Chronic absenteeism is schools’ ‘biggest problem.’ Five reasons kids are missing school.
Cur’ra McCoy is one of millions of students who missed weeks of school over the past few years. Instead, the Baltimore teen often slept in or played on her phone. She did a whole lot of nothing, for the most part. McCoy blames her absences on boredom, which led to her not doing well in some classes. That made […]
New sexually transmitted fungal infection – ringworm – found in NYC marks 1st case in US
Medical experts are warning doctors and the public of a highly contagious rare fungal strain after a sexually transmitted ringworm has been reported for the first time in the U.S. “Healthcare providers should be aware that Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII is the latest in a group of severe skin infections to have now reached the United States,” […]
Thousands of fish die in Mexico after lagoon dries amid extreme heat and drought
Municipal workers in Mexico needed to spread quicklime over the dead fish that once swam in the Bustillos Lagoon to reduce the stench. Fish blanket the surface of a lagoon in Mexico after an extended dry spell resulted in its water levels becoming dangerously low. Thousands of dead fish floated on the surface of the […]