Pandemic

Medical experts rejoiced Wednesday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the first antiviral pill to treat COVID-19, but initial supplies of the oral medication will be limited to high-risk groups. Produced by pharmaceutical conglomerate Pfizer, the drug, called Paxlovid, was approved for at-home use and is meant…

John McCoy/Associated Press After the 2021 NFL Pro Bowl, set to be held at the Las Vegas Raiders' home field of Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the NFL deferred Allegiant's hosting of the game until 2022.  The Pro Bowl is set to kick…

Have you been having weird dreams lately? For many people, that's just one of the ways the COVID-19 pandemic has altered their sleeping habits, says sleep scientist Matt Walker. From when to how much to how well we're sleeping, this pandemic may have shaken up bedtime for good. Read More

President Biden today warned the nation of a dark winter, fueled by the omicron variant that is now dominant in America. He will expand testing sites, distribute free at-home tests, and deploy federal resources to overwhelmed hospitals. The president staked his political reputation on stemming the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, roughly…

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It’s an effort to disentangle this year’s stresses and lockdowns and abandoned plans from last year’s. It is difficult to track time when many of life’s markers are gone and the future is chronically uncertain. Eventually the year’s story comes back into focus, defined, of course, by the pandemic’s path.…

“The public isn’t trained in navigating these types of conversations. Even we in health care find it challenging." Author of the article: Jacquie Miller, Elizabeth Payne COVID-19 testing. Photo by Luke Hendry /POSTMEDIA When Paul Peters’ 11-year-old son became suddenly ill on the weekend with a high fever and extreme…

Author of the article: LONDON — Central banks, the developed world’s most reliable group of bond buyers, could slash debt purchases next year by as much as $2 trillion across the four big advanced economies, implying a potentially hefty rise in many governments’ borrowing costs. For years, but particularly since…

Salt Lake City, UT -- (ReleaseWire) -- 12/19/2021 --The Utah Department of Health Office of Health Disparities responds to unequal access of health and pandemic related information through Community Health Workers. Through close community partnerships, the Office of Health Disparities provides necessary funding and other resources to continue the essential…

Even in years when we don't have a pandemic, these two highly stigmatized issues never get the resources and the attention they deserve. Author of the article: Murray Mandryk Homelessness and drug overdoses like the one that occurred at Regina's Camp Marjorie were often overlooked during another year of COVID-19.…