Study: COVID causes brain changes

New report says COVID-19 causes significant molecular changes in the human brain, but leaves no molecular trace of itself in brain tissue.

Team USA gold medal favorite is refusing vaccination ahead of Olympic Games

The event is set to start on July 23, with no spectators planned to attend the event due to an ongoing spike in COVID cases challenging Tokyo.

Aduhelm: FDA head calls for review of Alzheimer's drug

Dr. Janet Woodcock, the acting head of the FDA, is calling for a review of highly unusual contacts between her agency’s drug reviewers and the maker of a controversial new Alzheimer’s drug.

Several countries in Asia reinstate COVID-19 restrictions amid rapid infections

Several countries around Asia and the Pacific that are experiencing their first major surges of the coronavirus have rushed to implement tough restrictions.

California will still require masks inside schools, despite new CDC guidance

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that vaccinated teachers and students don’t need to wear masks inside school buildings, but despite that California said its mask guidance for schools will remain in place.

Pfizer to ask U.S. regulators to authorize a vaccine booster shot
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CDC and FDA released a joint statement saying fully vaccinated people do not need a booster shot as concern over the Covid-19 Delta variant increases.

US death rates fall for lung cancer, melanoma, report says

U.S. death rates from many types of cancer continued to decline, mostly in deaths from lung cancer and melanoma, according to a new report published Thursday.

Current COVID-19 vaccine program has saved nearly 300K lives, researchers estimate

A recent study from the Yale School of Public Health and the Commonwealth Fund estimates that without the current COVID-19 vaccine program, the U.S. would have added nearly 300,000 more people to its death toll.

Texas Rent Relief distributes more than $500M to impacted households

TDHC helped more than 80,000 Texas households with rent and utility costs and is expected to commit another $46 million in financial assistance.

Pfizer booster shot: COVID-19 vaccine maker to seek approval for 3rd dose

The company said Thursday that another shot could dramatically boost immunity and maybe help ward off the latest worrisome coronavirus mutant.

Fauci says all 3 COVID-19 vaccines effective against delta variant

The delta variant is spreading in the U.S., particularly in areas with low vaccination rates, and has become the most dominant strain in the country.

Cold weather virus in summer baffles doctors, worries parents

The recent emergence of a virus that typically sickens children in colder months has baffled U.S. pediatricians and put many infants in the hospital with troublesome coughs and breathing trouble.

Memorial service for first California peace officer to die of coronavirus

Santa Rosa Police Detective Marylou Armer was the first peace officer in California killed by the coronavirus and only the second death in Sonoma County.

Bill aims to help turn recycled wastewater into high-quality drinking water

A new bill proposes allocating $750 million dollars for federal grants to fund recycled water projects, such as turning wastewater into high-quality drinking water.

Central Texas businesses struggle to find employees

According to Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area, between April and this week their area has seen 16,000 new job listings compared to 99 last year.