The Peptok emotional-support hotline won’t fix the world’s many ills—but it might make you smile at a time when you probably need some help in that department. The last few years have been a bit rough, to say the least, with a global pandemic, relentless traumas to marginalized communities, and now Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, […]
CNN reports that the rollout of the U.S. government’s COVID-19 “Test-to-Treat” program is underway, with in-pharmacy clinics ordering shipments of COVID-19 antiviral medications and some locations expecting to offer the service within days. Last week, in its new National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan, the White House announced the Test-to-Treat initiative, in which people can visit “one-stop” […]
Virtually all major western countries have imposed devastating sanctions on Vladimir Putin‘s regime amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. As the battle for Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities continues, governments around the world — especially those in Europe — are calling on technological giants to restrict the flow of disinformation from the Kremlin. In response […]
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 […]
CNN reports that Virgil Abloh, the acclaimed menswear designer for Louis Vuitton and founder and CEO of Off-White, died Sunday of a rare and aggressive form of cancer, according to a post from his verified Instagram account. He was just 41 years old. “We are devastated to announce the passing of our beloved Virgil Abloh, […]
South African scientists identified a new version of the coronavirus last week that they say is behind a recent spike in COVID-19 infections in Gauteng, the country’s most populous province. It’s unclear where the new variant actually arose, but it was first detected by scientists in South Africa and has now been seen in travelers […]
The Food and Drug Administration has just opened booster shots for the Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to all adults, expanding eligibility outside of the initial, vulnerable groups they were cleared for earlier this fall. Just over 16 percent of people in the United States who had an initial vaccine series have already received a booster shot. This expanded eligibility should […]
Your mind, like your physical body, is always capable of change for better or for worse. And the degree and nature of that change has less to do with age and more to do with action. Exercise is the single most important thing anyone can do to improve brain function and resiliency to disease, according […]
Eating too much fat can raise cholesterol, clog arteries, and contribute to the risk of stroke and other forms of heart disease — not to mention obesity, diabetes, cancer and a host of other conditions. However, as CNN reports, it’s the type of fat, not the amount, that appears to be the culprit when it […]
So, let’s face it, Facebook is having a really bad week. Three major players – Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp – in the Social Media’sphere all had major outages that lasted for about 6 hours on Monday, which felt like an eternity to devotees. “We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and […]