HEALTH
This year's Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE), which was held from Oct. 5-8 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, brought together the world’s largest gathering of food and nutrition professionals. Hosted by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, attendees included registered dietitians, nutrition researchers, policymakers, and healthcare providers. The FNCE also
China Imposes Travel Restrictions in Xi’an, Ordering Migrant Workers to Stay in City During New Year
After a handful of COVID-19 cases were detected in China’s northwestern city of Xi’an, the Chinese government...
China Fights New COVID-19 Waves in Zhejiang and Xi’an, Quarantining Thousands
Recently, the epidemic situation in the cities of Ningbo, Shaoxing and Hangzhou in southeastern China...
90 Communities Locked Down in Xi’an, China After COVID-19 Spike; Grocery Shopping Allowed Once Every
Videos shared on Chinese social media sites show hundreds of people in the northwestern city of Xi'an...
Xi’an Residents Fear Plague Outbreak as Locals Suffer Hemorrhagic Fever
China is facing an unsettling year-end. A recent outbreak of hemorrhagic fever has emerged in the northwestern...
Southern China’s Dongguan City Under Lockdown Following COVID-19 Outbreak
Dongguan, a key Chinese manufacturing city, has been under lockdown ever since a few cases of COVID-19...
Omicron With More Infections, Less Hospitalizations Than Delta, South African Data Show
Recent data presented at a Dec. 14 briefing by South African private health insurer Discovery Health...
Rademacher of ‘General Hospital’ Fame Sues After Getting Fired for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccination
Ingo Rademacher, the star of ABC’s “General Hospital” show was recently fired from the series following...
China’s Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine Ineffective Against Omicron: Study
A new study by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has found that two doses of the vaccine made by Chinese...
COVID-19 Outbreak Affects Chinese Manufacturing Province of Zhejiang
On Dec. 6, the Chinese province of Zhejiang reported its first recent case of COVID-19. Since that first...