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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has verified the efficacy of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine and has recommended that the FDA grant emergency use authorization. The FDA is expected to vote on this in the coming days. Read the full article here.

Taiwan has gone 200 consecutive days without local transmission of COVID-19. Despite other countries seeing record-high surges in new cases, Taiwans quick and early response proved to be effective in curbing the spread of the virus. By having ongoing mask mandates, early interventions, and intense…

A new Canadian study dubbed, “The New Leaf Project,” gave 50 recently homeless people a lump sum of 7,500 Canadian dollars (nearly $5,700), and then followed the cash recipients' life over 12-18 months in order to compare their outcomes to a control group who didn't receive any payment. As of now,…

Many potential Covid-19 vaccines utilize oil from sharks called squalene. It is taken from shark livers and typically used as a moisturizing ingredient in cosmetics and as an immune system booster in flu and malaria vaccines. Conservationists warn that if the coronavirus vaccine with squalene is…

The second presidential debate was scheduled to be held virtually following news that President Trump had tested positive for COVID 19. After Biden said they “shouldn’t debate next week if Trump is still infected”, and Trump’s criticism that a virtual debate would be a “waste of time”, the debate…

While larger spared from the impacts of COVID-19 in the earlier stages of the pandemic, many midwestern states, such as Montana, The Dakotas, and Wyoming are seeing record-setting daily case counts, in addition to test positivity rates much higher than before. While states along the East Coast,…

Despite the emergence of a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, D. Fauci has warned individuals that distancing and masking will still be absolutely necessary in curbing the spread of the virus, especially indoors and as flu season approaches. Also citing the fact that the vaccine will not be 100%…

Bloomberg: Many employers across the state are not disclosing pertinent information about their employees testing positive for the virus, sometimes even forbidding employees spread this news. This new “rule” has caused havoc in the workplace, and renders the environment unsafe. Managers have been…

NPR: The wake of Hurricane Laura has left over 800,000 people without power in Louisiana and Texas, and soon-to-be Arkansas. Although the Hurricane decreased to category 1 status after reaching Louisiana, it is still expected to deliver a high impact as it moves into Arkansas and Kentucky later on…

Wildfires in Northern and Central California have burned more than 350,000 acres as of early 08/20. Many of the fires resulted from lightning strikes in high temperatures along with being fanned by winds. Efforts of containing the fires have further been complicated by fires merging together. As of…

The CARES ACT expired July 25th which now allows landlords to proceed with eviction notices and evict tenants starting August 24th. As a result, this has led to discussion of how significantly this may increase the homeless population in the US because over $21.5 billion is owed in past-due rent by…

Author: Samira Mosalla Contributor: Jessica Ly History of the Disease Alzheimer’s disease has been recognized for over a century now, and affected 5.6 million Americans over the age of 65 in 20191. It is also ranked the sixth leading cause of death in America2. Alzheimer’s disease is an…

As reported by the FBI, Americans set a new record in June of almost 4 million background checks to purchase or possess firearms. It is expected that this year will be the highest number of background checks ever recorded. For more information, click here.

This article was published on The Lancet, a medical journal based in London. The article was paid in part by WHO, but WHO did not hold responsibility of the information in the article. The authors include medical professionals, information specialists, and translators for Chinese literature. …