The CDC has updated their COVID guidelines to align with other infectious respiratory viruses, recommending staying home, hydrating, and getting plenty of rest if you test positive for the virus.
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Can you still use an expired COVID Test?
COVID tests can expire and may not be accurate past the expiration date, but the FDA is studying their true shelf life and may extend their expiration date if stability tests show that they have a longer shelf life.
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Ask Health: Does drinking more water benefit your health?
Hannah Harper increased her water intake by 30% for 30 days to see if it would improve her health, and found that drinking more water improved her headaches, energy, and athletic performance, but did not improve her overall energy levels.
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Mayo Clinic to begin Monkeypox testing increasing nationwide testing capacity
Mayo Clinic to begin Monkeypox testing increasing nationwide testing capacity The Times Weekly web staff Mayo Clinic Laboratories will begin testing for monkeypox using CDC’s orthopoxviral test, which detects most non-smallpox related orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox. “The ability of commercial laboratories to test for monkeypox is an important pillar in our comprehensive strategy to combat this […]
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Connor’s measure to keep clean water affordable, accessible advances
Legislation sponsored by State Senator John Connor (D-Lockport) to ensure clean water is accessible to all communities was recently advanced out of committee.
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OP-ED: Empowering Black Communities Means Ensuring We Can Make Our Own Decisions with Dignity
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While activists of color have historically practiced reproductive justice through our grassroots organizing, campaigns, and broader social justice work, naming it has helped further focus on the needs of our communities as mainstream leaders have failed to recognize the unique challenges that Black women in particular face when trying to obtain abortion […]
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Will County reaches severe case level as Biden White House sends out free COVID tests
Will County has reached the Severe Risk level for daily COVID infections and positive test rates, according to county health officials. The most recent figures show the rate of new cases at 192 per 100 thousand population (total population 690,000), with a positive test rate of 22%. The vaccination rate remains at just over 70% of all residents with 1 dose or more of COVID vaccine. Hospitalizations, cases and deaths have experienced a sudden spike over the past 30 days after a slight decrease.
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Looks delicious. Smells divine. But don’t eat these candles
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Created by Kenyata Fountain, all candles uniquely smell and look like a drink or dessert. The Unwine Collection is a collection of candles that look like alcoholic beverages. The Old Fashion candle is scented with bourbon and vanilla. Coffee candles are light and dark roast and there’s even the affogato candle with […]
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Vice President Kamala Harris Speaks to the Black Press of America
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It’s about putting $6 billion into state and local government to improve safety on the roads,” Vice President Harris pronounced. “It’s about funding for local communities for better streetlights, ensuring crosswalks are safe. We’re talking about the elderly, the mother with the stroller, the father with the stroller – people given enough […]
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Phoenix Suns Owner Sarver’s Commitment to Public Health Research
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Founded in 1986, just three years after Valvano’s Wolfpack defeated the mighty Houston Cougars to win the NAACP championship, the Sarver Heart Center began with the goal of preventing and curing cardiovascular disease through the three pillars of research, education, and patient care. The post Phoenix Suns Owner Sarver’s Commitment to Public […]
