by Jordana Choucair | Apr 11, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
Health experts are warning that preparations for future public health emergencies must include chronic diet-related illnesses, including those stemming from the obesity crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated that Americans were more vulnerable to serious illness...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 8, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
A new study found that life expectancy in the U.S. took another hit in 2021, furthering a dramatic decline from 2020 that was the largest since World War II. The study, which has not been peer-reviewed, found that after falling nearly 1.9 years in 2020, life...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 30, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
Governors from 21 states are suing to end the federal public transportation mask mandate, claiming the continued enforcement “harms the states” and interferes with some local laws. The filing comes just days after airline CEOs called on President Biden to...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 28, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
USAID officials expect federal funding for the global COVID-19 vaccination effort to run dry in the coming months. Jeremy Konyndyk, the executive director of the agency’s COVID-19 task force, warned that it would make the U.S. more vulnerable due to the...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 24, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The CEOs of 10 airlines and cargo carriers sent a letter to President Biden urging him to end mask mandates and COVID-19 testing requirements for international travelers. The CEOs argue that federal travel restrictions “are no longer aligned with the realities of the...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 21, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
Dr. Anthony Fauci said that the U.S. should expect an increase in COVID-19 cases from the BA.2 variant. He predicted the “uptick” will be similar to the current increase in Europe, despite the current decline in cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in the U.S. However,...
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