COVID-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…
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Thanksgiving, 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…
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The 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…
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As 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…
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For 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…
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The 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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Fred R. Barnard is often credited with the origin of the saying “a picture is worth a thousand words “ in the early 1920s. He used the phrase to commend the…
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Beginning in 1992, October 10th is observed as World Mental Health day. The goal of this world-wide effort is promote awareness of mental health, educate the public, and try to prevent the stigma…
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The pandemic continues to slow economic recovery in the US. The Labor Department reported today that job growth slowed sharply in September, with the hiring of just 661,000 new workers. While unemployment in September…
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With Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is even more uncertain. One week after the Presidential election, the U.S. Supreme Court is to hear a case…
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