insert_link Weather Nerd “Unprecedented”: New Maps show nearly all of the West is in Drought In an unprecedented move, Southern California officials have declared a "water shortage emergency" and asked roughly 6 million residents to limit all outdoor watering to just once a week. The latest government drought monitor maps show nearly all of the West is in drought stretching from California (where 95 of the state is now suffering severe or extreme drought conditions) and Oregon, through Idaho, Nevada and Utah, past Arizona, New […] todayMay 2, 2022
insert_link Health & Wellness COVID-19 vaccine for young children will undergo Rigorous Authorization Process with FDA 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 announced that they had initiated a rolling submission to the US Food and Drug Administration […] todayFebruary 8, 2022
insert_link Health & Wellness New FDA-Approved Eyedrops Could Replace your Reading Glasses WebMD reports that new FDA-approved eyedrop medicine could replace reading glasses for millions of Americans who have age-related blurry vision. The product, called Vuity, was approved by the FDA in October and went on the market last week. The new medicine begins working in about 15 minutes and provides sharper vision for 6 to 10 hours. Vuity is the first FDA-approved eyedrop to treat the condition known as presbyopia, which tends to affect […] todayDecember 20, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness Experts say COVID-19 will go from Pandemic to Endemic – part of our new “Normal” When is this finally going to end? That's the question on many minds after a year of living through the COVID-19 pandemic. But public health experts say we do have an answer, and you're not going to like it: COVID-19 is never going to end. It now seems poised to become an endemic disease — one that is always a part of our environment, no matter what we do. "We've been […] todayMarch 18, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness US initiates requirement of Negative Coronavirus Test from UK Travelers Anyone flying into the United States from the United Kingdom will have to test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours before their flight, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced last Thursday. The agency cited concerns over a new variant of the coronavirus as the reason for the rule, which goes into effect Monday. The coronavirus, like all viruses, has regularly mutated as it has spread through the population. […] todayDecember 28, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Thanksgiving Gatherings During COVID-19: 3 Things Experts Want You to Keep In Mind This Year The rumors are true: Thanksgiving is going to look quite different this year for a lot of people—including America's most influential voice on the COVID-19 pandemic: Dr. Anthony Fauci. In a recent interview with CBS News, Dr. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, revealed that he too will be taking the necessary precautions to protect himself and his family during the holiday. "My Thanksgiving is […] todayNovember 23, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Thanksgiving Gatherings During COVID-19: 3 Things Experts Want You to Keep In Mind This Year The rumors are true: Thanksgiving is going to look quite different this year for a lot of people—including America's most influential voice on the COVID-19 pandemic: Dr. Anthony Fauci. In a recent interview with CBS News, Dr. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, revealed that he too will be taking the necessary precautions to protect himself and his family during the holiday. "My Thanksgiving is going […] todayNovember 12, 2020
insert_link Fashion Fashion and Beauty Brands Start Grants for BIPOC-Owned Businesses According to CBS News, 40% of Black-owned enterprises might not make it through the Covid-19 pandemic. The Center for Responsible Lending estimated that 90% of small businesses owned by people of color "have been, or will likely be, shut out" from the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Ashley Harrington, the organization's director of federal advocacy and senior council, told CBS News in April. (You may remember how, quite controversially, the PPP initially sent loans […] todayJune 26, 2020
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