Utah: Latest updates on coronavirus

 Posted on October 2, 2022  |  9 minutes  |  1861 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Last updated May 15 at 9:30 a.m. ET. As of Thursday, May 14, Utah has confirmed 6,749 cases of COVID-19,says the state health department, putting the state in the middle of the pack ofU.S. coronavirus cases by state. The state has tested at least 160,119 people so far. At least 558 people have been hospitalized with COVID-19 in the state. And at least 1,704 have recovered, defined by being diagnosed more than 3 weeks ago without dying. [Read More]

Where Will Hurricane Irma Make Landfall on the Florida Peninsula?

 Posted on October 2, 2022  |  3 minutes  |  436 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Ferocious Hurricane Irma continues to roar through the Atlantic on its path toward the Florida Peninsula. As of 2 p.m. EDT today (Sept. 8), the eye of Hurricane Irma was located 57 miles (92 kilometers) off the northern coast of Cuba, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The fierce Category 4 storm — with maximum sustained winds near 155 mph (250 km/h) — is currently forecast to move between Cuba and the Bahamas later today and tomorrow (Sept. [Read More]

Woman's Runny Nose Was Actually Leaking Brain Fluid

 Posted on October 2, 2022  |  2 minutes  |  358 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

At first, doctors just said that a Nebraska woman's runny nose was caused by allergies, plain and simple. But the woman, Kendra Jackson, knew it had to be something else. In 2013, Jackson was in a car accident, and she hit her face on the dashboard, according to KETV-7 ABC. Several years after that, her symptoms started: an endless runny nose, painful headaches and trouble sleeping. "[It was] like a waterfall, continuously, and then it would run to the back of my throat," [Read More]

'Virgin Births' Reveal Problems with Health Surveys

 Posted on October 1, 2022  |  4 minutes  |  654 words  |  Patria Henriques

At this time of year, Christians celebrate the birth of a human baby to a virgin mother, an impossible event without artificial reproduction (or, perhaps, divine intervention). However, in the modern day, too, a number of women report having given birth as virgins, researchers have found incidentally. During a study of American teenagers' health from 1995 to 2009, the researchers were surprised to discover that a number of women who reported being virgins also reported being pregnant. [Read More]

20-Foot Monster Shark Once Trolled Mesozoic Seas

 Posted on October 1, 2022  |  4 minutes  |  682 words  |  Fernande Dalal

A giant shark the size of a two-story building prowled the shallow seas 100 million years ago, new fossils reveal. The massive fish, Leptostyrax macrorhiza, would have been one of the largest predators of its day, and may push back scientists' estimates of when such gigantic predatory sharks evolved, said study co-author Joseph Frederickson, a doctoral candidate in ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Oklahoma. The ancient sea monster was discovered by accident. [Read More]

450-Year-Old Book Reveals What to Name a Baby Samurai

 Posted on October 1, 2022  |  4 minutes  |  738 words  |  Patria Henriques

What should you name a baby samurai? What food should a samurai bring to a battle? What is a samurai's most treasured possession? A newly translated 450-year-old book supposedly written by a renowned samurai provides answers to these and many other questions about the Japanese swordsmen. Called "The Hundred Rules of War," the book is a series of songs that could be sung by samurai, who had never gone into battle. [Read More]

Cavities (Tooth Decay): Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

 Posted on October 1, 2022  |  5 minutes  |  882 words  |  Trudie Dory

Cavities, also referred to as tooth decay or caries, are holes in the teeth. Cavities are the second-most common health disorder in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health (the first is the common cold) and a very common disorder worldwide. Cavities usually occur in the teeth of children and young adults, but they can happen at any age. Cavities are a common cause of tooth loss in young people. [Read More]

Edges of Black Holes Re-Created in a Bathtub of Water

 Posted on October 1, 2022  |  5 minutes  |  858 words  |  Trudie Dory

Mathematicians and scientists have simulated the region around a black hole using waves as they circled a drain in a simple tub of water. The new simulation has, for the first time, confirmed a long-proposed theory, called superradiance, about how black holes wind down, said study co-author Silke Weinfurtner, a mathematician at the University of Nottingham in England. "It turns out, waves in our setup follow the same mathematics, if you will, as small fluctuations around black holes," [Read More]

Is a Potential Cancer Cure Being Ignored?

 Posted on October 1, 2022  |  7 minutes  |  1359 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

On April 12, 1955, the first successful polio vaccine was administered to almost 2 million schoolchildren around the country. Its discoverer, University of Pittsburgh medical researcher Jonas Salk, was interviewed on CBS Radio that evening. "Who owns the patent on this vaccine?" radio host Edward R. Murrow asked him. It was a reasonable question, considering that immunity to a deadly disease that afflicted 300,000 Americans annually ought to be worth something. "Well, the people, I would say," [Read More]

Medical 'Miracles' Not Supported by Evidence

 Posted on October 1, 2022  |  5 minutes  |  1027 words  |  Fernande Dalal

The phrase "medical miracle" is a newsroom cliche. It means a situation in which a person makes an unexpected recovery despite great odds or a pessimistic prognosis. Yet often the phrase is used much more broadly to describe a seemingly supernatural or paranormal healing or curing event such as faith healing. While to many people it may seem obvious that a miracle has occurred, in reality such miracles are rarely as impressive as they seem. [Read More]