Graham Gardner, Texas Christian University Planned Parenthood no longer provides abortions in Texas, Louisiana and the other 10 states that have essentially banned abortion since the Supreme Court handed down its Dobbs v. Jackson decision in June 2022. But the nonprofit is…
Amanda Sheffield Morris, Oklahoma State University and Jennifer Hays-Grudo, Oklahoma State University Parents are dealing with huge demands on their time and energy. Children may not be attending school or involved in…
In a study conducted by Novavax, an American biotech company, their vaccine has shown 89% effectiveness on the U.K. variant of the virus, tested on 15,000 U.K. volunteers. This is in contrast…
20 Oregon medical workers were stopped by traffic due to an ongoing snowstorm on Highway 199, near Hayes Hill. These courageous workers then went around car-by-car to give to-be-expired COVID-19 vaccine doses…
Ana Maldonado-Contreras, University of Massachusetts Medical School Takeaways Your gut is home to trillions of bacteria that are vital for keeping you healthy. Some of these microbes help to regulate the immune…
Dr. Subin Jain at Baptist Health Louisville and nine other pulmonologists have been doctors at the frontlines, treating COVID-19 patients since March. “We see the whole spectrum of the COVID infection,” Jain…
Tinglong Dai, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing The urgency of vaccinating nursing home residents is evident in the numbers. The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed the lives of more than 136,000 residents…
Other than warm winter jackets, we also need warm and comforting food that can heat us up internally. There are certain vegetables that are capable of warming us and at the same…
It seems like every day we get news that the pandemic is not ending anytime soon. After the first variant, B.1.1.7, was first identified in the United Kingdom, it was then followed…
Anna Nagurney, University of Massachusetts Amherst After the initial excitement following the authorization of the first COVID-19 vaccines, a harsh reality set in. People who want a vaccine can’t get it, some…
Just when the Covid-19 vaccine has started kindling some hope back, the world is yet again in deep waters. Another strain of Covid-19, and a more contagious one, has been first identified…