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The Trump administration recently purchased 150 million rapid COVID-19 tests from Abbott Laboratories. — On August 27, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany released an official statement that the Trump administration had signed a $760 million deal to purchase 150 million rapid COVID-19 tests from Abbott Laboratories. These tests will allow millions of Americans to get almost-instant COVID-19 test results and may help slow […]

White House Purchases 150 Million Rapid COVID-19 Tests

September 8, 2020 in Health / Medicare tagged covid-19 / disease awareness / Disease Prevention / fda / pandemic by Macee Hall

The CDC recently released a report that found racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 data. — Recent data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggest that there are significant racial and ethnic disparities in who is testing positive with COVID-19. These disparities are likely caused by the effects of long-standing social factors and are largely due to workplace COVID exposure. Data Trends […]

CDC Finds Racial Disparities in COVID Data

September 5, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / disease awareness / global health / health trends / pandemic by Macee Hall

Emerging evidence is showing that COVID-19 might be able to cause airborne transmission, according to the World Health Organization. A group of scientists sent a letter to the organization urging WHO to acknowledge its guidance on how to help limit the spread of the virus. Many have looked towards Benedetta […]

Airborne Transmission: Is COVID-19 Airborne?

July 12, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / disease awareness / global health / lung health / pandemic by Jadon Sennet

What Coronavirus Does To The Lungs — What Coronavirus Does To The Lungs The New York Times recently shared a video detailing what coronavirus does to the lungs. In the video, chest scans from a generally healthy 59-year-old man with coronavirus are reviewed, and just days before the scans were taken, this patient was asymptomatic. The scans […]

What Coronavirus Does To The Lungs

July 10, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / disease awareness / global health / lung health / pandemic by Jenny McCann

Some experts believe a simple at-home test now exists that can screen people for HPV – the leading cause of cervical cancer. The National Cancer Institute has released plans for a future study that will involve approximately 5,000 female participants to decide if screening yourself at home closely compares to […]

At-Home HPV Testing

July 2, 2020 in Health tagged advancements in medicine / disease awareness / Disease Prevention / healthcare news / healthcare technology by Emily Schellin

Many people have been following the newest cases of coronavirus and wonder how it will affect the recent reopening of the nation’s economy. With no end in sight to this vicious disease, some experts are predicting another complete economic shutdown. Some states are thriving now that they have reopened many […]

COVID Cases on the Rise

June 30, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / disease awareness / global health / health risks / pandemic by Emily Schellin

Ever-changing news regarding the coronavirus is hard to keep up with. The best way to help your community get through this is to stay at home, maintain your distance from anyone around you, wash your hands regularly, and disinfect any surfaces you often use. Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s […]

New COVID-19 App

April 23, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / disease awareness / healthcare technology by Emily Schellin

Perhaps the only good news being projected recently has been that of COVID-19 survivors. Their recovery process has been brutal, no doubt, but how are patients recovering from the virus? What does the process entail? Doctors have done plenty of research in an attempt to discover the how to recover […]

COVID-19 Recovery Process

April 20, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / disease awareness / health risks by Emily Schellin

Coronavirus — April 3rd brought more announcements from the CDC regarding the spread of COVID-19. Experts are now recommending everyone wear face masks when they feel they must go out in public. Places such as grocery stores and pharmacies will be the most vulnerable and you should keep your trips short and […]

Face Masks in Public

April 19, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / disease awareness / health risks by Emily Schellin

Is There Political Bias with Coronavirus news coverage? A new Pew Poll shows that there could be political bias with the coronavirus coverage from networks. While almost all the news you see today is wall-to-wall coronavirus coverage it’s extremely important that you get correct and accurate information. That way you […]

Is There Political Bias With Coronavirus News Coverage?

April 15, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / disease awareness / healthcare news by Micah Boulter