As the school year draws to an end, American universities around the country are reinstating mask mandates. The University of California Los Angeles sent out an email to its students on May 26, stating that…
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) recently released the text of a proposal to suspend patents on COVID-19 vaccines. All WTO members will vote on the proposal in June. The text won’t take effect unless all…
The AstraZeneca vaccine, developed in partnership with the University of Oxford, was one of the first vaccines available for use in the UK and around the world during the COVID pandemic. More than two billion doses have been distributed…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that increases penalties for those who illegally sell and distribute opioids in Florida. It expands on a statewide strategy launched in 2019 to combat the opioid…
More than $125 million has been allocated in the state budget for nursing education for the 2022-2023 fiscal year primarily to fund two new programs, Gov. Ron DeSantis and State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo…
As of May 2022, the U.S. is experiencing another uptick in the number of COVID-19 cases. High rates of infection in Europe and Asia, along with the continued emergence of new sub-variants, such as omicron BA.4 and BA.5, raise concerns…
The measurable quality of Arkansas hospitals has fallen. The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization that aims to give individuals more power to make informed decisions for their health care, assigns letter grades to nearly…
Buying drugs on the street is a game of Russian roulette. From Xanax to cocaine, drugs or counterfeit pills purchased in nonmedical settings may contain life-threatening amounts of fentanyl. Physicians like me have seen a…
A survey by a rural health organization regarding COVID-19 vaccines shows apprehension by many about getting the shot. The National Rural Health Organization, with locations in Illinois, paired with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Rural Texas can be a very dangerous place to be badly injured or really sick. From 2010-20, 26 hospitals in 22 Texas communities in rural Texas closed, according to the Texas Organization of Rural and…