Most Americans are safe going without a mask in indoor settings, including in schools, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The highly anticipated change to the agency’s mask guidance leans less heavily on the number of Covid-19 cases as a key measure, instead giving more weight to hospitalizations and local hospital capacity. […]
By now you’ve no doubt heard about the doping controversy surrounding 15 year-old Russian ice skating phenom Kamila Valieva at this year’s Winter Olympics. It’s pretty much all anyone was talking about during the games. Hers, and other recent high-profile athlete substance controversies as with American Sha’Carri Richardson have left many people wondering what these drugs do […]
The green goddess salad on TikTok has 1.6 million likes and nearly 300,000 shares, and it even made a morning TVappearance on NBC’s Today. There’s something about this salad, which happens to be vegan, that makes it impossible to scroll past when it hits your feed. While a vegan salad recipe sounds about as groundbreaking as […]
As Fox News reported, many mask mandates are closer to expiring and many area school districts are making their own decisions on mask policies, but health officials say the COVID-19 vaccine is still the best bet for parents hoping to protect their kids. However, UW Health says it has seen a decrease in COVID-19 vaccinations […]
If you took advantage and signed up for a free government-sponsored at-home Covid Test, it should have arrived by now (or will be soon). The Biden administration said it would send 500 million rapid tests to Americans this month via the U.S. Postal Service after the Omicron variant strained access to in-person and at-home tests. […]
Mental Overload, also known as Pandemic or Covid Fatigue, is a real thing (just ask the World Health Organization), leaving people demotivated and exhausted with regular tasks. For example, maybe you’re the kind of person who could stomach, or even enjoy, a 2+ hour movie before the pandemic. But have your feelings changed now? Unless […]
To be more successful when it comes to weight loss goals, the secret may be a good night’s sleep. New research suggests that an extra hour of sleep every night could help sleep-deprived people who are overweight eat 270 fewer calories per day without even trying. Participants in the new study were not asked to […]
Four out of 10 people living in the U.S. likely have a vitamin D deficiency. And, if you’re deficient in vitamin D, you probably don’t feel very well. The good news is, it’s an easy fix. UnityPoint Health Medical Director Julia Jenkins, DO, breaks down the deficiency and offers her expert medical advice, including good […]
Medicare’s 64 million beneficiaries will soon be able to get free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests from pharmacies and other stores that participate in the program. Medicare enrollees will be able to receive up to eight at-home tests per month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on February 3. CMS officials say the initiative […]
CNN Reports that about 18 million children under the age of 5 in the United States could soon be eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccine — but first, the child-sized shot must go through a rigorous authorization process that’s taking a different path than the Covid-19 vaccines that came before. Last week, Pfizer and BioNTech […]