There are so many weird things that can happen after you’ve recovered from COVID-19, from a persistent cough to hair loss. But now, Health magazine reports that there’s a new side effect to keep on your radar: COVID nails. Tim Spector, a British epidemiologist and principal investigator of the Zoe COVID Symptom Study app, recently […]
May is Mental Health Awareness Month (also referred to as “Mental Health Month”) where we increase awareness of mental illness and mental disease by education and through many open discussions and activities throughout the world. MHAM has been observed in May in the United States since 1949, reaching millions of people in the United States […]
The global COVID-19 mass vaccination effort is in full swing — and major companies, including America’s fast food giants — are joining the battle to nudge citizens into getting their shot in the arm. As President Joe Biden applauds the “great milestone” in the fight against the coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) sparked […]
At least 10 states have adjusted their mask-wearing rules after the CDC updated its guidelines, saying fully vaccinated Americans could discard masks outdoors and, in many situations, indoors. The new guidelines, announced last week by Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, represent a major step toward a return to normalcy for […]
…Online Training! It shouldn’t really come as much of a shock, as millions of adults were affected by COVID-19-related fitness facility closures this year and forced to find innovative ways to be active at home. More than 4,000 health and fitness pros surveyed by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) identified online training as […]
Children aged 12 to 15 years old will now be eligible to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine after the FDA expanded its emergency use authorization on May 10, Monday night. The move wasn’t exactly a surprise—it’s been rumored for months—and comes as welcome news for parents eager to get their kids a COVID vaccine as […]
A Georgia woman turned to a popular herbal tea to help her lose weight. She ended up losing her dream job instead. Total Life Changes’ raspberry lemonade Iaso tea promises weight loss and “a gentle detox,” but multiple news outlets have reported that the product is being blamed for failed drug tests. “I almost hung […]
Even as the pace of vaccinations falls in the U.S., the country reported passing two milestones on Friday: More than 150 million are now at least partially vaccinated, and more than a third of Americans are fully vaccinated, CDC data released Friday afternoon shows. Data shows about 111 million Americans are fully vaccinated, about 33% […]
The BBC reports that Canada has authorized the use of the Pfizer Coronavirus vaccine for children between the ages of 12 and 15. It’s the first country to do so for that age group. The country’s health ministry made the decision based on data from phase three clinical trials on children that age. “The department […]
ABC News reports that a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that some COVID-19 vaccine reactions, including fainting, dizziness and nausea, were due to anxiety — and not the shots themselves. The report, published last week, looked at clusters of events reported to the CDC in dozens of people who received […]