After three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people around the world continue to suffer from the implications of Long COVID as there currently is still no proven way to treat of prevent Long COVID. However, researchers have recently found promising signs that certain drugs, like!-->…
Read More...
Sanofi has joined Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk as the last of the 3 biggest suppliers of insulin in the US to announce price cuts and caps for out-of-pocket costs in insulin. The French drugmaker announced Thursday that it will be capping the out-of-pocket costs of its most popular insulin, Lantus to!-->…
Read More...
As the Russia-Ukraine war rages on, the Russian military forces are burning through ammunition and suffering from shortages of critical equipment. Experts believe that China may be in a position to provide Russia with a lifeline in its war effort by providing military supplies as there is an!-->…
Read More...
As federal investigators probe further into the February 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) advised major freight rail companies to take immediate safety measures to check for any malfunctioning safety valves which was the!-->…
Read More...
The North Korean government has imposed a 5-day lockdown on its capital city as it fights the "recurrent flu and other respiratory diseases". In August, North Korea claimed that it had eradicated the coronavirus without vaccines after reporting its first outbreak of Covid-19 in May of last year.!-->…
Read More...
Even with some of the strictest gun laws in the country including in-depth background checks and the more recent increase in the minimum age required to purchase a firearm, California was plagued with a string of mass shootings in the first few weeks of 2023. Experts say that there are too many!-->…
Read More...
As the US nears 1 million deaths due to COVID-19 infection, Americans 65 and older continue to account for about 75% of all US covid deaths. Despite this, 1 in 3 people 65 and older who have already received their initial round of vaccinations still have not received a first booster shot though the!-->…
Read More...
Over the past couple of decades, Cubans have mass emigrated in waves to the US and the rest of the Americas. However, the most recent exodus is approaching record-breaking numbers. From October 2021 through March 2022, over 80,000 Cubans arrived at the US border through Mexico following the Cuban!-->…
Read More...
The COVID-19 vaccines have proven that they are still extremely effective at preventing severe infection but the highly infectious Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 continues to ravage much of the globe, highlighting the limits of our vaccines. As a result, policymakers and scientists are arguing over!-->…
Read More...
As one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever hit the U.S. mainland, Hurricane Ida left more than 1 million homes and businesses in Louisiana and Mississippi without power and a death toll that has now risen to 4 individuals as it passed through on Sunday. Officials warn that restoring the power!-->…
Read More...
On February 27, 2021, Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine candidate was granted emergency use authorization by the FDA, the third to join the group of COVID vaccines being shipped throughout the country. Johnson & Johnson vaccines only require one dose, unlike the vaccines developed by Moderna and!-->…
Read More...
With over 500,000 dead from the Coronavirus, it is critical to vaccinate as many people as possible in order to achieve herd immunity to prevent more deaths and to allow life to return to normal. As of today, 3 vaccines in the US (Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson) have been granted emergency!-->…
Read More...
Though the entire world has been battling the coronavirus pandemic for over a year now, there is still a lot to learn about how long immunity lasts from natural infection. New variants of the virus are appearing throughout the globe and many are starting to believe that having COVID-19 previously!-->…
Read More...
The COVID-19 pandemic has lasted over a year now and still today, hundreds of thousands of people still seem to be suffering from long-haul symptoms that have left some permanently impaired. Individuals with symptoms that persist beyond the disease’s initial onset have become known as COVID-19!-->…
Read More...