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Could we soon see cars flying? Flying Cars become reality in the European nation of Slovakia, where the AirCar completed its first ever inter-city flight. For years, something that was dreamt and thought about for years finally came to fruition as the first known futuristic flying car was seen flying […]

Could we soon see cars flying?

July 6, 2021 in Health / life tagged current events / Technology / travel by Jeffrey Cooperstein

Opioid Treatment Program — Help may be available for those struggling with opioid addiction through Medicare coverage. The ongoing American opioid crisis has raged for years, and many organizations are working to help end the trend. Medicare may help to cover the costs of opioid use disorder treatment. Individuals on Medicare may find covered […]

American Opioid Crisis and Help from Medicare

July 2, 2021 in Health / Medicare tagged current events / medicare benefits / Substance Abuse by Cali Naughton

According to a CBS news report, Biogen’s new Alzheimer’s drug could significantly raise premium costs for Medicare patients and make the overall program more costly. Aduhelm, a drug administered via infusion to help people with Alzheimer’s, will cost a whopping $56,000 per year for each patient according to Biogen. Approximately […]

Alzheimer’s Drug Could Significantly Raise Premium Costs

June 25, 2021 in Health / Medicare tagged alzheimer's disease / current events / disease treatments / prescription drug coverage / Prescription drugs by Jeffrey Cooperstein

On a big day for cryptocurrency in Texas, The Texas Department of Banking gave the green light for state banks to hold and manage crypto assets a few weeks back. Banks will now be allowed to offer both fiduciary and non-fiduciary services, including storing copies of keys to a digital […]

The Texas Department of Banking Allows State Banks to Manage ...

June 19, 2021 in Uncategorized tagged current events / Cyber Security / finances / government acts & responses / Technology by Jeffrey Cooperstein

The FDA may soon have to reexamine Moderna’s emergency use authorization, as the company's COVID-19 vaccine is also effective in teens. — Following the recent announcement that Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in 12- to 16-year-olds, Moderna has announced that its COVID-19 vaccine is 100 percent effective in the same age group. Americans may see an extension of Moderna’s emergency use […]

Moderna’s Emergency Use Authorization May Extend to Teens

June 6, 2021 in Health tagged current events / health & safety / vaccinations by Macee Hall

After a fairly nonexistent flu season due to masks, social distancing, reduced travel and other various factors, the flu could make a return in 2021. As people wear masks less, in-person school learning reopens and people begin to travel more often, the ability for the flu to spread could increase […]

Flu Could Make a Return

June 3, 2021 in Health / life tagged current events / health & safety / vaccinations by Jeffrey Cooperstein

With the public school enrollment rate down, experts believe we're in the middle of a missing student crisis. Photo by bantersnaps on Unsplash. — School is back in session, but not for all… It’s been over a year since American public schools closed their doors to protect against the spreading of the coronavirus. Now, school is back in session with varying degrees of in-person and virtual learning, but that doesn’t mean that every student […]

America’s Missing Student Crisis: School Systems Struggle to Locate Thousands ...

June 1, 2021 in Uncategorized tagged current events / family / grandchildren by Cristin Dickey

Ford’s new lightning truck innovation is one that branches out from their normal line of cars and trucks that have covered the American landscape for the last 120 years. The 2022 Ford F-150 has a model called the lightning pickup truck, an electric version of the company’s flagship truck. While […]

Ford’s New Lightning Truck

May 27, 2021 in Health / life tagged current events / finances / Technology by Jeffrey Cooperstein

A decline in American births troubles demographers with worries of depopulation. Photo by Hollie Santos on Unsplash. — The Numbers Are In… It comes as no surprise that 2020 was a slow year for births in the United States. With widespread financial instability, a skyrocketing rate of coronavirus cases, rampant employment, and general despondency over the state of things, it’s not difficult to imagine why prospective parents would […]

Startling Decline in Birthrate Puts America at Risk of Depopulation

May 10, 2021 in Uncategorized tagged current events / environmental health / family by Cristin Dickey

Current estimates show that the number of daily vaccinations in March could nearly double, which would surely play into many Americans experiencing a healthier, happier summer this year. — This March may prove to be a key turning point in the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic in America if recent vaccine estimates are correct. Several vaccine manufacturers have amped up their production to try and reach vaccination goals and states have been given more predictable distribution schedules while the number of […]

Number of Daily Vaccinations in March Could Double

March 17, 2021 in Health tagged COVID-19 / current events / health / health & safety / vaccinations by Macee Hall