On Monday, our country will honor the life and life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther Day (MLK) is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service…
read moreWelcome to the first weekend reading series of 2021! While 2020 is behind us, COVID-19 has entered the new year with ever increasing numbers of cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Yet, the…
read moreIt has been a long year. The February 7, 2020 Weekend Reading series noted that the twelfth coronavirus case was confirmed in the U.S. Today, the number of US cases exceed 17…
read moreFor this Weekend’s Reading, explore The Messenger’s Arrival for informative articles about mRNA and the incredible story of scientist Katalin Karikó who never gave up on the mRNA approach. Next, check out On the Road to Normal for…
read moreCOVID-19 altered Thanksgiving traditions for millions of Americans – it is likely to do the same for the upcoming holiday season. Hospitalizations, daily case counts and deaths continue to hit record levels. The…
read moreThanksgiving, like other 2020 holidays, will be different this year due to COVID-19. Yesterday, the CDC urged Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household as COVD-19…
read moreThe number of COVID-19 cases and related hospitalizations are growing exponentially. On Friday the U.S. reported more than 169,000 new coronavirus cases, a record high for the third straight day. Eighteen states, predominantly in…
read moreAs with most things today, COVID-19 has impacted the reporting of vote tallies from Tuesday’s Presidential election. As anticipated, some states have been delayed in reporting results due to the counting of the…
read moreFor this Weekend Reading Series, check out #Vote2020 for articles on two of the top issues of the 2020 election: affordable health care coverage and the COVID-19 pandemic. Next, #Perspectives provides articles about…
read moreThe U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, October 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Local police departments and some drug stores across Michigan are providing central…
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