Health

We may have been too foolish to believe that mere walking would be the answer to our weight problems.

The University of Florida has advised faculty members that they cannot exclude students over coronavirus fears, according to a Friday report from The Gainesville Sun. There have been no cases of the deadly virus at the university, however, at least one professor had reportedly tried to shut out students with flu-like symptoms like coughing.

In Arizona, a burgeoning Asian American community fields xenophobic calls about a planned night market featuring Asian street foods. In New York, a dim sum restaurant owner worries he won't make rent. In the San Francisco Bay Area, a local Asian American-owned restaurant chain is mulling temporarily shuttering one of its properties because of the downturn in trade.

For the millions stuck at home in China amid the coronavirus outbreak, it’s definitely time for a drink.

A hospital director who helped lead the fight against China's new virus has become one of its victims.

A Douglasville family is hoping to soon bring their baby girl home from the hospital, where she's been since the day she was born six months ago. 

Calling it, “a new day,” Crystal River couple Gay and Phil Courter arrived back in the United States early Monday morning, two weeks after their quarantine began aboard their cruise ship in Japan, and still showing no signs of the virus themselves. 

Michele Schambach received a message in the snow from her daughter while undergoing care at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.

Registered runners who still want to participate in the 2021 race will need to pay entry fees. Donations received for the 2020 race would not be refunded, the organization noted.

The 14-day quarantine for those on the ship was due to end on Wednesday.

As the deadly coronavirus outbreak continues to ravage the country, pet owners in China are taking extra precautions for their furry friends.

An American Airlines worker is fighting for his job back. He says he switched to the popular Keto diet and that it ended up costing him his job. 

A drug used to treat a type of coronavirus that only affects cats could be the key to treating COVID-19, the human coronavirus spreading across the world.

Facebook media relations chief Anthony Harrison says, “Our priority is the health and safety of our teams, so out of an abundance of caution, we canceled our Global Marketing Summit due to the evolving public health risks related to coronavirus.”

A second wave of flu is hitting the U.S., turning this into one of the nastiest seasons for children in a decade.

Studies have found an important connection between gum disease and strokes.