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!-->…
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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!-->…
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Despite experiencing some of the most severe hurricanes and tropical storms in the country, Florida lawmakers still refuse to vote in favor of legislation to slow down climate change. These blocks are seen at the Senate level, as well as at the state government level, with Governor DeSantis!-->…
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One of the unfortunate realities of climate change is that it disproportionately hurts people and countries who contribute very little to the actual problem. As such, international organizations, such as the World Bank have policies in place to help these countries recover. However, these!-->…
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T.S.A. at airport security has encountered over 4,600 guns so far this year, 87% of which were loaded. This terrifying statistic is thought to be a culmination of pre-pandemic rates of air travel, coupled with an upsurge in gun sales. When such an incident occurs, T.S.A passes the situation over to!-->…
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Just like it's recommended to get your flu shot every fall, some doctors suggest doing so with a COVID vaccine as well. This would allow the vaccine to be tailored to the specific variant posing the most risk, and will hopefully be more effective in reducing disease. However, there are shortcomings!-->…
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The overall burden of long-covid in the United States is estimated to be about 10-30% of adults who have had COVID. New findings show that even people who did not have bad reactions to COVID upon infection are still at high risk for developing long-covid symptoms. Some of these symptoms include!-->…
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Mental health disorders have surpassed previous public health threats on teenagers such as binge drinking and drunk driving. The amount of teenagers reporting having a major depressive episode increased by 60% from 2007 to 2019. While a lot of people target social media as the cause of this!-->…
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As a fourth shot rolls around, many people are curious if getting vaccinated (and keeping up with it) will help reduce the chances of getting long Covid, should they become infected. So far, studies in the United Kingdom suggest that those who are vaccinated are less likely to experience long Covid!-->…
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, gun purchases have risen in scary numbers, and as such, we are seeing much more gun violence these days than our already high pre-pandemic numbers. Texas has seen the worst of this crisis. In 2021, Austin police reported 160 road-rage episodes that involved a firearm.!-->…
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When it comes to COVID, innovation is all around us, and is what provides glimmers of hope to finally end the pandemic that has been going on now for two years. A Texas-based biotech company has developed a breath test intended to detect the presence of COVID-19. Despite recording high accuracy,!-->…
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Many underserved counties and areas are using stimulus funds to build new and local health centers for their communities, which are seeming to have instant positive effects. Even though municipalities were able to choose where they wanted to spend the money, most decided to use it to up their!-->…
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It has been no secret throughout the pandemic that those with chronic medical conditions, especially diabetes, are at higher risk of dying from COVID-19 infection, or experiencing symptoms of long covid. About 30-40% of all US COVID deaths have been in people who have diabetes. Medical!-->…
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What started as a class-action lawsuit from a woman who was with her partner for 27 years, although not married as she was not legally allowed to do so has turned into another step forward in equality for same-sex couples. Gay men and lesbians are now able to receive survivor's benefits, usually!-->…
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