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Importance of visiting nursing homes — Within the last year, nursing homes all across the United States have been affected by extreme COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions. Nursing homes are especially vulnerable to outbreaks due to the age of the residents and the special care that they require. To make matters worse, the atmosphere of nursing homes […]

Visiting Loved Ones in Nursing Homes

September 20, 2021 in Health / life / Medicare tagged assisted living facility / COVID-19 / COVID-19 safety / elderly / nursing homes / pandemic restrictions / senior citizens / visiting loved ones by Brittany Herring

After extensive research over the last few months, experts have concluded COVID-19 delta variant symptoms are different than the original COVID-19 strain. The highly contagious delta variant is the latest major COVID-19 concern throughout the world due to its easily spreadable nature and the difficulty to diagnose it. While the […]

COVID-19 Delta Variant

July 12, 2021 in Health / life tagged COVID-19 / current events / disease treatments / government acts & responses / health & safety by Jeffrey Cooperstein

America faces potential future outbreaks as the vaccination rate declines. Photo by Uriel Mont on Pexels. — The Crawl Back to Normal With the one-month anniversary of the day the vaccine became available for all American adults swiftly approaching, there has been a significant downward trend in the vaccination rate. While experts say that the slowing vaccination rate was hardly unexpected, the numbers have declined enough to […]

Moving Forward: Tackling the Slowing Vaccination Rate

May 16, 2021 in Health tagged COVID-19 / government acts & responses / vaccinations by Cristin Dickey

In the coming weeks, the EU COVID passports are expected to be introduced, which will allow immune individuals to move throughout the EU without restrictions. The “passports” will be certificates in either paper or digital form. The certificate will enable anyone vaccinated, who tested negative, or who recently recovered from […]

EU COVID Passports

May 12, 2021 in Health / life tagged COVID-19 / health & safety / vaccinations by Jeffrey Cooperstein

US citizens struggle under the enormous burden of increasing medical debt. Photo by cottonbro on Pexels. — Capital Capitol It’s no secret that Americans have long been plagued by medical debt that they cannot afford. A single trip to the doctor can end up costing hundreds or thousands of dollars even with insurance, and patients are frequently left without any form of aid or debt forgiveness. What […]

Medical Debt Pushes Many Americans to the Brink of Survival

May 4, 2021 in Uncategorized tagged COVID-19 / finances / government acts & responses by Cristin Dickey

As the pandemic has persisted, there have been increased cases of trauma-related mental health disorders, including COVID-related PTSD. — It’s Not Over Yet With a return to normalcy pending, people are itching to mark the pandemic’s end date on their calendars. The Gallup, armed with data from the CDC and Johns Hopkins University, has estimated that herd immunity could be achieved as early as June. However, eliminating a plague […]

COVID-19 and PTSD: Mental Health Outcomes at the Dawn of ...

May 3, 2021 in Uncategorized tagged COVID-19 / mental health / trauma by Cristin Dickey

The CDC is looking at mask mandates as the country becomes increasingly more immunized. According to the Center for Disease Control director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, that could be a possibility. With over 84 million people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in the United States, the CDC is considering updating the guidelines […]

CDC is Looking at Mask Mandates

April 30, 2021 in Health / life tagged COVID-19 / health / health & safety by Jeffrey Cooperstein

herd immunity — As we have been in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, our primary goal has been trying to find a way to come out of this protected. A term that has been thrown around a lot by experts and news reporters is herd immunity, but what exactly does that mean? […]

Can We Reach Herd Immunity?

April 26, 2021 in Health / life / Medicare tagged COVID-19 / health & safety / vaccinations by Kayla Gonzalez

***UPDATE: As of April 23, 2021, the CDC cleared the United Stated to resume use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The vaccine will now come with a warning of the potential, but rare, risk of life-threatening blood clots. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been put on pause due […]

Vaccine is Put On Pause

April 24, 2021 in Health / life tagged COVID-19 / health & safety / vaccinations by Jeffrey Cooperstein

Leaving behind quarantine the right way will make you a happier, healthier, and more contemplative person. Photo by Denys Nevozhai on Unsplash. — Much-Needed Beginnings It’s March. Blooms have broken ground. The country is thawing. Vaccinations rest on the horizon line. For many, it feels like we’re flipping a page in our history, and with luck, we’re turning to a gentler chapter. A lot of people are wondering how to put last year […]

Five Tips for Leaving Quarantine BETTER

April 8, 2021 in Uncategorized tagged COVID-19 / family / mental health / nature / travel by Cristin Dickey