Category: Public Health

Not enough data to recommend COVID-19 booster shots yet, CDC panel says

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Hotspots emerge in Arkansas, Missouri as national cases — and vaccinations — drop

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Calming Computer Jitters: Help for Seniors Who Aren’t Tech-Savvy

Millions of older adults want to be comfortable going online and using digital tools to enhance their lives. But many need help. A number of groups around the country offer assistance.

Black and Hispanic Americans Suffer Most in Biggest US Decline in Life Expectancy Since WWII

Even those not infected by the virus could suffer health problems related to poverty, job loss, eviction — or all of the above. And the pandemic drove the nation’s largest decline in life expectancy since World War II.

Pandemic tied to largest annual drop in birth rates since 1973

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6 updates on the ‘black fungus’ plaguing India’s COVID-19 patients

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10 states with highest, lowest COVID-19 case rates

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The new ‘delta plus’ variant: 6 things to know

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Thousands of Young Children Lost Parents to Covid. Where’s Help for Them?

More than 46,000 children in the U.S. have lost a parent to covid-19. Families say finding even basic grief counseling has been difficult and there’s been no coordinated effort to help these children access services or benefits.

Delta now accounts for 20% of US COVID-19 cases; ‘greatest threat’ to efforts to curb virus, Fauci says

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