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YouTube Bans All Content That Spreads Vaccine Misinformation

YouTube is cracking down on the spread of misinformation by banning misleading and inaccurate content about vaccines. The platform announced the change in a blog post Wednesday, explaining that its current community guidelines, which already prohibit the sharing of medical misinformation, have been extended to cover "currently administered" vaccines that have been proven safe by the World Health Organization and other health officials. The site had previously banned content containing […]

todayOctober 1, 2021

Food & Drink

Sweet Potatoes are a Healthy and Versatile Veggie – Perfect for the Fall Season, and Fall Dishes

With their wonderfully warm orange and deeply hued purple colors, sweet potatoes — perhaps the healthiest type of potatoes — are a fantastic fall vegetable to add to your meals. Did you know...? The longest lived people in the world, the traditional Okinawans, get more than 50% of their daily calories from sweet potatoes. A 2009 paper published in The Journal of the American College of Nutrition attributes much of […]

todayOctober 1, 2021

Health & Wellness

It’s Flu Season, but the Pandemic is still the #1 Priority. Is it OK to get the Flu Shot and COVID-19 Vaccine at the same time?

Health magazine reports that, not only is it safe to get both shots at the same time, experts like Cassandra M. Pierre, MD, MPH, an infectious disease physician and medical director of public health programs at Boston Medical Center, actually recommend doubling up if you haven't had either vaccine yet or you're due for your second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to help prevent the spread of both diseases in […]

todaySeptember 29, 2021

Health & Wellness

Got a case of Workplace Burnout? Here’s what you can do about it.

Everyone experiences tough days at work, but chronic stress can lead to burnout. Stress is a normal human response to a particular event that causes mental tension or worry. Burnout on the other hand is a consequence of extended high stress. According to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, signs you're experiencing burnout include: "Feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion. Increased mental distance from one’s job. […]

todaySeptember 28, 2021

Health & Wellness

The FDA and CDC approved the Pfizer Booster Shot. Here’s what you need to know.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the distribution of the third Pfizer shots earlier this week, which means that those eligible can receive a third, booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. But who, exactly, is eligible? Under new federal guidelines, boosters will be available to four groups of people fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine: Those who are 65 […]

todaySeptember 27, 2021

Health & Wellness

Pfizer and Moderna listen to FDA and Expand Covid Vaccine trials for Kids 5 – 11, hoping to get approval this Fall

The New York Times reports that at the urging of federal regulators, two coronavirus vaccine makers – Pfizer and Moderna - are expanding the size of their clinical trials for children ages 5 to 11 — a precautionary measure designed to detect rare side effects including heart inflammation problems that turned up in vaccinated people younger than 30. The Food and Drug Administration has indicated to Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna that […]

todaySeptember 23, 2021

Health & Wellness

Sparkling Water has taken over Grocery Shelves – but is it as Healthy as Plan Ol’ H20?

For those who crave it, carbonated water offers a sensory experience that flat water cannot: There’s the satisfying snap as you pull back the tab on the can. The sound of the fizz as you unscrew the bottle cap to pour yourself a glass. The tingly sensation as the beverage hits your tongue, sometimes with a hint of “natural” flavor. Still water is great for hydration, “but you would be […]

todaySeptember 22, 2021

Health & Wellness

Do you need a Booster Shot? The Answer may depend on which one you got.

Amid persistent concerns that the protection offered by COVID-19 vaccines may be waning, a report released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that America's workhorse shot is significantly less effective at preventing severe cases of disease over the long term than many experts had realized. Data collected from 18 states between March and August suggest the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine reduces the risk of being hospitalized with COVID-19 […]

todaySeptember 21, 2021

Health & Wellness

FDA unanimously votes to approve Covid Vaccine Boosters – but ONLY for High-Risk Populations – for now

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) committee voted unanimously Friday to recommend booster doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for those over age 65 and those at higher risk of exposure to the virus, including healthcare, frontline and essential workers, under emergency use authorization, but stopped short of recommending boosters for the general population. (Boosters have already been authorized for those with compromised immune systems.) Pfizer-BioNTech had originally requested that […]

todaySeptember 20, 2021

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