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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has tested positive for COVID-19 and reports experiencing very mild symptoms, his spokesman. The New York Democrat will follow federal health guidelines and quarantine this week while working remotely. The 71 year old Schumer, is fully vaccinated and has received two booster shots, according to spokesman Justin Goodman in a […]
Mary J Blige’s Good Morning Gorgeous tour, is teaming up with Hologic to raise health awareness for Black women. Hologic is a medical technology innovator working to improve women’s health through screenings for treatment and revolutionizing daily care. The company is home to the world’s first commercial 3D mammography system and is a leader in […]
The largest trial for a four-day work week is underway in the UK. The pilot program will last six months and the works who agreed to this program will have no change in their pay. This program allows workers to receive 100% of their pay with an agreement to give 100% productivity but only working […]
A Covid-19 testing company based in California has to pay over $22 million dollars in fines after giving back fake Covid-19 results. Same day Technologies is accused of reporting back Covid-19 test results before the testing samples were delivered to labs and some people were never tested. Customers paid close to $200 for a single […]
Reports are saying children as young as 8 years old should be screened for anxiety. The recommendation comes from a panel of health experts. This recommendation comes after the rising rates of anxiety and depression with young kids and teens in the US and it’s linked to the coronavirus pandemic. Experts said before the pandemic […]
Masks are coming back in Philadelphia. With COVID-19 cases on the rise, Philly is the first major city to reinstate its indoor mask ordinance. The city announced that they would require residents to wear their masks while inside buildings a month after dropping the mandate. The move comes as the BA.2 Omicron subvariant has sparked […]
A new study suggests that ingesting artificial sweeteners often found in drinks like soda and energy drinks can leave you in greater danger of getting cancer. According to the March journal of PLOS Medicine. Researchers examined information from a questionnaire about the nutrition and health of more than 100,000 French adults. Following up over a […]
A large new study found that people who recovered from Covid-19 within the past year are 40% more likely to receive a new diagnosis of diabetes. Published online at the journal Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology. Most of the people with diabetes in the study, were diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, not Type 1. Some researchers […]
According to a new study drinking wine at meals, may lower your type 2 diabetes risk. The study of over 300,000 adults for an average of 11 years didn’t find benefits of beer or liquor. Drinking with meals, as opposed to without food, was associated with a 14% lower risk of type 2 diabetes. That […]
A new study has shown that college students who “excessively” use social media had higher blood protein levels that indicate chronic inflammation. The study examined 251 undergraduate students between the ages of 18 and 24. The participants who frequented social media more had higher C-reactive protein (CRP) levels. CRP can be used to predict cancer, diabetes, […]
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