Biden lifts SNAP benefits by 30% in historic move

The Biden administration on Monday announced a historic expansion to the nation’s food stamp program, a decision that will give more than 40 million Americans about 30% more to spend on groceries.

New study challenges assumptions about metabolism
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Dr. Rozlyn Anderson from the University of Wisconsin-Madison talks about their study which unearths new discoveries about our metabolism and how it changes over our lifetimes.

Southwest Airlines flight attendant dies of COVID-19

A fully vaccinated Southwest Airlines employee passed away this week after a battle with COVID-19.

Parents allegedly sent COVID-19 positive child to school, exposing 80 other kids

The Nevada school district alleged that the parents knowingly sent their child to school just two days after they had tested positive for COVID-19, exposing 80 others to infection, according to a school district spokesperson.

Study: Moderna COVID-19 vaccine protects against delta variant up to 6 months

A recently published study found that Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine provides enough protection against the coronavirus and the more contagious delta variant for up to six months.

North Texas 4-month-old in ICU battling COVID-19 and RSV simultaneously

Hudson Hooten is battling both COVID and RSV, the two viruses that are packing children's hospitals across North Texas. His mom says it all began with a cough. Things quickly got worse. Doctors told his mom he got the last ICU bed.

Study suggests lambda variant could evade COVID-19 vaccine protection

A study published July 28 on bioRxiv by researchers in Japan found concerning data that suggests the lambda coronavirus variant may evade protection from current COVID-19 vaccines.

Illinois announces 22 vaccine lottery winners across the state

Illinois notified nearly two dozen residents that they have won the state's “All In for the Win” vaccine lottery.

Everything you need to know about your COVID-19 vaccine card
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Dr. Amesh Adalia from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health talks about COVID-19 vaccine cards and the importance of managing and maintaining yours properly.

Extra COVID vaccine OK'd for those with weak immune systems

U.S. regulators on Thursday said transplant recipients and others with weakened immune systems can get an extra dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to better protect them as the delta variant continues to surge.

COVID-19 surge: States that showed progress now seeing waves of new cases

The COVID-19 surge that is sending hospitalizations to all-time highs in parts of the South is also clobbering states like Hawaii and Oregon that were once seen as pandemic success stories.

CDC: More than 90% of US counties have ‘substantial or high’ COVID-19 transmission

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC, said on Thursday that more than 90% of counties in the U.S. are experiencing “substantial or high” rates of COVID-19 transmission.