Are 2 Masks Better Than 1 at Preventing COVID-19 Spread? What to Know
Dr. Anthony Fauci has said that double masking “just makes common sense.”In theory, it’ll help reduce the spread of COVID-19 by filtering more particles.Double masking is most helpful when there are concerns about source control.
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CDC Lifts Mask Mandate for Fully Vaccinated Students, Teachers: How Will That Work?
Texas, Alabama, and several other states are canceling mask mandates and allowing businesses to open at, or near, full capacity.Elected officials cite the FDA’s emergency approval of three COVID-19 vaccines as well as emerging therapeutics as rationale for the easing of restrictions.Health experts argue...
FDA Adds Warning to J&J Vaccine Over Very Rare Side Effect
Guillain-Barré syndrome is a very rare side effect known to occur after other infections and vaccinations.There have been 100 reports of Guillain-Barré syndrome out of the 12.8 million people who have been vaccinated with the one-dose Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine.Health experts widely agree...
COVID-19 Updates: Officials Investigate Potential Side Effects of Vaccine Booster Shots
More than 4 million people have died from COVID-19 globally.More than half of U.S. adults are now fully vaccinated.COVID-19 cases remain high in some parts of the world, like India, where few people have been vaccinated.
Update on COVID-19 numbers
Globally, there have been more than...
Can Aerobic Exercise Improve Cognitive Function and Decrease Alzheimer’s Disease Risk?
Researchers are investigating ways to help improve cognitive function and potentially decrease dementia risk.One in three seniors dies from Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia and it kills more people than breast and prostate cancers combined.Now a new study has found evidence that one year...
Yes, Donald Trump’s final days in office were even worse than we thought
Donald Trump's final days as president were defined by near-total chaos as House Democrats moved to impeach him for his action (and inaction) during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol even as the soon-to-be-former president sought to use the power of his...
The abandoned airport terminal where everything still works
The first thing you notice about New Orleans are the burying grounds -- the cemeteries -- one of the best things there are here" wrote Bob Dylan in his 2004 book "Chronicles: Volume One.""Going by, you try to be as quiet as possible, better...
Orbán wants a Chinese university in Hungary. Opponents see a chance to turn his nationalist rhetoric against him
A derelict plot on the banks of the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary, might seem like an unusual epicenter for a political earthquake.But that was before Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's populist government announced a controversial planfor a prestigious Shanghai university to open its first...