Category: healthcare

Photos: Russian Airstrikes Demolish Maternity Hospital And Houses In Mariupol

The devastation in Mariupol comes amid growing warnings from the West that Russia’s attacks may become more indiscriminate and brutal.

Biden Signs $1.5 Trillion Spending Bill With $14 Billion For Ukraine Aid—Here’s What’s In It

In addition to funding day-to-day government operations, the bill includes measures targeting student aid, violence against women and e-cigarette regulation.

Masking In K-12 Schools Significantly Reduces Covid-19 Among Staff And Students

Covid-19 in Arkansas school districts that required masks was 23% lower than in districts without mask requirements

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Hiding In Plain Sight: Youth Homelessness

Homelessness has been on the rise during the pandemic and can be noted as much more visible in many urban areas. The unfortunate collateral damage of the pandemic has caused many to be in this circumstance, including many young people under the age of 24.

Rural Health Clinics: The Struggle Is Real, The Solution Is Local

Rural Health Clinics continue to struggle financially. Structural changes can aid in financial and operational stability.

Alta Labs’ Mega-Startup: Wretched Excess Or The Future Of Biotech…Or Both?

Is starting with $3 billion a better way to make new drugs?

Pfizer’s Started Clinical Trials For Its Covid Antiviral In Kids

The company’s antiviral pill, Paxlovid, is currently authorized for high-risk patients aged 12 and up. This study will look at kids above age 6.

Climate Action Could Avert Nearly Half The World’s Premature Deaths

The pollutants driving the climate crisis are also making people sick, and as the crisis worsens people are getting sicker. That’s the bad news. Now the good:

Bicycle Infrastructure Saves Lives In More Ways Than One

When cities build protected bike lanes, it doesn’t just save the lives of current bicyclists, it saves lives by getting sedentary people out of their cars.