Some hospitals and hospital systems across the country are reinstating mask policies well over three years after the start of the coronavirus pandemic. For the full article, click here.
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Biden Administration to Urge All Americans: Get a Coronavirus Booster Shot Now
All Americans will be urged by the Biden administration to get a coronavirus booster shot this autumn ahead of what it claims is a new wave of infections, a White House official said Sunday. For the full article, click here.
VIDEO – Cincinnati Lights Up Blue to Honor Damar Hamlin: ‘Thoughts, Prayers Are Supporting You’
Cincinnati is honoring Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin by lighting up the stadium and other buildings in blue. For the full article, click here.
Ice Cube Says He Turned Down $9 Million Movie Payday to Avoid ‘Motherfu**king’ COVID Vaccine
Ice Cube has confirmed that he turned down a $9 million paycheck to work on a movie because he didn’t want to get the COVID vaccine. For the full article, click here.
China’s TikTok Is Pushing Adderall on Teens
TikTok is promoting “sketchy” new telehealth startups offering prescription drugs such as Adderall to teenage and young adult users. For the full article, click here.
San Diego Public Schools Bring Back Mask Mandate
Children attending summer school within the San Diego Unified School District will be required to wear masks again as of Monday, according to local officials, because the county re-entered the “high” community level of coronavirus prevalence. For the full article,...
Report: 1.3 Million Higher Ed Students Dropped Out Since Start of Pandemic
The Student Clearinghouse website reported that lockdowns and school closures have led to a loss of some 1.3 million student enrolled in higher education, a 7.4 percent drop in the overall student population. For the full article, click here.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed Warns ‘Days Ahead Will Not Be Easy’ as School Board Members Recalled
San Francisco Mayor London Breed warned “the days ahead for our public schools will not be easy” Tuesday after voters overwhelmingly recalled three members of the city’s school board. For the full article, click here.
Woman Apparently Cured Of HIV Using Umbilical Cord Blood, Scientists Say – Forbes
A woman appears to have been cured of HIV with a therapy using stem cells in umbilical cord blood, scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center say, making her the fourth person, and the first woman, apparently cured of the disease, and possibly...
BLACK DENTIST LAUNCHES MOBILE DENTAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN THE UNDERSERVED MISSISSIPPI DELTA – Black Enterprise
Children who live in the Mississippi Delta can now experience state-of-the-art mobile dentistry provided by Dr. LaMonica Davis Taylor, a pediatric dentist with a private practice called Smiles on Broadway Dental Care located in the city of Jackson. She has been...