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Are you Prepared for Unpredictable Spring Thunderstorms?

Spring weather can be unpredictable. When severe weather hits unexpectedly, the risk of injury and weather-related death increases, so planning makes sense. Prepare for storms, floods, and tornadoes as if you know in advance they are coming, because in the spring, they very likely will. Temperatures can swing back and forth between balmy and frigid. Sunny days may be followed by a week of stormy weather. Sometimes extreme weather changes […]

todayApril 19, 2022

Health & Wellness

Now that Covid-19 is on the Decline, “Normal” Viruses like the Stomach Flu are on the Rise

Now that the pandemic seems to be easing (knock on wood), mask mandates are ceasing, and people are kind of returning to "normal," those age-old "normal" viruses like the Stomach Flu (norovirus) are once again on the rise, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports. For most of the U.S., roughly 99.5%, it isn’t recommended to wear a mask indoors in public because of low or medium […]

todayApril 6, 2022

Health & Wellness

CDC says Waiting 8 Weeks between COVID-19 Vaccines may Lower Myocarditis Risk for Some

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that actually extending the time between the first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines may help reduce the risk of the rare heart-related side effects for some. The new guidance mainly affects Americans who aren't fully vaccinated against COVID-19—that amounts to roughly 35% of the US population right now. At this point, only about 23% have not received a first dose of any vaccine. […]

todayMarch 9, 2022

Health & Wellness

STIs are on the rise for People over 55: “Age is Not a Condom”

There’s no such thing as being too old to get a sexually transmitted infection (STI). As reported by Yahoo Life, there’s “a misconception” that older adults are “immune to STIs simply because they're over the age of 55 and that's not going to happen to them anymore,” Dr. Ina Park, associate professor of family community medicine at the University of California San Francisco, and author of Strange Bedfellows: Adventures in the Science, History, and […]

todayMarch 2, 2022

Health & Wellness

CDC releases new Guidelines: Indoor Mask use no longer necessary across MOST of the U.S.

Most Americans are safe going without a mask in indoor settings, including in schools, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The highly anticipated change to the agency's mask guidance leans less heavily on the number of Covid-19 cases as a key measure, instead giving more weight to hospitalizations and local hospital capacity. The new guidance puts more than half of the nation's counties at low or medium […]

todayFebruary 28, 2022

Health & Wellness

With Mask Mandates Ending, Health Officials urge getting Kids vaccinated against Covid-19

As Fox News reported, many mask mandates are closer to expiring and many area school districts are making their own decisions on mask policies, but health officials say the COVID-19 vaccine is still the best bet for parents hoping to protect their kids. However, UW Health says it has seen a decrease in COVID-19 vaccinations being scheduled for kids between the ages of 5 and 11. When the Pfizer vaccine […]

todayFebruary 23, 2022

Health & Wellness

After the FDA approval, CDC signs off on Pfizer Covid vaccine boosters for kids 12 – 15

NBC News reports that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel on Wednesday voted to recommend Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 booster shot for kids ages 12 to 15, a critical step in distributing additional shots to adolescents this week. The panel, called the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, voted 13-1 in favor of giving 12- to 15-year-olds the boosters at least five months after their second dose. That's in […]

todayJanuary 6, 2022

Health & Wellness

FDA says Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Tests may be Less Sensitive in detecting the Omicron Variant

NBC News reports that the Food and Drug Administration’s preliminary research shows some rapid antigen tests may be less sensitive at detecting the highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus. Case numbers are surging across the country, prompting high demand for at-home rapid testing. Antigen tests can be done at home, with results in minutes, while PCR tests are processed in labs and have longer turnaround times. In December, President Joe […]

todayJanuary 3, 2022

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