Month: February 2022
Chicago schools see slowdown in COVID vaccine uptake for 5- to 11-year-olds
Three months after Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine received authorization for 5- to 11-year-olds, vaccine uptake in the age group has seen marginal movement with less than…
Hutchinson asks lawmakers for money to build prisons
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is backing a plan to build more prison space to house an increasing number of inmates. The construction would cost between…
In research studies and in real life, placebos have a powerful healing effect on the body and mind
Did you ever feel your own shoulders relax when you saw a friend receive a shoulder massage? For those of you who said “yes,” congratulations,…
Georgia legislation banning critical race theory concepts clears subcommittee
A Georgia education committee has advanced a bill prohibiting K-12 schools from promoting certain ideologies about racism and discrimination. The House Subcommittee on Academic Innovation…
Ingham County to repeal school mask mandate
The Ingham County Health Department will repeal its mask mandate on Feb. 19 at midnight for thousands of students. “We are at a point in…
Massachusetts’ UI trust fund deficit at $115 million in late 2021
Despite a bleak outlook during last year’s legislative cycle, the structural deficit for Massachusetts’ strained unemployment insurance trust fund stood at $115 million late into…
Changing your diet could add ten years to your life – new research
Everyone wants to live longer. And we’re often told that the key to doing this is making healthier lifestyle choices, such as exercising, avoiding smoking…
After failure of previous efforts, ‘baby hydrogen bill’ emerges
One day after a controversial bill to make New Mexico a hub of hydrogen activity died in the Legislature, another — deemed a “baby hydrogen…
6 things to know about the Illinois ruling on school mask, vaccine mandates
Illinois school districts are scrambling to reassess COVID mitigation rules after a Friday court ruling temporarily suspended the state’s emergency orders for fighting the spread…
California’s universal healthcare proposal with $300 billion price tag clears another hurdle
A proposal to create a single-payer health care system in California received a key approval that will set the bill up for debate on the…
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