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Colorado officials have reported the country’s first known case of B.1.1.7—a COVID-19 variant that is believed to be more infectious than the original strain. According to the Washington Post, the strain was identified in a man in his 20s, who reportedly has no travel history. The variant was first discovered in the U.K this month, as the country […]
The U.S. government’s newly released dietary guidelines is receiving criticism from health experts, as it did not include two major recommendations regarding alcohol and sugar consumption. According to the New York Times, an external scientific advisory committee had advised the Trump administration to lower the suggested amount of daily alcohol intake in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, […]
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is requesting that TV and film productions “strongly consider” pausing for a few weeks as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the area, Deadline reports. “Although music, TV and film productions are allowed to operate, we ask you to strongly consider pausing work for a few weeks during this […]
French Montana was admitted to a hospital last year following what he called a “health scare,” and now the rapper has opened up about how that experience changed him. In his XXL cover feature, the rapper opened up about the experience, and admitted that it came down a combination of exhaustion and addiction. “I was runnin’ for […]
An Illinois woman was opening a package from Kohl’s when she found a COVID-19 test specimen. The Associated Press reports that Andrea Ellis had ordered flags for her grandmother’s garden from Kohl’s. She was wrapping Christmas gifts at her aunt’s house in East Moline, Illinois when she tore the padded envelope open to take out the […]
Dr. Susan Moore, a physician from Indianapolis who had publicly called out a regional hospital for racism, died of COVID-19 this week. Dr. Moore first tested positive in late November with initial symptoms reported to include high respiratory rate, high heart rate, severe fever, and coughing up blood. Per CBS News, she died this week following […]
California is now the first state in the U.S. to record more than two million COVID-19 cases. In a Los Angeles Times report early Thursday morning, the publication said the two-million mark had been hit in their county-by-county tally of statewide cases. Johns Hopkins University also confirmed the same milestone, reporting on Thursday that the […]
Fret not. Santa Claus has received a COVID-19 vaccine. The impact of the pandemic on Santa’s annual excursion was one of the topics broached during a Sesame Street town hall over the weekend. A few of Elmo’s friends posed inquiries to Dr. Anthony Fauci about Santa’s ability to make house calls this year, prompting him […]
A video has gone viral of a nurse fainting after being inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine with many questioning the safety of the preventative treatment. In fact, some Facebook users who shared the video claimed that it will lead to a “mass genocide,” which, according to Reuters, is false. The nurse later confirmed that she has […]
United Airlines and health officials are working together to get in touch with passengers who could have been exposed to COVID-19 when a male passenger died following a medical emergency on a recent flight. The New York Times reports that the flight departed from Orlando, Florida, and was redirected to New Orleans when the man’s […]
