Lessons learned from 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic
Nearly 200 people died in that fall's pandemic, also known as the 1918 Spanish Flu.
Zecchinelli and Karen own the Wayside Restaurant in nearby Vermont....
In a push for normalcy, big cities have dropped more COVID-19 measures
This is as officials from major cities across the U.S. try to restore normalcy following two years of the pandemic.
The mayor announced Friday that...
A new treatment could protect babies from dangerous respiratory viruses
Jaxtyn Bryant, Dorina Bryant’s baby, was just 2 weeks old when he contracted a virus which left him in hospital last summer.
His blood oxygen...
Alabama bill bans hormone treatments for trans youth
On Wednesday, Alabama legislators passed legislation making it a crime to give minor transgender people hormones, puberty-blockers or other surgeries to affirm their gender...
Booster restores vaccine protection lost against omicron, U.K. study finds
New research shows that two doses of either Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines or Moderna Covid-19 vaccines offer minimal protection against symptoms caused by the Omicron variant....
Democrats oppose mask mandates, as Covid landscape changes and voter attitudes shift
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden will give his State of the Union speech Tuesday. The mask mandate will be removed at the Capitol. This...
Are Americans ready for Covid to be lifted? It's complicated
According to a poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation, Americans aren't interested in continuing with masks and social distancing but are very afraid of...
They were charged a lot for 'long Covid.
Mike Heidenberg had to leave his job at a New York college after he was diagnosed with Covid-19 symptoms in spring 2020. He is...
According to a CDC study, Pfizer shots can protect children from severe Covid even...
However, most children were kept out of the hospital by the shots.
U.S. health officials Tuesday reported that Covid-19, a vaccine by Pfizer, provided strong...
California, Oregon, and Washington announce the end of school mask requirements
SACRAMENTO (Calif.) -- Schools in California, Oregon, and Washington will no more be required to wear masks under new indoor mask policies that the...
Children aged 5-11 may not be protected by the Pfizer vaccine.
According to new data, two doses of the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine provide almost no protection against coronavirus in children aged 5-11 years old....
New York City lifts vaccine mandates for events and businesses
New York City is the first major U.S. metropolitan area to require vaccinations indoors. It will soon lift its mandate for indoor dining, events,...
California warehouse manager accused of stealing $1 million worth COVID testing
Carlitos Peralta (33) was the manager at a Santa Ana Covid Clinic warehouse. According to Santa Ana police, he had access to the shipping...
FDA approves the first condom designed for anal sex
The U.S. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved this week the first condom that is specifically designed for anal intercourse.
Although the One Male...
The CDC states that indoor masks are no longer required in most parts of...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday that most Americans can go indoors without wearing a mask, even in schools.
The much-anticipated change...
Here are some places where Afghan evacuees settled in the U.S.
The rest of them have joined more than 200 communities in 46 states and the District of Columbia.
Over the weekend, the Biden administration moved...
Always Keep a Seat Cushion for Car nearby in Case You Experience Back Pain...
Back pain while driving may be familiar to many people, especially if you are going for a long time. When driving to work each...
A new survey finds that parents' mental health has a negative impact on their...
A new survey, released Tuesday, found that these challenges also affect parents' work lives.
The survey, which was conducted by the child advocacy group On...
Nearly half the 140,000 people who went on strike 2021 work in healthcare
Hospital employees led some of the most significant strikes in the country: In California, tens of thousand of Kaiser Permanente nurses joined picket lines...
CareCube accused in swindling COVID-19 test recipients
Plaintiffs Sabine Schumacher, Linda Cunningham, and CareCube are suing CareCube for allegedly exploiting the pandemic by charging New Yorkers unjustly for COVID-19 testing. The...