Doctors are concerned that the use of online-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in weight gained by children across the United States. The shift from in-person to online learning during COVID-19 has created many significant issues, including an increase in overweight and obese children. Pediatricians are[Read More…]

A 78 year old Californian woman recently received the COVID-19 vaccination this Friday and died that same day after complaining of discomfort from vaccination shot. The woman lost consciousness shortly after her complaints. The woman received the vaccination this past Friday through a Kaiser Permanente sponsored and run vaccination site[Read More…]

The city of Minneapolis, Minnesota is now giving their police department $6.4 million to recruit new police officers. Last year, the department started off with 817 officers and are currently down to 638 with 155 officers on extended leave. Mayor Jacob Frey and Police Chief Medaria Arradondo have made plans[Read More…]

According to a large cross-sectional study published in JAMA Psychiatry on Feb. 3, opioid overdoses skyrocketed nearly 29 percent in 2020, another adverse effect largely due to lockdowns. The study, which analyzed nearly 190 million emergency department (ED) visits, found significantly higher rates of visits to EDs for opioid overdoses[Read More…]

The CDC has recently designed a new layout for schools with the intention to reopen with in-person learning. The CDC has released a plan for reopening school based on community risk assessment. Based on four assessments, blue (low transmission), yellow (moderate transmission), orange (substantial transmission), and red (high transmission), the[Read More…]

Rafia Sultana Shareef, the mother of San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook, was sentenced Thursday for shredding documents used to plan the attack. Shareef pleaded guilty to a single count of alteration, destruction, and mutilation of records. She has been sentenced to six months of home confinement and three years[Read More…]