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A New York insurance agency study reported that 71% of people experiencing long Covid needed to be out of work for six or more months. The CEO of the insurance fund, Gaurav Vasisht, estimates that the number of people experiencing long Covid is higher than this number suggests and that most of…

During the 4 years of the Trump Administration, over 1,200 scientists and policy experts left the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). With this loss, the agency is finding it difficult to formulate the policies integral to Biden's climate plan, before a new administration comes in. Because of…

Like the annual flu shot, the FDA is suggesting that people get a COVID booster each fall. It was also mentioned that it might just be bivalent doses offered in this manner. Many scientists and doctors are hoping that the FDA will provide more data to back up their proposal in a meeting later this…

A new ruling by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives mandates gun owners to apply for a permit to use stabilizing braces, an accessory that can make semiautomatic weapons into long rifles, a much more dangerous type of weapon. It will also impose a $200 fee to add the piece.…

At the end of December, the state of California banned flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes. R.J. Reynolds, a cigarette manufacturer that makes Camel and Newport cigarettes, is using round-about language to reach the same target audience of menthol cigarettes, saying that they…

Unlike former President Trump, Joe Biden shared at the COP27 summit that the U.S. plans to return to focusing on climate change and limiting fossil fuel use. He even went so far as to apologize for Trump leaving the Paris Agreement. He also diverted the conversation from focusing just on pollution,…

New studies show that the new bivalent booster shot helps protect against the BA.4 and BA.5 variants of Omicron. These results are promising as starting in September, 2022, most boosters given were this newer version. The data from Moderna comes from antibody production rather than efficacy tests.…

Recent findings suggest that taking Paxlovid among those who are eligible for the drug both decreases the risk of hospitalization, as well as lowers the chances of long covid. The results of the study open the door to more questions about Paxlovid's efficacy, including if it can have these same…

Doctors around the country are noticing that COVID-19 patients are taking a long time to regain consciousness after coming off of ventilators. However, most patients are leaving ventilators with no signs of brain damage. After looking at the phenomenon closer, one neurologist found connections to…

Since the height of monkeypox at the beginning of August, cases in the United States have seen an 85% decrease. With infectious diseases being at the forefront of our world's health landscape, it is important to consider why monkeypox only lasted as long as it did. One possible reason is that the…

As of the middle of October, only about 15 million Americans have received the new bivalent COVID booster. This number is resultant of the fact that a Kaiser survey found that 50% of adults know little to nothing about the new booster. Other explanations for the minimal uptake are vaccine fatigue…

Leaders in New Jersey proposed legislation this week that would require New Jersyians looking to purchase a firearm to buy insurance and complete gun-safety training before gaining access to a weapon. It also allows the state to ban concealed carry weapons in many different locations. This…

New research out of Scotland shows that 5% of COVID patients reported no recovery, and 40% reported not feeling fully recovered after a few months. People who experienced symptomatic infections especially reported concerning, lingering symptoms, including palpitations, and confusion at a three…

Low rates of Polio vaccination in young children are alarming New York State health officials, who worry about the disease resurging in modern America. The variant that is currently circulating has the ability to cause paralysis in many unvaccinated people. However, due to vaccine fatigue and…