Biden Boosts LGBTQI Protections, Bans Conversion Therapy
June 15, 2022 – President Joe Biden issued an executive order today banning conversion therapy and offering other LBGTQI+ protections as part of White House efforts to advance equality during…
FDA Panel Votes Unanimously for COVID Shots for Youngest Kids
June 15, 2022 – The benefits to America’s youngest children from COVID-19 vaccines far outweigh the negatives, an outside group of FDA advisors said Wednesday. The Vaccines and Related Biological…
FDA Panel Votes Unanimously for COVID Shots for Youngest Kids
June 15, 2022 – The benefits to America’s youngest children from COVID-19 vaccines far outweigh the negatives, an outside group of FDA advisors said Wednesday. The Vaccines and Related Biological…
Advisers to the FDA back COVID vaccines for the youngest children
Enlarge this image A child receives the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Fairfax County Government Center in Annandale, Va., in November 2021. A committee of advisers to the Food…
Fauci Tests Positive for COVID-19
June 15, 2022 — Anthony Fauci, MD, the chief medical officer to the White House, tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. Fauci, who is also the director of the National…
How to Keep Cool During a Heat Wave
June 15, 2022 – Talk about a summer sizzler: A record-breaking heat wave is making its way across the United States this week. Moving from the south and central Plains,…
Americans Think They Eat Healthier Than They Really Do
By Denise MannHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many people think they make healthy food choices, but they may be viewing their diet through rose-colored glasses. That’s…
Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic
By Robert Preidt HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In yet another sign that the pandemic has exacerbated disparities in health care, researchers report that the…
Using Mental Health Team, Not Cops, on 911 Calls Lowers Crime
June 14 – Pairing a mental health expert with a paramedic to respond to low-level, nonviolent 911 calls decreased the number of criminal offenses in downtown Denver, a new study…
1619 project journalist lays bare why Black Americans ‘live sicker and die quicker’
Enlarge this image A Black woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in Tampa, Fla. Black Americans have died of the disease at a rate more than double that…