by Jordana Choucair | Oct 11, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
Anthony Fauci said in a CNN interview that things are headed in the “right direction” as COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths trend downward. However, he cautioned that people shouldn’t “just throw your hands up and say it’s all over” given that 68 million...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 4, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
Anthony Fauci said the country is “turning the corner” on the latest COVID-19 surge, but that the 70 million eligible people who haven’t been vaccinated remain vulnerable. Fauci also touted the success of Merck & Co.’s experimental...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 1, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
A new report from the FDA and CDC found that teen vaping plummeted this year as the COVID-19 pandemic forced many U.S. students to learn from home. In the national survey, 11 percent of high school students and less than 3 percent of middle school students said they...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 27, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
The World Health Organization is renewing its probe into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new team of about 20 scientists will be looking for new evidence in China and elsewhere, a shift that comes as officials warn that time is running out to complete the...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 17, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
A new CDC report indicates that children and teens gained weight at an “alarming” rate during the pandemic, validating concerns school closures during the COVID-19 may have reduced regular physical activity and access to healthy meals. The average...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 16, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
According to new CDC research, the number of states with an obesity rate of at least 35 percent has nearly doubled in two years, with continuing racial and ethnic disparities. Sixteen states reported last year that at least 35 percent of their adult residents are...
Recent Comments