10 Foods That’ll Help Boost Your Immune System This Fall
At this point, most of us know that the very best thing we can do to give our immune system a boost is to get our COVID vaccine and flu shot, and a COVID booster, if you’re eligible. But as the days grow darker and colder and we’re faced with a possible “twindemic” — meaning […]
How Long Are You Contagious With The Latest COVID Variant? Here’s What To Know.
Nobody wants to give COVID-19 to a loved one (or anyone). But determining just how long you’re contagious isn’t an exact science, as it can vary from person to person. So you may have a hard time figuring out whether you’re putting others at risk. However, there are rules you can follow and things you […]
Swans sacrifice rest to squabble
Swans give up resting time to fight over the best feeding spots, new research shows. Scientists studied the behaviour of mute and whooper swans, to see how they used their time and energy. Watching four key behaviours — aggression, foraging, maintenance (preening, cleaning and oiling feathers) and resting — they found a “trade-off” between aggression […]
COVID Toddler Vax Clears Major Hurdle
An advisory committee recommended that the FDA give emergency use authorization (EUA) to both Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for infants, toddlers, and preschool kids. The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) voted 21-0 in favor of expanded access to each vaccine, in another unanimous decision that the benefits of the vaccines […]
Colorado to Collect Providers’ Sexual Orientation, Ethnicity Data
Clinicians in Colorado will soon be asked — though not required — to give the state demographic information that includes their ethnicity and sexual orientation as part of an effort to build more culturally diverse provider networks. Under a rule that took effect on March 2, Colorado Options — the state’s Affordable Care Act exchange […]
The Royal Family Could Use Family Therapy. Here’s What Therapists Would Tell Them.
Will the royal rift eventually give way to some much-needed royal healing? That’s been the question weighing on the minds of monarchists and avid Anglophiles alike, as tension between the Sussexes (Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex) and the rest of the British royal family reached a fever pitch this year. […]