The technology that schools have been snapping up in the fight against covid “has not shown significant disinfection effectiveness” to install on its planes, Boeing found. Now the company’s study is being debated in a proposed class-action suit.
Category: Public Health
Have vaccine equity plans succeeded in hard-hit communities?
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South at risk of virus surge this summer, experts warn
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With Restrictions Tightening Elsewhere, California Moves to Make Abortion Cheaper
California lawmakers are debating a bill that would eliminate out-of-pocket costs that often prevent people from obtaining abortions, proponents say.
Trying to Avoid Racist Health Care, Black Women Seek Out Black Obstetricians
Besides shared culture and values, a Black physician can offer Black patients a sense of safety, validation and trust. By contrast, the impact of systemic racism can show up starkly in childbirth. Black women are three times as likely to die after giving birth as white women in the United States.
Third of teens hospitalized for COVID-19 need ICU care; CDC chief urges youth to get vaccinated
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COVID-19 cases down 35% from last week: 10 CDC stats
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Lessons from COVID-19 about the obesity epidemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted our ineffective approach to the obesity epidemic in the United States. I believe COVID-19 would have claimed fewer lives if we had healthier patients and less obesity. According to the CDC, “obesity may tripl…
HIV rates down 73% in 40 years, CDC finds
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US likely to fall short of Biden’s July 4 vaccination goal, NYT projects
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