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Just when you stopped regularly hearing about COVID-19 in the news, another infectious disease began to dominate headlines this spring:…
AMR: Antimicrobial resistance to lower global life expectancy by 1.8 years, report projects
As one public health threat takes a bow, another takes center stage. Less than a year after the end of…
Subjective cognitive decline: Recreational cannabis use may lower risk, SUNY Upstate study says
When you light up or down an edible, you may be lowering your risk of cognitive decline, according to a…
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs are under attack across the country. Critics assert that DEI programs are discriminatory and…
Friday is the last day U.S. consumers can place mail orders for free COVID tests from the government
The U.S. government is suspending mail orders for free COVID-19 tests — at least for now. Friday March 8 is the last…
Oregon and California recently lowered isolation guidelines from five days to only one day if symptoms had improved and the…
Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, U.S. health officials announced…
Florida defies CDC in measles outbreak, telling parents it’s fine to send unvaccinated kids to school
With a brief memo, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has subverted a public health standard that’s long kept measles outbreaks…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is opening its first regional office in a developed nation, with the…
Trump Promoted Hydroxychloroquine To Treat Covid-19, A Drug Now Linked To 17,000 Deaths
The former president, Donald Trump, repeatedly promoted the use of hydroxychloroquine in the spring of 2020, as both a preventative…