronavirus pandemic is far higher than thought, saying there were 193,170 “excess” deaths in the year up to Sept. 26, with 139,153 of those judged to be attributable to COVID-19. That is about 50,000 more deaths than Mexico’s official, test-confirmed death toll […]
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Health Highlights: Sept. 21, 2020
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: CDC Updates Coronavirus Transmission Guidance The new coronavirus can commonly spread “through respiratory droplets or small particles, such as those in aerosols,” produced just when a person breathes, according to updated guidance on the U.S. Centers for Disease […]
Health Highlights: Sept. 11, 2018
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: 1 in 5 Pot Products Fails Tests in California Close to 20 percent of marijuana products in California have failed to pass tests for potency or purity since the state began mandating such testing July 1, a new […]