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Is the Pandemic Over? Here is the Latest on the COVID-19 Health Crisis
With a major war raging in Ukraine and all of the dire economic predictions, it is no wonder that news about COVID-19 has fallen out of the headlines. However, it is important to recognize that the world...
SNAP Food Stamps Payments Coming in January 2025
For those receiving SNAP Food Stamps, payment dates vary depending on where you live. Regardless of location, all eligible individuals will receive their payments on their EBT cards in January. Find out more: What is SNAP ...
CDC Drastically Changes Guidance on COVID-19 Testing, Leaving Many Confused
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has come under fire over the last few days after quietly changing the recommendations regarding when individuals should seek a test for COVID-19....
Online School and Meal Planning Making You Stressed? Read This!
There is no getting around the fact that school looks a lot different for many families this fall. With the COVID-19 health crisis sending many of the nation's school districts to an online model of learning, f...
How to Cope With Pandemic, Election and Holiday Stress
Dr. Astrid Pujari, who is the Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at Virginia Mason, explains that people are reporting high levels of stress related to the presidential debate that took place this past Tuesd...
Health Officials Offer Holiday Safety Tips During COVID-19
The Mecosta County Health District and other local health departments around the United States are reminding people that there's still a pandemic going on, and precautions must be taken in order to slow the spread of...
COVID-19 Crisis Has Severe Global Impact on Mental Health
In Volume 20, Issue 11 of the Lancet, which is a journal of infectious disease research, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a study on how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting the mental health of people around...
New US Dietary Recommendations Provide a Blueprint for Healthy Eating
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA )and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued new dietary guidelines this week, providing a guiding blueprint for Americans and their nutritional nee...
COVID-19 Infections Confer Five Months of Reliable Immunity to Most
In a study published on January 14 by Public Health England, researchers found that people infected by COVID-19 maintain an effective level of natural immunity for about five months. The researchers looked a...