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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. …

The number of coronavirus cases in Brazil has been seeing a rapid increase in the past few weeks, similar to the buildup that happened in the United States. The total number of cases in Brazil is expected to surpass that of the United States soon. Specifically, Brazil reported over 23000…

Facebook's Cheif Executive Mark Zuckerberg announced that they will permanently embrace remote work even after the coronavirus lockdown restrictions have been lifted. Zuckerberg said that Facebook will eventually have half of its employees working from home in the next five to ten years.…

The border between the United States and Canada is expected to remain closed for another month at least. While Canada's response to the outbreak has been better than that of the United States, easing travel restrictions will allow both countries to better contain the spread of the virus. Read the…

As a result of easing restriction orders and opening businesses towards the end of April, the state of Texas has seen rapid increases in the number of coronavirus cases. Despite pleas by Dr. Anthony Fauci to maintain social distancing orders, Texas state officials are declaring these reopening…

The way that flu deaths are counted often distorters our view when making the comparison between COVID-19 and the flu. The estimation that 25,000-69,000 people die from the flu per year is an estimate that the CDC produces by multiplying the number of death counts reported by the use of…