Dive Brief: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued an emergency temporary standard Thursday that healthcare employers specifically must abide by to better protect workers from the spread of COVID-19. The ETS requires hospitals, nursing homes and other sites of care to provide employees with paid time off to get vaccinated and to recover from… Read More »
Summer offers many opportunities for weekend fun – especially this long holiday weekend. It’s become tradition to spend this time under the sun and in the water, welcoming the arrival of the warm weather. But with this celebrating comes an increased risk for injuries, so making safety a part of your summer weekend plans is… Read More »
This Spinach Berry Smoothie is all about the science of supporting a healthy gut! We’ve partnered with Seed on this Science Smoothie to show you that supporting your gut health and diversity of your microbiome is easier than you think. (hint: it’s all about eating more fruits and veggies). I’ve been taking Seed’s Daily Synbiotic,… Read More »
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Boris Johnson says the donations to countries in need will begin within weeks. BBC News – Health
June 9, 2021 — Nebraska is well known for corn and beef, but small towns in the area are also home to Charles Lindbergh’s first flying lessons and the invention of vise-grip locking pliers. Now, the National Science Foundation is betting on the Cornhusker State to help lead a high-stakes era of innovation as America… Read More »
Health Politics Loading the player… Vaccines are on the way to Black communities in the United States and abroad through unique initiatives and funding campaigns aimed at closing the racial health gap of the pandemic. Let’s take a look at the domestic front first. Ground Zero for new approaches to getting Americans vaccinated could become… Read More »
Significant gaps in mental health services for children, which make it difficult for them to get appropriate treatment, have been highlighted in a new report. n one case, a disturbed young boy thought to be a risk to his mother and siblings could not get a suitable residential placement as he was too young for… Read More »
A flywheel is an invention that allows kinetic (moving) energy to be stored. It’s not a perfect storage solution because it will lose some of that energy through friction and perhaps air resistance, but storage is the right way to think about it. Hanging off the back of an internal combustion engine though, it can… Read More »