Face coverings and masks that can serve as filters should be handled differently.
Category: healthcare
Trust Is The Vaccine Infrastructure We Need
The promise of a vaccine is the failsafe for millions of Americans nostalgic for normalcy but will communities trust us enough to take it?
Dutch Officials’ Continued Reluctance To Embrace The Mask To Prevent Spread Of Coronavirus
Dutch public health officials are unbending with respect to what they consider to be lack of scientific evidence on the efficacy of non-medical masks in limiting the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Lawmaker Mocks Trans Health Secretary, Denounces ‘Discrimination Against Unmasked’
Republican State Rep. Russ Diamond wants Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf to fire State Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine and then resign
CDC: Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Red Onions, 396 People Ill In 34 States
Looks like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found the root cause of the latest Salmonella Newport outbreak. And it’s not alien DNA.
New 3-Digit Suicide Prevention Hotline Coming Following Unanimous Support By FCC
In July 2020, the FCC voted unanimously to officially designate 988 as the nation’s newest three-digit telephone number, designed as a direct access line for suicide prevention and mental health crisis counselors. Since the beginning of the pandemic cr…
We Still Don’t Know How Long Coronavirus Lasts On Surfaces
How long does Coronavirus last on surfaces? And which disinfectants are most effective at cleaning them?
We Still Don’t Know How Long Coronavirus Lasts On Surfaces
How long does Coronavirus last on surfaces? And which disinfectants are most effective at cleaning them?
Meet The Founders Who Want To Take The Stress Out Of Buying Pregnancy And Ovulation Tests
After an embarrassing experience buying a pregnancy test, Cythia Plotch saw how broken the space was and jumped on the opportunity to fix it. Partnering with her friend Jamie Norwood, the two co-founded Stix, a direct-to-consumer brand determined to ta…
New COVID-19 Exposure Notification App Launches In Ontario While Restaurants Re-Open For Indoor Dining
Such measures may become necessary, depending on how well the relaxing of the pandemic lockdown — in place in Ontario since mid-March — fare as restaurants, movie theatres, bars and other public spaces re-open for indoor use today.
